Cambridge Cay was a short 10 mile hop from Warderwick Wells – we motor-sailed down Exumas Sound (the wind was on our nose and light) arriving in the late morning on an exquisite sunny day.
After lunch we set off on a snorkeling expedition; the first attraction was a wall in about 20’ of water on so-called Honeymoon beach on Cambridge Island. Sue saw a 4 foot or so Barracuda (Mike an I missed it). There were numerous small fish and big brain corals– the most unique item was a stand of relatively rare “Elk” coral – quite impressive and pretty.
The second stop was the Rocky Dundas, a cave inside the Island. You get in by swimming through an entrance hole in the side of the Island. Once inside you are in a circular room about 25 foot across that has a hole in the ceiling so you can see the sky. The room has stalactites and stalagmites, very unique and very impressive. The catch is that the entrance is underwater except at low tide.
We arrived at about half tide with the entrance underwater and were unsure of how dangerous it would be to swim in since it didn’t look very wide and you couldn’t quite make out the size of the room inside. . Fortunately, as we were hanging around “casing” the entrance, a group of snorkelers showed up led by an expert --- with a little coaching (and reassurance) from him, we all got in (and out) safely and were quite thrilled at being able to experience this unique formation.
After lunch we set off on a snorkeling expedition; the first attraction was a wall in about 20’ of water on so-called Honeymoon beach on Cambridge Island. Sue saw a 4 foot or so Barracuda (Mike an I missed it). There were numerous small fish and big brain corals– the most unique item was a stand of relatively rare “Elk” coral – quite impressive and pretty.
The second stop was the Rocky Dundas, a cave inside the Island. You get in by swimming through an entrance hole in the side of the Island. Once inside you are in a circular room about 25 foot across that has a hole in the ceiling so you can see the sky. The room has stalactites and stalagmites, very unique and very impressive. The catch is that the entrance is underwater except at low tide.
We arrived at about half tide with the entrance underwater and were unsure of how dangerous it would be to swim in since it didn’t look very wide and you couldn’t quite make out the size of the room inside. . Fortunately, as we were hanging around “casing” the entrance, a group of snorkelers showed up led by an expert --- with a little coaching (and reassurance) from him, we all got in (and out) safely and were quite thrilled at being able to experience this unique formation.
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| Pointing out some of the sites at Cambridge |
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| Elk Coral – sadly, this was the best shot I was able to get |
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