October 31, 2012
Anchorage #16 looks like one very large bay on the chart, but the shoreline is such that it is divided into three separate areas, each with its own beach. There’s the beautiful white-sand beach near the Coral Gardens, a long beach east of that, and then the beach where we were anchored near the bottom of the “C.” Other boats seemed to prefer the white-sand beach; so we pretty much had our area to ourselves. Our beach was long, but more narrow and thickly lined with trees, and the water near the shore was a beautiful green.
There was one particular tree on our beach that was fascinating. It had a thick canopy that went all the way to the ground, like a giant mushroom. We went ashore to check it out and see what was under that canopy. We found it was much like a banyan tree, with shoots from its branches going all the way to the ground. It was the only tree of its kind here and a favorite spot for the birds.
After checking out the tree, we explored the beach. It may not be the wide white-sand type, but sometimes there’s nothing more beautiful than the green and tan colors of a beach like this one. -Cyndi
