Day 152- Back to Marsh Harbour and Mermaid Reef

Sunday, May 3, 2009

This is our last full day adventuring with Finley. With Finley at the helm, we sailed the short distance from Hope Town to Marsh Harbour. We decided to stop just short of the harbour and explore Mermaid Reef which had been recommended to us by Elizabeth Way, a friend from Beaufort. Pictured below is our sail across the Sea of Abaco and our temporary anchorage at Mermaid Reef.

Here are some of the underwater sights we saw. Pix 1 & 2 a sergeant major fish in profile and face first; pic 3 a blue angelfish; pic 4 a French angelfish; pic 5 a ballyhoo which appear right on the surface in large schools; pic 6 a blue parrotfish and a starfish; pix 7 & 8 midnight parrotfish; pic 9 a stoplight parrotfish; and pic 10 a school of grunts of some sort.

The videos above are of John and Penny with lots of fish--mostly parrotfish and one of Finley.

Then we sailed on to Marsh Harbour and anchored for the night. These pictures are of Fin and Penny hanging out at Snappa's one last time.

And finally the sun sets on Marsh Harbour.