The Many Adventures of Stray Cat: 15 hours to Cambridge Cay

It turned out that it would be a 90 mile trip from Conception to Cambridge NOT 70...that meant we would have to leave extremely early to give ourselves the minimum 15 hours we needed to get there and hopefully catch the tide coming into Bell Cut. We left Conception at 1:00 am under a full moon with decent wind and a nice NW current...it was a mesmerizing experience to be under sail at that hour. We were able to keep under sail until 10:30 am when motor sailing began. It was a good trip and we were comfortably on a mooring ball by 1630 that afternoon.

We were able to communicate with Island Khaya via sketchy cell coverage as long as you stood on top of the boat and were beyond patient. They arrived Easter morning and it was a perfect day to meet up again. I had gotten up before sunrise and had some special personal time to myself celebrating a private Sunrise Service...the ability to have that quiet self reflection while reading the Easter story was extremely meaningful to me. As always with these time of intense feeling and emotion, I thought of my mother which made that morning to myself even more meaningful.

Very soon that day, Island Khaya arrived. Mark and I snorkeled around the Mooring Field after taking a trip to the little Cay where you pay your fee. Wow, what a joy, we drifted along and deceide to go in 'one more time' and what a reward we received--beautiful coral and fun fish and turtles...than goodness we took that 'one last quick trip into the water'. Then we headed out to the Sea Aquarium and the Plane Wreck sites. The Sea Aquarium was packed with "guests" from various motor yachts so we tried the Plane Wreck first where only one yacht tender was tied up...turned out to be perfect timing! The coral around the wreck was amazing and by the time Mark and Jon were done there, the Aquarium was empty and we had it to ourselves!! It's amazing how things work out. Had the Sea Aquarium not been so packed, we never would have gone over to the plane wreck site and that would have been such a big loss for us. Thanks fate!! That evening we enjoyed a "farewell for now" cocktails and snacks on Island Khaya. The next morning we were going to head back to a special stop that we loved so much previously--the Park Headquarters in Warderick Wells.

Here are some shots from around Cambridge just a stones throw from the mooring ball:

Easter Sunrise

Mr. Turtle

Our wonderful stop at the plane wreck reef near the Sea Aquarium (just north of Cambridge):

Mark playing Superman or should I say Aquaman? ha

Then over to the Sea Aquarium with the perfect timing where the yacht guests had left but the tide current was still manageable...we had it all to ourselves. Literally no one there but us and the fishes!