Staniel Cay & Big Major's Spot

We traveled the Bank from Little Hall's Pond Cay to an anchorage in Staniel Cay.  The 'path' out was narrow, but the fifteen nautical miles was soon covered and we were anchored very close to the Thunderball Grotto.  When we went into the spectacular skylit underwater cave, slipping in was easy, swimming out another story.  The thousands of colorful fish and marine life have no problem though.  We brought a squeeze bottle filled with cous cous and we were covered with fish with every squeeze.  Sweet.

Piggy Beach on Big Majors Spot was even better this year with piglets everywhere.  We took turnips, carrots, and cabbage.  They ate it, but they probably had their hearts set on Hamburgers and Fries.



Lots of dingy rides and beachcombing.  Time spent at Staniel Cay Yacht Club enjoying Bahama Mamas, Kalik, Cracked Conch, and Fresh Mahi Mahi Burgers and also playing a little pool.  Our last night on Lapidus was Surf and Turf, with Georgia shrimp and grass-fed beef-steak. But all too soon, Saturday morning came knocking.  It was time to take our precious cargo to the Staniel Cay airport where they would spend too much time in Nassau, then Miami, and finally, a long flight to L.A.
We miss them.

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This lovely little beach is another picture from Norman's Cay.  It's also a good picture of our two Honda motors for Lit'l Lap.  We bought the small one at the Annapolis Boat Show.  It's nice to have a backup, but we really bought to have a lighter motor to get down for those one-night anchorages and/or short dingy rides.