Doug and Bernadette of "Ithaka" dinghying up one of the mangrove-lined
creeks on Shroud Cay. These shallow, clear tidal creeks are fish nurseries;
juvenile snappers and grunts darted back and forth, hiding in the mangrove
roots when we got too close. In places the sand-and-grass bottom was
covered with conch. (Shroud Cay is part of the Exuma Land and Sea Park, so
no conch fritters for us.)