Mayaguana Island - Eastern most island of the Bahamas
- 24 miles long, 6 miles wide
- population 262

Mayaguana Island is one of the least frequented and least developed of the Bahama Islands.
While anchored there we enjoyed the excellent shelling on the beautiful pink sand beach that we anchored off. The shallow reef that skirted the beach made for interesting tidal pool exploration. (crabs, stars) Snorkelling off our stern revealed many barracudas, colourful reef fish and penny sized, copper coloured jelly-fish. Our chart shows that the water depth drops away abruptly along a large part of Mayaguanas shore-line. We read that scuba enthusiasts enjoy "climbing the wall" here.
As the preliminary step to our next overnight passage we enjoyed an excellent sail for 15 miles along the deep waters of Mayaguanas south coast to our staging anchorage at Southeast Point.
A small whale was sighted "spouting" today as well as the usual large number of flying fish. In the reef shallows we continue to sight shark.
After an evening snooze we lifted anchor at midnight and set sail in good winds (NE 15-20 knots) to make the 35 mile crossing of the Caicos passage.