Our stretch of playtime is coming to an end soon but we have had amazing days of east wind and great opportunity to explore new places. Of course there is more we want to do but we are close enough to Georgetown now that we could come back up for short trips if we wanted to. We are really only two sailing days away.
Bad weather, meaning strong west winds and squalls, are predicted for Thursday this week with wind turning south before the front on Wednesday. We have a few good travel days and then we feel the need to be somewhere with west protection. We are close enough to Georgetown that this seems to be the best place to end up.
It is a bit difficult to get out of the north field with the current, wind, and other boats. We decided to move around to the other side of the island, the Emerald rock mooring field to make an easy early departure tomorrow. Also, we want to have one last opportunity to find that trail from the other side.
We played on the beach with Finn, wished Marcie a happy birthday and around 1 pm, headed out. We had no issues leaving. Boats were using the slack tide to come in as well but they waited for us to get clear.
We got to Emerald Rock in time to enjoy the beach there. We towed the paddle board over and I went for a ride. In by shore, it was calm and there was no current. My paddle board does not have a place to tie a line on the bow so we need to make some sort of bridle for towing it.
I paddled along the edge, looking for cruising creatures. It is easy to spot things from the standing position. I thought I saw a turtle but it was a ray. I followed him along the beach.
David came over to the beach where I was paddling and we decided to hike to the ruins from there. We found the trail easily and the ruins were not far. They date back to the period after the American Revolution where displaced loyalists were given land grants in this area. The Davis family was given land but there is no written record that they received this land. They are called the Davis ruins.
What is left is a wall traversing a large area of the island and then the foundations of several small buildings. It is hard to imagine how they could have lived out there or grown anything. That they cut and moved rock to build the structures is amazing in itself. The site has a great view of the harbor and there is a hill where you can see the ocean side and have a glimpse down to the Pirate area. They would have had plenty of seafood and there are some edible plants. Most of the loyalists ended up on Great Exuma.
It looked a bit stormy to the east so we headed back to the boat for sunset. We watched some squalls pass by and miss us but more were likely through the night. We will try for an early start south tomorrow.
