34nothing to it". for me there was something to overcoming 26 years of
fears and failure.
Beyond that. there is the dream bright memory of the blue beauty
of that place which. along with everyone else who's been "in". I shall
treasure the rest of my life. And so I must say. "thank you Tom. for
taking me in and for bringing me out."
Thank you for your story with a happy ending. Patricia. As Pat
said in her story. the best way to test your ability to tackle the
entrance into Mariner's Cave is to dive from a few yards to one side of
your yacht. swim under the keel and come up a few yards on the other
side. If you can do that with confidence then you can try the
Mariner's Cave entrance.
Mariner"s Cave is situated on the chart in the position where the
underlining of the name touches the cliff. This is approximately
one-half to three-quarters of a mile S.W. of the narrow gap at Kitu.
Proceed S.W. from that position and be on the look out for a patch of
white 'leaching' or stain on the rock cliff face. "!hen you are
approximately 100 feet from the cliff. you will observe one prominent
coconut tree standing right above the white patch area. Mariner's Cave
entrance is directly below this position.
Plan to visit the cave on a bright sunlit afternoon at about three
0' clock when you will have the best lighting for the cave. As with
Swallow's Cave. you cannot anchor the yacht due to the depth at this
point. therefore. you will have to take turns exploring the cave. Do
not even consider using the dinghy. just swim directly from your
boarding ladder.