August 26, 2013
We decided to take one final dinghy ride near our anchorage before moving across the big lagoon to what is known as “The Sandspit.”
We motored over to the east side of our anchorage. From afar it looked like a solid wall of islands, but a closer look revealed a channel between them. And so we began our journey through a maze of islets. Sometimes we’d end up in these beautiful areas of blue-green water, initially appearing as dead ends until we’d find another gap and continue threading our way through. (A quick video below).
We finally ended up in a completely different bay, then headed through a pass and out to yet another bay and more small islets. The whole place was like something you’d see in a dream from which you’re sorry to wake up.
Here’s a gallery from our dinghy ride (click to enlarge and scroll).
We finally came to some open water in the lagoon, recognized where we were, and then found our way back to the boat. I looked forward to going to the Sandspit, but I’d miss this special place. –Cyndi
