Hoffman’s Cay—a quick, action-packed stop!

We gave the seas the morning to settle before making the quick, 7nm run down to Hoffman’s Cay. We really wanted to return as last year only the kids and I went to the blue hole while Frank stayed with the boat. We had anchored in a strong current and were still adjusting to Bahamas anchorages at the time. This time, with light winds and a flood current, we came in the inlet to find the anchorage at White Cay (which is good for our draft and still close to the blue hole) was completely empty! We set the hook as another boat came in the inlet, but they went farther in to another anchorage. We were alone alongside a powdery beach!

After a quick lunch we set up the solar oven to heat up our Super Bowl Sunday dinner of queso and bean dip and took off in the dink to hit the blue hole. The kids quickly found the trail and within minutes we were overlooking the 600-foot wide hole from a cliff 20 feet up. And we were the only ones there! It was so quiet. The only sounds were our feet on the rocks and a few birds. But enough peace...it was time to jump! Trent kicked things off, followed by Frank, Katreina, and finally me! That first jump was kind of scary, but the water felt great and I went back a few more times. Love it there!

We returned to the boat, gathered our snorkeling gear, and headed over to the beach on White Cay to snorkel some nearby coral heads and reefs. It was pretty sweet! The water was fairly warm and we saw a blacktip reef shark, a stingray, lots of small fish, and quite a bit of healthy coral. 

We cleaned up, poured cocktails, watched the sun set, and enjoyed our simple dinner. The Buccaneers are looking like they are going to win the Super Bowl and with very light winds in the forecast we have decided to start our move towards the Exumas tomorrow morning. Another great day of cruising!