Once in the Exumas, the next stop is only about 5 to 10 miles away. Each stop is like entering another country, each with its own personality and attractions. Staniel Cay Yacht Club is such a place. Lots of cruising boats around, most anchored on the western side of Big Major island where wild pigs roam the beaches and swim up to your "dink" looking for a handout.
The Yacht club is really geared toward cruising boats and has or can arrange almost anything one could ask for. We arranged to have our mail delivered to us here via a courier service (Watermaker Air). It only took four days of waiting, but, we were not in any hurry.
Small cabins available for rent at the Yacht Club. Each comes with a small Boston Whaler to use.
We anchored near Thunderball grotto where the James Bond movie of the same name was filmed along with Tom Hanks and "Splash". We were close enough to simply jump off the boat and swim to the underwater caves. This picture is off Mavourneen's stern and although it looks very shallow, these is actually close to 15 feet under the boat.
!!TRAGEDY STRIKES !!
On the way to see the wild pigs one of the Bahamian adventure boats, aptly named "007Thunderball" came speeding by us at less than 100 feet. The resulting wake send Bettilynn flying backwards in the Dingy, fill the boat nearly halfway with seawater and flooding a protective pouch containing our camera, an i-phone, and our Bahamian cell phone. They were ruined. Moreover, the idiot driving the 007 boat also nearly swamped an elderly couple. We ran into the driver at Staniel Cay Yacht Club and he could have cared less about the damage he caused or the injury that could have happened. I e-maqiled the company but got no reply.
We did manage to get another cell phone that takes pictures but have been unable to download them as yet. They should be great as after leaving Staniel Cay, we crossed the Exuma Sound to Cat Island and then traveled to Conception Island. As soon as we figure out how to download those pictures, we will post them also.
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