Oven Rock
Moving 9.4 nautical miles from Black Point to Oven Rock in the Exumas, Bahamas.
After enjoying the AWESOME laundromat at Black Point and some great restaurants, we were ready to move again!
When we dropped anchor at Oven Rock, we found that several families had the same idea. The parents coordinated a hike on the island in the afternoon to find the cave. We were told to wear swimsuits and bring waterproof flashlights!
Follow the arrow to the cave trail!
Looking back on the harbor from the trail.
The trail was a good hike, but not difficult. About halfway across the island there was a turn-off that would be easy to miss. Thankfully most of the families with us had been to this island before, and they easily led us to the cave.
Once inside, we got ready to swim!
Coming down into the cave and getting ready to swim!
Because of all the kids, the water was stirred up and got murky pretty quickly. If you strayed too close to the edge near the walls, the shallow water would drop off.
We didn’t have any waterproof flashlights, so the dark swim around the back of the cave was a little daunting. After Chris and Gwynnie made the dark swim a couple of times, Ewan and I got in and pushed past the darkness (and bats overhead!) to complete the short trek too.
Enjoying the water in the cave. To the left is a U-shaped portion of deeper water that you can swim around the cave if you dare!
Once we finished playing in the cave, hiking back, and exploring shells on the beach, we headed back to Fika for the evening.
We have a list of books to choose from for “school” reading and a number of those books have inspired movies. Since both kids finished reading The Incredible Journey (published in 1961) we were ready to watch Homeward Bound (produced in 1993). The movie is still as heart wrenching and heartwarming as it was when we were kids and holds up so well even 30 years later.
Everybody loved it!
Reading reward: watching the movie inspired by the book!
