Slice of Paradise with a Side of Iguanas 62 Sailing Saoirse

In this episode we find a slice of paradise with a side of iguanas.

We pick up anchor, raise the main and head north in the Exumas from Farmer’s Cay to Black Point Settlement, to our next spot, to do more exploring. We are always dependent on the wind, so since we noticed that there was no wind coming up, we decided to move to take advantage of the wind we had while it was here. We had to act quick to avoid the rain storm that was chasing us.

We had a quicker sail that we expected between 6-7 knots. We love sailing on the inside of the Exumas, where the water is flat. We made great time, out running the storm that was flowing us, just in time for Brandy to set up our “official” rain catching system. We were able to capture at least 20 gallons, that is a nice win in our books.
After a couple of days of catching up on rest and videos, we hop in the dinghy and head over to Bitter Gauna Cay to visit the Rock Iguanas. They are native to the island and there are only about 1300 of them left. We tried to not disturb them too much, just stopping by to say hi. We are so glad we did, outside of the iguanas, the surrounding landscape was gorgeous. We do some exploring on the island and then head over to check out a boat wreck nearby. We were anticipating that the boat would be submerged, but it was mostly out of the water. It was still interesting to check out, but sad, because its just left behind to rot in the elements.

We wanted to do some spearfishing, but the wind was picking up from the west and we needed to get back to Saoirse to hunker down. Black Point doesn’t have much protection from West or North West winds, so we were rocking and rolling HARD for the next couple of days with the storms and winds that kept blowing through. After getting some rest, we journey out to explore more of Black Point. Hoping to find some delicious famous coconut bread by Lorraine’s Mom. We find a blow hole that was very active because of the strong winds and washing machine like conditions in the Atlantic side. There are so many unique things around the Exumas, so you will never not have something to do. We run into some fellow youtubers, Nate and Keegan from Summer Friday, and hang out with them for the day.

On our search for the best coconut bread around, we are sadly disappointed that they were all out and that it would be days til Lorraine’s Mom would be back on the island to make more. But we met a nice lady that say’s she might be able to have a loft brought down from Staniel Cay for us, but if not we may just have to stop back by, when we head back down south.

big love,
beau, brandy, and our salty dog, oona

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Epidemic Music used in this episode:
Rainy Sunday – Henyaoe
Changli – Ooyy
In And Out Of Love (Tigerblood Jewel Remix) – The Eastern Plain
Summer Feelings – Onda Norte
Rewind The Future 2 – Magnus Ringblom