White Sand Ridge

Little Wind, calm seas - yippee! Mostly green sea turtles coming up for air but one was a hawksbill. Way cool to see them gulping air at the surface. As is usual, we stopped at West End (now called Old Bahama Bay Marina) for diesel and lunch and then continued north. We stayed overnight on the dry bar. A location more protected from the swells of the Gulf Stream and where some of the dolphins hang out. Alas, the dolphins were elsewhere this afternoon. But we saw conch and lobster underwater and cooled off with a lengthy swim.

Happy September!

Can you believe we are into the 9th month of this first year of the new millenium! We had a bit of rain - just a drizzle today. Some of the passengers left for home and others will stay in the nearby hotel for a night. We may get together for dinner in Lucaya this evening and partake in some of the local entertainment. That is, dancing to lots of steel drums and enjoying a good Bahamian dinner. This week was low for ths number of sightings and encounters, likely because of the choppy seas.

Riding the Waves

Hanging on with both hands and watching the swells roll by. Doesn't it seem that my reports are more weather reports as opposed to dolphin reports? I guess that is the way of things when you are reliant on calm seas and light winds to actually conduct research. We left Sandy Cay a few hours early because the winds were still about 20 knots (FYI: 1.2mph = 1 knot) and we could see rolling white caps off in the distance. Exactly where we were headed.