FlightRisk20230304_05Shroud

We left Emerald Rock mooring field on March 4 and sailed up to Shroud Cay. We had wind most of the way and I had to tack my way in, but eventually, the wind died down so we turned on the motor around Elbow Cay. The first afternoon, we just relaxed on the boat and enjoyed the view. On Sunday, I woke up to the sound of tropicbirds. We saw 20-30 white-tailed tropic birds flying around us. It is mating and nesting season, so the aerial display was amazing. I got some reasonable photos, but they moved so fast that I could not use autofocus. It was hard to catch them in flight and in focus. I explored some reefs in the area and did some snorkeling. In the afternoon as the tide was close to high, Cathy and I took the dinghy up the dinghy trail (a creek) over to the sound (ocean) side. It was a windy, interesting trip with lots of turtles swimming below us. The beach a the other end was beautiful and we rode the current back down the creek.