Spur Reef - A day trip to the edge of the continental shelf...

After a few great days pottering about Michaelmas and 'Sand Castle' Cay we decided to try our luck on the outer reef. We detoured a little on our way to Spur Reef to clear the no fishing Green Zone and as we sailed past Onyx Reef we finally caught a Spanish Mackerel!

The anchorage on Spur Reef was rather exposed and the only sand patches we found were really deep so we ended up anchoring on loose coral rubble in about 10 metres. Our anchor held for a few hours while we snorkelled around at low tide.

The underwater visibility was much better on the edge of the continental shelf, but the shallow reef - best suited to snorkelling - had clearly taken a battering in recent years so we made our way back to Michaelmas Cay via Hastings Reef for another overnight stop...