By Kevin

We spent five nights tied to the dock at Staniel Cay Yacht Club. On January 25th, it was time to move farther south.

We sailed ten miles west, then southwest, then southest, then west,then south, then west again. You get the idea.

Blackpoint Settlement, or just Blackpoint, is a large-ish village situated on the northern end of Great Guana Cay. Large is relative, of course. I estimate there might be 100 or so people living in the area. But, for cruisers, Blackpoint is a bit of a mecca. The local businesses have invited the cruisers into their town and provided top-notch services. For instance, there are several taverns to choose from, each with different happy hours schedules.

Other services abound. There is a clean, coin-operated laundromat, free WIFI service throughout the main downtown area, a bakery with wheat, white, coconut, and cinnamon bread, and several nicely stocked stores. Most importantly for us was a pizzeria!

While hanging out for happy hour at Scorpio’s, Madeline met a little, local girl whose father worked at the restaurant. The girl was quite taken with Madeline’s iPad games. In fact, all the local kids would gravitate to the iPads and Zach learned that he had to assert himself in order for his iPad not to get commandeered.

One of the popular spots in town, Lorraine’s, is a restaurant, internet hotspot, and self-service bar. Yes, you pour your own drinks! Then, you just mark each one down on a card that represents your tab. At the end of the night, the bartender tallies your drinks and you pay up. Let me just say that the first rum punch I poured myself was good. But, the second one was out of this world. By the time we headed back to the boat, I was also out of this world.