Sunshine and beautiful coastline - for the short hop to our next stop: Salt Pond Bay
I had intended to make the long, four-mile voyage to Salt Pond Bay our "one thing" for the day.
It didn't work out that way. A quick check of our mooring turned into a three-hour snorkel, which was much better than the last place, plus a walk on the short beach. The beach walk convinced us to go home to get the dinghy, so that we could return with a dry set of clothes and some drinking water for hiking. Once we had done that, we were now free to let our feet take us along every trail they could find. The walk to Ram Head was particularly worth it. It took the form of a hot slog that culminated in amazing views in all directions that were fronted by mountainsides covered in photogenic Turk's Head Cacti.
Hiking to Ram Head and surrounds - LOTS of Turk's head cactus to add to the views
When we got back to Begonia, we realized we should have done the swim last so that we could cool off from the hikes. Then we realized we could do the swim first and last.
Snorkelling in the area
Whew, what a day. We were just getting ready to turn in when we thought we heard someone calling out. Worried that one of the snorkelers from the beach had gone out too far, we went outside to be greeted instead by park volunteers in a Torqeedo-powered (electric) dinghy.
They welcomed us and were very friendly. They took our info and then explained the rules: No loud music after 10pm, No fishing from the boat, and No underwater floodlights. I, of course, heard that last one as, "No stupid, 'Hey everyone, look at me! Look! Look! Looooook!' underwater floodlights". I burst out laughing so hard I almost fell down and broke a rib.
"I think we've got you covered." Look at us, we're finally model citizens!
Mooring location >> On google maps
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