Conception Island is now a Bahamian Nature Preserve/Land Park. We spent two days there snorkeling and exploring the mangroves which are a breeding ground for sea turtles.
You can find coral reefs right off the beach, including some really spectacular and rare Elkhorn Coral. Unfortunately, the reefs are not all that healthy these days, so we didn’t see many fish. It’s sad to see the effects of global warming, bleaching and overfishing on such a beautiful place.
On our last morning at Conception, we had a surprise visitor... a baby dolphin was swimming right next to our boat. Drew and Pat were able to swim with it for quite a while which was an experience neither will ever forget! Didn’t think the day could get better until we spotted 3 whales as we watched a glorious sunset from our new anchorage at Rum Cay. They were too far off to capture the moment with photographs, but none the less, it was a whale of a day!
Here’s a photo album from our time at Conception Island and our arrival at Rum Cay.
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