Great Guana Cay

Through the Whale

We spent a couple of days at Great Guana Cay. On first approaching the beach and while wading the dinghy in the last 20 feet or so to the beach, a couple of rays were swimming around our feet. We explored the settlement and then went over to Nippers to view the ocean side to see if it was possible to snorkel. It was still too rough, so we put off snorkeling for another day. Along the way, I picked up a coconut, which is now grated and in the refrigerator. We stopped at Milo's fruit and vegetable stand and picked up some homegrown tomatoes. We had originally planned to go to Nippers for their Sunday pig roast, but changed our plans to go to Grabbers to watch the Daytona 500 on a wide-screen TV. We had great snorkeling on Sunday morning on some reefs. The reefs drop off quite sharply and offer plenty of very colorful and varied fish, plants, and coral. Sunday afternoon, we did go to Grabbers for a late lunch, but as it turns out, the TV was only easily visible for about 8 stools in the outdoor bar. Sunday night, the winds increased to a steady 25 knots and clocked around such that we lost our protection. It was a bouncy night, but we are not complaining as it is only our second rough night in almost 6 months at anchor.

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