Little Farmers Cay

Little Farmers Cay  (January 17-19, 2013)

There were two anchorages in Little Farmers Cay.  We opted to anchor at the Farmers Cay Yacht Club.  The first night, we stayed on one of Little Jeff’s mooring balls across the channel from the Yacht Club.  Little did we know there would be two contenders for anchorages in such a small space.  The cost was $20/night.  Funny thing was Little Jeff and another guy came out to the boat and after diving the mooring ball, told Jim they needed him to let down the anchor as they were going to set it.  Isn’t the purpose of a mooring ball so you don’t have to set your anchor?  David on s/v Sanctuary had already dove his mooring ball and put a line from the bow through the eye at the bottom of the mooring.  At that point, we all slept well though were not happy to pay for poor mooring.  Next day, we moved to the other side of the anchorage, which was better mooring for the same price.

Farmers Cay Yacht Club

We had lunch at the yacht club.  The pan-seared snapper was tasty, but full of little bones so somewhat of a challenge to eat.

Because the island was small, we decided to take the dinghy all the way around the island.  As we were rounding the southern part of the island, we took notice of some coral heads, decided to go exploring and were pleasantly surprised.  This exploration turned out to be quite magnificent as it was a fairly large coral field located in 5-10 feet of water.   The coral was teaming with life with bright colored sea fans, large brain coral and numerous large lionfish.  Unfortunately, Jim didn’t bring his spear so we were unable to get dinner.

Yet again, we were met with a destruction of dreams.  While on our dinghy adventure, we came across a beautiful compound that looked like it had been 90% completed and then went belly up.

Someone's dream

 

The sunsets here were stunning and always enjoyed with a glass of wine.