Allan Cay - Iguanas

This morning the wind shifted to the southwest 20+ knots so we decided to head back to Allan Cay which is more protected from that direction. Just as we were getting ready to head over there we saw a trawler in the distance -- sure enough it was Hart's Desire along with a small powerboat from Highborne Cay marina. So they must not have gotten off the beach last night at high tide, but instead had to wait until 6 am today for the higher high tide. Later in the day, they radioed us to tell us that they'd made it safely to the marina and would have our pump there ready for us whenever we stop by Highborne Cay.

Now that we were back in Allan's Cay we decided to go ashore and see something that all the guidebooks talk about. Apparently there are some wild iguanas that are native to two of the islands in this anchorage. So we took the dinghy over to Leaf Cay and as we were approaching the beach a huge iguana crawled to the middle of the beach as though he was the welcome committee. We had just beached the dinghy when about 30 more iguanas came out of the bushes to the beach -- it was like something out of Jurassic Park. You are not supposed to feed them but tour boats come through here and I guess the iguanas are used to getting treats when boats arrive. Anyway, we didn't have anything to give them but they hung out on the beach for a few minutes before finally wandering away looking a little disappointed.

Well the wind is supposed to shift 180 degrees tonight (SW to NE) so we got some more practice setting a second anchor. So we are tucked in tight and prepared for the cold front that should be here sometime tonight. After that we should have fabulous breezy weather for the rest of the week, which we are looking forward to.

Where we are:
Lat: N 24 45.116'
Long: W 76 50.172'