Hawksbill
Cay is the last major anchorage of the Exuma Land and Sea Park not
visited by White Pepper.
Located about half way between the popular stops of Shroud Cay and
Waderwick Wells, Hawksbill is easy to skip. However, it has its own
charms. White Pepper
left Black Point and easily made Hawksbill after a pleasant sail. We
picked up a mooring ball.
Southern Anchorage at Hawksbill Cay
Hawksbill
has spectacular snorkeling, but the wind was too high to let us
snorkel. Rather we explored the small island. There were several
small beaches. The highest point of the island is marked by a large
cairn and has a short trail. The view from the cairn is amazing.
Selfie at the cairn
View from the cairn looking west, White Pepper on a mooring
The
highlight of the visit was a trip up the tidal creek that pierces the
island from the banks to close to the ocean. After landing the dingy
Jan and I bush bashed through the palmettos for about a quarter of a
mile to the Atlantic beach. After visiting the beach we got lost on
the way back to the dingy and had to bash a fresh trail. The trip
made me marvel at what a life the loyalist settlers must have had
when they briefly inhabited this island in the late 18th
century.
Tidal creek near high tide
Eastern side of Hawksbill
Looking back to the west over the creek
Atlantic side of Hawksbill after a short bush bash
Exiting the creek
