Varuna's Travels

Racoon Cay, southern Jumentoes, 70 miles from Cuba.

Two years ago when we passed by this place on or trip to Cuba, we were socked in here for 7 days because of strong winds. After a day of exploring, we found that the brush was to dense to cross over to the ocean side so with the help of an other cruiser (An& Sandy from Windwalker) we cut a trail over a period of 4 days. (Hence we named the trail “The Varuna-Windwalker Trail”) We used machetes, and a buck-saw. It was strenuous work, but we were able to get to a shore that had rarely been visited by humans. This rewarded us with antique aluminum fishing floats, and many other assorted beach goodies. Little did we know that in the future (2006) we would also be visiting the remains of Park Place. Checking out the trail, we added a float tied to a cross member, so it could be recognizable from the beach. Let’s hope that it makes it through the winter hurricanes.

Also noted in the pics is the reckage of a small plane, of which there are many in the Bahamas. WE figure it probably comes from the drug running days.

# posted by Varuna's Travels : 10:09 AM