no rum here
Bandit
David Morgan and Brenda Webb
Sun 22 Dec 2013 18:08
23:38N
74:56W
Rum Cay had
been a highlight for fellow cruisers last season so we eagerly looked forward to
it. Our arrival inside the reef was inauspicious – we got caught in a huge
rainsquall but managed to get the sails down just in time. The rain was
unbelievable – full wet weather gear required. Another squall hit just as
we were negotiating our way into the anchorage. A foray ashore proved we
were way too early in the season. The handful of locals we saw were
outnumbered by dogs and everything was well and truly shut up. Rum Cay got hit
by Hurricane Sandy last year so perhaps they haven’t recovered yet. There
were obvious signs of damage.
The
snorkelling was good but, once again, we got hit by squalls so had to time our
expeditions.
We had a
scary incident when approached by another yacht – a lovely looking boat
registered in Newport. However it wasn’t Americans on board, there were
six rather large natives. They said they had electrical problems and
needed help. Call us unfriendly and suspicious but none of us was prepared
to do so. We went back down below and waited until they got sick of
waiting and disappeared – frantically bailing.
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