Lyford Cay

Monday, March 9 we left Chubb Cay at 7:00 to cross an area called the Tongue of the Ocean--that just sounds scary.  It is very deep.  We knew that the winds were picking up and we wanted to be across the deepest parts long before the wind started to blow.  We arrived at Lyford Cay, New Providence about 10:30.  On one side of Lyford Cay is a flashy night spot which looks like something out of a Disney Caribbean ride.  

 The middle part of Lyford Cay is an exclusive subdivision with beautiful homes built out over the water.  On the other end is Jaws Beach and a back entrance to Clifton Heritage National Park. We worked for two hours getting the anchor to set.  We tried three times before Steve took the dinghy out over the anchor, dove into the water and turned the anchor over.  He yelled back at me to back down on the engines and the anchor finally set.  The sand was so hard in this place that the anchor wouldn't catch but just skated on top until Steve manually flipped it over.  

On, Tuesday, March 10 we took the dingy over about 8:00 to walk around the park.  The park gates were locked but that didn't stop us.   We walked about a 1.5 miles before the park security asked us to walk to the real entrance gate and purchase a pass in the form of an arm bracelet for $2 each.  We were asked to wear the bracelets while in the park . 

Joy