Rudder Cut Cay

Today was a short run from Little Farmer’s Cay to wherever took our fancy, which turned out to be Rudder Cut Cay. There are some neat caves on the south western shore. There are several anchorage spots with varying depths, and since there was a German catamaran in our desired location, we chose not to crowd them or interrupt their serenity. We dropped anchor in the bay just north, adjacent to one of the caves.

 We were alone in this delightful anchorage, separated from the neighboring catamaran by a small point of land, with a cave on either side. Never the less, we could not see one and other and could have been a world apart.

Shortly after dropping anchor, we set out to explore in the dinghy, commencing with the cave on the far side of the point. Rudder Cut Cay is privately owned, with large red lettered “no trespassing” signs everywhere. As we approached the second cave, we were greeted by two barking dogs on the beach. The cave is some distance from the beach, so other than the incessant barking, they were no threat as we visited the cave.

It was low tide, and unlike the previous cave, this one had an exposed sand floor, with the approach being sand all the way in. The sandstone (I believe) ceiling had several skylights through to the sunlight above.

This cave certainly had lots of character, and was easy and safe to visit.

As we departed the cave, we were approached by two cruisers in their dinghy. They were Mike and Ann aboard sailing vessel “Beans”, and were looking to find someone willing to take some freshly caught lobster off their hands……….hello, look no further! We were more than willing to help out. Mike loves to dive for them, but they had eaten lobster five nights in a row and wanting to eat the crab he caught. After drifting and chatting, we learned they were Canadians from the Sharbot Lake area, not far from Ottawa.

Thanks to their kindness and generosity, our planned dinner was put on hold, and we feasted on three fresh lobster.