Tuesday 12 January– Sampson’s Cay – Big Majors Spot , Exumas Bahamas. 7 miles.

The cold front blew over and in beautiful weather we set off, Tuesday Morning, to make our way down to Big Major’s Spot and anchored outside Piggy Beach. Hopped in the dinghy and rode over to the Thunderball Grotto where we met up with the crew from Rambunctious. Thunderball Grotto is a famous underwater cave that has featured in many movies and lent it’s name to the Jimmy Bond classic “Thunderball”.
The Thunderball dive should only be attempted at slack tide since the current that runs thru it is fierce. We tied the dinghy to a mooring ball, donned our fins and masks and graciously plopped in the water. The grotto was fantastic with a myriad of fish of different shapes and colors. As it turned out we mistimed the slack tide by an hour or so and we were catapulted through the grotto at about 3 knots. Just managed to miss the coral walls by executing a perfect hand brake turn at speed as we exited the cave. Phew!

Contemporary Bahamian Arhcitecture...and 12 pounder...



Mad Moira the Beach Bum...



Internet Outhouse...



Leaving Sampson...