Just when we thought beaches couldn't be any prettier.....

...we got to the north end of Cat Island. This is an area that is not often visited by cruising boats, due to the out of the way location and lack of protection. We had heard about this beach last year from Dave and Teresa, on board Deep Blue. When we got a favorable weather forecast, we decided to check it out.



It is as magnificent as they had described. The white sand stretches for miles and no one else was here. We walked and walked and saw only our footprints.




To get to Cat Island, we left Long Island on February 8, from Calabash Bay. Clearing Cape Santa Maria, we could we the Columbus Monument in the distance.


We set fishing lines as soon as we were in deep water and fished all the way. Our only success came when Laurie caught this nice Wahoo on a hand line. He was delicious!


After a night at New Bight, we headed north up the coast of Cat Island. On the way, we enjoyed the company of three dolphins that played in our bow wake for a long time.


This is Laurie looking for more dolphins.

We spent a night at place called Orange Creek, then moved around to the northwest point on the island. In the short trip to this anchorage, we saw a whale in the distance. This was a first for us! No pictures though. He breached a number of times, but was too far away to photograph.

From here, we plan to cross to Eleuthera and continue our slow progression north.


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Location:Port Royal, Cat Island, Bahamas