Warderick Wells Cay in The Exumas

We departed Allen’s Cay on Saturday, March 21, 2015 and headed out to the Exuma Sound with ink blue water in over 3,000 feet of water.  We arrived in Warderick Wells Cay 5 and 1/2 hours later to the most awesome picture perfect water colors we have seen.  In fact, the cover picture on the Waterways Guide to the Bahamas is this place!  We were lucky to get a mooring ball as there is almost always a long wait list.  We were just in time for the Saturday evening happy hour on the beach to meet the other cruisers.  There are no services here – no water, no restrooms, no provisions, no phone, no internet – nothing but the beauty of the Bahamas.  Warderick Wells is the location of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park Headquarters with an office and staff who provide information, education, and dinghy and snorkeling guide maps for the cays and reefs within the park.  The snorkeling has been the best with many varieties of fish, huge spotted manta rays, nurse and lemon sharks, and lobsters that weigh at least 15 pounds.  The only mammal native to the Bahamas is the Nocturnal “hutia” which looks like a large rat, but with a short tail.    The famous “Boo Boo Hill” is here where cruisers leave driftwood with their boat name and date to pay tribute to a schooner that sank many years ago and no bodies were recovered.  There are many beaches, spectacular blowholes, and Loyalist ruins.  We spent almost a week here enjoying and exploring nature.  We took all of these pictures with our own camera and did not alter them – these are actual photos!  It’s hard to believe the colors and beauty of this area, looks like a post card!