Since Warderick Wells had land trails as well as sea features, we decided to stretch our legs and climb to the top of Boo Boo Hill and then make our way to the Park Headquarters to get internet access and pay for our mooring. Boo Boo Hill is famous because it’s the highest point on Warderick Wells and offers a fabulous view of the island and because yachting visitors leave a piece of driftwood or flag with their boat name at its summit.Sadly we didn’t get to Boo Boo Hill – didn’t have the lat and long to hand! But we did manage a very hot scramble across the island to the Park Headquarters. The ground is a sharp, uneven and ankle turning coral and limestone covered with vegetation and pitted with swampy sand. I was, as usual, not wearing the right shoes and slipped and slid at snail’s pace while the kids forged ahead impatiently. The reward was some outstanding views of the Cay and the incredible blues of sea and sky and, at our destination, the beautiful curving Powerful Beach with its whale skeleton and pristine sand.
Given that we needed to get to our next destination in reasonable time, we sent Chris and Jamie back to the beach where we left the dinghy so they could bring it round. They took a kayak to the dinghy, then Jamie transferred from kayak to dinghy and brought it back – towing the kayak wherever possible.
Unfortunately the Park Headquarters didn’t sell ice creams or beer while we waited, but it was surrounded by some amazing birdlife and weird crabs which Alex photographed beautifully.
Once the dinghy was back, it was party A back to the boat followed by party B, release the mooring and hold our breath as we navigated the shifting sand banks back to the cut.
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