March 9, 2009 - Lynard Cay, Abacos

This morning we snorkeled in Sandy Cay in the Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park, a marine preserve of the Bahamas National Trust. There were buoys for the dinghy, and we knew we were in the right area when a local dive excursion brought a boatload of tourists and picked up the buoy next to us. We had just finished our snorkeling, having seen beautiful parrotfish, blue tang and many types of coral.


After a quick lunch back aboard, we took the dinghy to the settlement at Little Harbor. Here, the attractions are a gallery and foundry established in the 1950s by internationally renowned sculptor/artist Randolph Johnston. Back then, his family lived in a cave here. Now, magnificent bronze lost wax castings are still produced by the founder’s son, Pete, and the gallery features these and other local artists’ work.

After an interesting dinghy landing (Janet got quite wet!), we took in the gallery.


Next door is the celebrated Pete’s Pub, owned by the gallery owner. At this beachfront, sand floor, open-air establishment, we had a refreshment......



and looked at outdoor bronze statuary.....

and just over the rise, the magnificent Atlantic.

We were back aboard in time for dinner and another beautiful sunset.

And here’s a bonus: name our next destination!

Special prize for the first one to answer correctly.