By Kevin

After visiting the swimmng pigs on Big Majors Spot and hanging on the anchor for a few nights, we made a quick trip down to Staniel Cay Yacht Club in order to tie up to the dock.

We’ve had some problems with our heads (toilets) and hoped that we could get parts flown in for repairs. It turns out that that wasn’t feasible, so we’ll wait until we get to Georgetown for repairs. In the meantime, we have one fully functioning head available and the aft head could be used in a pinch.

Staniel Cay is a popular cruising destination in the Exumas of about 100 local people and up to 100 cruising boats sitting at anchor. It is a destination second only to Georgetown. Big Majors Spot is a reasonable dinghy ride away. The area has wonderful protection against the prevailing northeast to southeast winds. You can find protection from other rare winds (though you’ll probably have to reposition your boat for the wind change). The town is scenic and the people friendly.

And, the Staniel Cay Yacht Club is the epi-center of the island for cruisers and boaters. It is very well run and you can get just about anything you need from the yacht club, from the Isles General store, or by having hard-to-find items flown in via Watermakers Air.

Staniel Cay was also where we really started to understand the phrase, “Bahama Time.” Hey, this is The Bahamas, Mon! What’s the rush? Drink another Kalik and enjoy the clear, blue water.