Pipe Creek

We spent a good deal of time with the kids in the Land and Sea Park at Wardrick Wells and at Cambridge Cay.  We had a ball there although it poured and howled.  Varied places to hike and snorkel  and great protected anchorages.  We all had a ball there.  After our children returned home, we anchored in Pipe Creek for a few days.  Pipe Creek is a hidden place.  It is an area of sandbars, coral and narrow deep channels where swift currents  rule.  It is a bit of a challenge to find enough swinging room as the rocks and sand bars do close in on the deper water.  But, what a spot!    Amazing water as always, but the varied depths provide so many different colors the deep blues of 20 feet  right next to a sandbar . Coral and hidden, tiny beaches make swimming a pleasure.  Windy and cool (well for here) but the water still called. One night there were only 3 boats sitting under the full moon and over absolutely transparent water.  The boat heads into the current not the wind and it took a bit of doing to tie down the halyards.  On one tide they would be silent but as the current changed,  a cross breeze brought a familiar and unwelcome clanging After a midnight raid on the mast and a spiderweb of tiedowns finally quiet ruled.   It is a gift to be here.