View of Big Sand Cay, a lovely deserted island with a fabulous beach
Marco, Ann and Pia returning from their exploration
Sunday, March 14 - From Rio San Juan to Big Sand Cay was a 16-hour, 113-mile crossing. So after a few hours sleep, Susan and I pulled our hook at midnight, in order to arrive at our small island destination in daylight. We estimated we would get there around 4:00pm, and we hit it exactly right.
The crossing was quite smooth, with hardly any sea running, probably less than 3' waves all the way across. Perfect for us!
Nearing Melchior Channel around 2:00pm, we did spot a lone whale, but it was too far away for us to see much detail.
Approaching Big Sand Cay, we were pleased to see OLGA II anchored near the shore of this pristine little island. Big Sand is not quite appropriately named. It is definitely a sand spit, with a few dunes in the center, but is not "Big" by any means. However, it is a bird and wildlife sanctuary, and has no human habitation. There is only the ruins of an old station of some sort to mar the pristine beauty of the island. Marco and Ann had stayed a day to roam the lovely beach and rest after their long crossing.
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