5th Mar - 8th Mar 2013 Warderick Wells, The Exumas, Bahamas Part 2
Nimue
Fri 8 Mar 2013 02:35
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The following day we all dressed appropriately for a ‘4 hour’ coast walk
around the island. One had to be fairly nimble footed (not me
then...!) to get over the sharp volcanic rock, but soon we were on the ‘so
called’ trails. After 2 hours, the already suspect paths, had started to
peter out and we were only just over a quarter of our way
round! Val, (Rising Star) a former US Army Officer,
turned out to be a very good guide and he did an excellent job in beating down
the shrubs to make a path for us and help us dodge the notorious Poison wood
trees. Back across the jagged volcano rock and we were all happy to get
back to HQ. The park ranger later advised the impact of Hurricane Sandy had
destroyed many of the paths, but was still adamant the walk was undertaken by a
family with children, which took them the allotted time! Unfortunately, a
few days later we heard that a middle aged lady had fallen on the rocks and
died.
 Arriving at Park Headquarters by
dinghy
  Every shade of
blue............................
 The horseshoe anchorage and you can just
see Nimue (5th from left)
..............and now ‘the walk’
  The trail passed through some thick
greenery
Over to a tiny cove with volcanic rock
  Over the little wooden bridge where we
saw the odd stingray or two
  Up the
hill...............................
where Val discovers a huge ex-termite nest
  Then to the lovely beach overlooking
Emerald Rock
  Shoes off .................and time for
a long deserved rest and ready for lunch
  Shoes on and off we go, but it was not
long before we got stuck in the thicket, so it was time to head back to
HQ
 Overlooking Exuma Sound (yacht
sailing)
  Michael relaxing back at
HQ
Val & Lisa, heading back to Rising
Star
 Just the the two “dinks”
left
 Back to Nimue
 Time for a well earned feast on the
beach
A most beautiful place and can understand why it needs to be
preserved. After 3 days we departed for the famous Staniel Cay.
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