The wind is still blowing, hitting upwards of 35 knots at times. It is unrelenting, and we have been bobbing about in the waves for days now. There was a small respite last night around sundown, and we were hopeful that we would have a quiet night, but no such luck. By 11 pm it was raining and blowing again. The wind is still howling, but the sun is shining. It’s just a shame that it’s too rough to launch the dinghy and go ashore for a bit of relief and a change of scenery.
June 22
Cayo Levisa to Cayo Jutias 49.1 miles Total miles: 567.2
Finally, a break in the weather and light winds to make travelling comfortable. The water was beautifully flat and the sun shone all day. We wound our way along many miles of this incredible coastline, and through some very narrow passes between mangrove cays. Thankfully, Cava has been this way before, and we were able to follow her through the tricky bits. Some of the aids to navigation reminded us of certain areas in Georgian Bay where the locals will mark a shoal or rocks with a stick!
We arrived at our anchorage at 5pm. Time for a swim before dinner.
June 23
Cayo Jutias to Cayo Rapado Grande 30 miles Total miles: 597.2
The run itself was uneventful, but we ran out of water as we were approaching the anchorage. In other words, we ran aground crossing a shallow shelf. And, of course, the tide was on its way out. So there we sat, hard aground, as the water around us got shallower and shallower. There was nothing we could do until high tide the next morning. We put out 2 anchors – at bow and stern – to keep us from being pushed into shallower water on either side of us by wind or current.
Lucky for us, some of the local fishermen came by to sell some of their catch. We got these 6 lobsters for $10, and you know they were fresh! P&J also bought a beautiful pink snapper, and invited us for dinner. It was a long ride in the dinghy from our stranded boat to Cava, and it seemed even longer getting back in the dark, but it was well worth the effort.
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