Ashore quite early since we could hear the drums at 8.30! The town was packed by 9 o’clock with visitors plus ‘sailors’ from the Cruise liner Seabourn Spirit. Around 20 floats were displayed around the one-way system and all traffic was held up. Plenty of noise green costumes, Heineken and frolics. There was one pretty authentic ‘Irish’ float too. We ate a tasty bowl of Irish Stew, for lunch, at Angry Nates, on the waterfront . Then went around Eastern end of the Island to Udall Point stopping at various viewpoints over azure blue waters. The beaches I have to say were nothing special but the were sparsely used and most had a beach bar.
Sunday more touring, this time the Eastern end from the Salt River Ecological Park where we looked at the beach of C. Columbus second landing. Here we met a Texan who was over to work on the closing of the oil refinery and had coffee at the Buccaneer bar in the Salt River Marina compound. We then travelled to Cane Bay for lunch and it was here that Malcolm saw 3 squid while snorkelling, we narrowly avoided some rain. We also watched a guy snorkelling while giving a black Labrador a piggy back. Final destination we ended up at Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge. Here we did some more snorkelling and saw a flatfish and many other tropical fish in a new area of growing coral.
Monday into town for shopping and petrol before we took the car back. Stopping briefly to tell the Parks Department we intended to stay the night at Buck Island Reef. Coffee finished we motored to Buck Reef National Park and anchored. After lunch and some adjustment in anchoring we then had the afternoon on the Underwater snorkelling trail where we saw schools of Parrot fish, a Trumpet fish and a Barracuda, eek!
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