January 10th.
We have truly found paradise in The Bahamas. Staniel Cay is all that they say it is. A little bit of tourist, a little bit of really nice restaurants, a little bit of grocery stores and a whole lot of pristine, clear water surrounded by mostly deserted islands.
We arrived on the 8th and only intended to stay for a couple days. There is a windstorm coming in from the east this weekend and we need to be somewhere protected from the 20+knot winds. We fell in love with Staniel Cay and decided there was no reason not to stay here until early next week. We are in the protected cove just north of the Staniel Cay Yacht Club and south of Fowl Cay. The yacht club can hold about 20 boats and the cove about 50. Location is everything.
East of us is “cruisers beach” complete with fire pit, bean bag chairs, benches and shovels. We took the dingy there yesterday afternoon with a bottle of wine to watch the sunset.
We have these cool beach chairs and table and it was our first opportunity to try them out. While there we had a visitor. Did I mention the pigs? No?
One of the main tourist attractions here is the swimming pigs. I kid you not. They have their own beach and boats come in all day long with people anxious to swim with and feed the pigs. Big pigs, little pigs, even in-between pigs. They are friendly and VERY well fed.
Another attraction is a fabulous restaurant on Fowl Cay. Four course Prix Fixe menu with cocktails and wine and unlimited wifi. What more can you ask for?
