Shroud Cay April 25-26

     We traveled a relatively short day down to Shroud Cay, and anchored on the Exuma Bank side.  There were several other boats there…sailboats about our length up to 235-foot motor yachts.  A helicopter came and landed on one of them!  Of course, their dinghys were larger than most of the center cockpit fishing boats that my friends in Texas own.  Most were also replete with a large selection of water toys…massive jet skis, kayaks, inflatables, water slides, sailboards, windsurfers, etc.  Virtually all were foreign-flagged vessels.  In the dinghy, we toured up some small channels through the mangrove swamps, and marveled at the constellation of flora in such a harsh environ.  Palm trees grew from rocks, long-tailed tropic birds swooned overhead, and the ecosystem is obviously adapted to the area. 
     As we travel along and reflect upon this wonderfully beautiful land, we can't help but recall old sayings, songs, videos, etc.  Remember Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes?  Well, he's alive and well in the Bahamas!  And, as Ray Stevens would say, "He's Everywhere, He's Everywhere"!


Texas Ranger

Shroud Cay