Eighteen miles in the dink

 Today we had winds out of the East which is comfortable cruising if you hug the west shore of Guana Cay. It was actually quite flat on the Sea of Abaco. We were hoping to get out onto the reef at the North end of Guana when we left Orchid Bay but when we reached the North end of the Cay and went out the inlet it was a bit choppy. It was certainly beyond "look bucket" trolling, and snorkelling would have been a bit difficult. While it was "do-able" we opted out and went over to Spoil Island for some shelling.
 It became immediately obvious we were not alone on the island since this lady saw us land and immediately shot out to an area she had not been to yet. She had to pass us in the process so it was evident that she was in a hurry to fullfill her needs of shells and had to be "there" first. In spite of this Deb managed to locate a few good shells. The seclusion of the island was further invaded by a gang of girls out with their dad. Giving up we moved on, going back to Orchid for lunch.
 After lunch we set out for the Souther end of the island and the Fowl Cay park. We were hoping the water woud lay down later in the day but that was not the case and the best we could do was scope out the area outside the park for conch. It's illegal to fish or take conch inside the park. While I had the mask and fins we didn't run into the "herd". All we saw were isolated conch here and there, all quite dispersed. Not exactly the place to go looking. Without finding a good location and not having the dive suit I elected to forgo divinf for what was there since it was spread so thin.
 Back to the marina we went with a few stops here and there to look at clumps of coral we came across.

 Tracks updated, no photos of substance. We've all been here before...