Between the Raggeds 2024

One of our absolute favorite anchorages was Between the Raggeds.  Located South of Duncan Town, on Ragged Island, and north of Little Ragged Island therefore known as Between the Raggeds anchorage.  The pristine beach and the endless sand dollars just take your breath away.  Our first trip we headed down with Inked Mermaid and were the only two boats in the anchorage.  Just as everything we read told us we were visited by our first shark pretty quickly checking us out.  Bull Shark supposedly are the visitors, but I can’t say I know my sharks that well.  We were all so excited about this spot and the beautiful water and isolation.
We could not wait to explore so we got to it finding a live Queen Conch we found in the shallow waters while out exploring the beaches, lagoons, etc around our anchorage.   I know this because I scored one uninhabited up at Hog Cay.  The anchorage is perfect for watching Sunrise as you have a protected window to the east.   Dee enjoyed a tangle with Mr. Barricuda and of course he lost.  the Barricuda went away with his lure, but it was fun while it lasted.
While on the beach, I was exploring and somehow managed to get driftwood shoved up under my big toe nail.  OUCH!  This put me down a little as I was only able to sit under our tent that Dee fixed up for us all - don’t you love it and drink the rest of the day.  Many thanks to Rick and Christi for food and homemade bread on the beach.  Here are some great pictures beginning with another sunrise that really show why we loved this spot.  No words can describe it or pictures for that matter.  Did you see the mast in the background?
Orion, joined us for a day before heading back to the states and took us out to some great snorkeling spots on the south side of the Little Ragged Island right along the edge of the deep waters if you check it out on Google Maps.  We will miss this crew and their fun.  These boys are amazing to watch in the water.  I forgot to mention the goats found on both sides - both islands that we watched in the mornings and evenings exploring the rocky shorelines.
Our second visit to this anchorage brought Myron with us.  We first met him back at Hog Cay and then again at Raccoon - video coming soon.  We returned with Myron on Hold Fast and Dragonfly, friends of Myron.  We were all anchored and settled in to our spots just in time a spectacular sunset while sitting on the beach telling our stories.  We spotted the military often in this area and here was one such time.
While here Dee and I need some more fuel for LeaAnn, maybe some groceries from Maxine’s or just to stop in and see her, and a cold beer.   Myron tells us where to take the dinghy and leave it so we can walk into town.  It was quite a walk but one I loved just getting to see more of this beautiful spot.  We stop and the dump and leave our trash before crossing the airport runway.  Head up the hill and then back down into town. More goats and great views.  I wish I had a picture of getting fuel out of a man’s backyard thanks to Maxine and finding Lost Key Lodge for a cold beer and actually bought some Rum right off the shelf from them.  Perfect!  Back down the hill to the airport, across the runway and a just a little past LeaAnn to check out the house that is an old airplane!
Some great food on the grill and the Kentucky Derby ended our second stay Between the Raggeds!