April 23, 2016
After emerging from Sandfly Bay Lagoon, we had one more place to visit before heading on: Frenchman Bay just south of here, close enough to go by dinghy. Frenchman Bay is similar to the Sandfly Bay area, with an outer area, an inner lagoon and a waterway.
Frenchman Bay’s outer area is well protected by a reaching headland that gives it a somewhat enclosed feeling. In prevailing winds it’s so well protected that the water becomes flat and glassy near the strikingly pretty white beach along the shore. The lone house there gave us a good case of house envy–what a beautiful place to live! (Below, a gallery of photos of the outer bay; click to enlarge/scroll.)
Next, we headed in through a short pass to the lagoon. While not as stunning as Falls River, it was still very pretty, the white beach stretching from the outside bay right into the lagoon. Here, the water was very still and clear, and the place felt very peaceful. (Below, a gallery of photos of the lagoon.)
Lovely though all this was, we still had one more place to go. We’d gotten a tip from the kayakers: be sure to continue across the lagoon and head up the waterway to its far end. Follow it to find a cove with baby fur seas. We were anxious to go look for them!
We reached the end of the waterway and started to search the coves. Soon, we saw the telltale silvery rings of something playing in the water (the subject of the next post). –Cyndi
