The time at Gorda Sound was really
amazing, it does get a bit crowded but with the run up to Easter this was not
surprising. We did move around the sound
and anchor in a few different spots but time was mainly spent popping ashore
for short walks, snorkelling in different places and socialising.
On one of the islands is the
Bitter End Yacht Club, this is a well known yacht club but actually it is more
of a resort, with gorgeous little huts/bungalows dotted around the hillside and
fantastic watersports for guests to enjoy.
The resort is more than welcoming to visiting yachts and there is a
small shop and bars and you can walk around the beautiful grounds.
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| Bitter End resort |
The other yachty location is Saba
Rock, again this is a small resort but was actually a bar established years ago
by a diver who bought the island and then welcomed the yachties. Now it has happy hour between 4pm and 6pm and
is packed with people guzzling rum cocktails and watching the sun go down – the
also do some fantastic bar food.
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| Saba Rock Resort |
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| Sungoing down from Saba rock - Magnum us at anchor within those boats |
We were also lucky enough to bump
into some other cruisers who we have met along the way and share a few drinks/cup
of tea with, we hope Moonbeam and Persephoney enjoy the reminder of their time
cruising this year.
Time seemed to rush past even
through we were there for almost 5 days, we had 1 day walking from Leverick Bay, which provided some beautiful
views.
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| That is Magnum all alone in that beautiful blue sea |
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| Gorda Sound |
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| The reef at the entrance of Gorda Sound - look at the colour of the sea! |
We then had a day snorkelling of Saba Rock – we saw
a shark, pretty scary when you are snorkelling, we also had an evening walk
around the grounds of the Bitter End, we could admire the Super Yachts moored
at Biras Creek, there was a Regatta due to start and lots of beautiful boats.
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| Superyachts at Biras creek - bit dark as on an evening stroll |
The next day was up early and off
diving, shame no photos but we dived off Salt
Island at the wreck of the RMS Rhone which
sunk in 1867, it was a mail ship which was originally commissioned in Southampton. We
did 2 dives and during the first dive there was not a huge amount of sealife
but it was really cool to be able to swim through the hull of the ship, it felt
a bit creepy. The 2nd dive there were more fishies for us to see,
with huge schools of giant fish and again we swam into the wreck this time in
the propeller shaft where we were joined but lots of fish. We had a fantastic time with Kilbrides
Sunchaser Scuba, who are based at the Bitter End, very professional. The day was finished off with a superb
massage for Amanda at the Bitter End Spa – yes she still has a dodgy back! Then
dinner at Saba Rock, yum!
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| Amanda enjoying rum punch |
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| mmm chicken burger with brie and caramalised onion, can tell we don't eat out much as very excited about our delicious food! |
The final day was also full of
excitement with the news that Johnny Depp’s boat was also anchored in the
harbour and Amanda knowing that the person she had seen early in week and
thought wow he looks like Johnny Depp but couldn’t possibly be him, was him!
And what a lovely boat.
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| Johnnys Boat |
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| Johnny boat through the palm trees at Bitter End |
It was difficult to drag ourselves away from such a
beautiful spot.
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