Treasures at Treasure Cay

From Guana Cay we motored over to Treasure Cay which is a resort marina on one of the top ten rated beaches in the world. The beach is like white baby powder and goes for 3.5 miles in a beautiful crescent of sand. The anchorage is in a basin off of the marina which can hold 150 boats. There is a hotel/ condo development here which was built in the 1990s. They dredged miles and miles of canal much like Fort Lauderdale for people to have their boats at their home docks. We paddled around much of the area while the wind was down and I had my wish of kayaking with a dolphin come true. While Rob was back talking to another boater I paddled up a canal watching this dolphin fish and every once in awhile he would come closer to me and take a peak at me. Of course most of my pictures show water but I did catch the odd fin at the surface. Rob arrived to see me with a big smile on my face and playing chase and peak with the dolphin. One of the folks we spoke to who live here say that the mother dolphins often bring their young into the canals to teach them how to catch snapper along the edges of the canal when the tide is low.

Today I am heading to shore to do some internet while Rob is tackling the leaking "head" (toilet) job! This is a job that he does not want me onboard for so it works well that I have some place to go and get out of his hair. Besides it isn't pretty and this way the captain can say what he wants to and the admiral won't hear a thing. For ten dollars I can use the pool, showers and internet if it is warm enough. Today the front has come through so it is a little chilly and I will have a fair row to the marina in 20 knot winds but it is good exercise.

Treasure Cay, Abaco....a New Anchorage

From Guana Cay we motored over to Treasure Cay which is a resort marina on one of the top ten rated beaches in the world.


The beach is like white baby powder and goes for 3.5 miles in a beautiful crescent of sand. The anchorage is in a basin off of the marina which can hold 150 boats. There is a hotel/ condo development here which was built in the 1990s. They dredged miles and miles of canal much like Fort Lauderdale for people to have their boats at their home docks. We paddled around much of the area while the wind was down and I had my wish of kayaking with a dolphin come true. While Rob was back talking to another boater I paddled up a canal watching this dolphin fish and every once in awhile he would come closer to me and take a peak at me. Of course most of my pictures show water but I did catch the odd fin at the surface. Rob arrived to see me with a big smile on my face and playing chase and peak with the dolphin. One of the folks we spoke to who live here say that the mother dolphins often bring their young into the canals to teach them how to catch snapper along the edges of the canal when the tide is low.

Today I am heading to shore to do some internet while Rob is tackling the leaking "head" (toilet) job! This is a job that he does not want me onboard for so it works well that I have some place to go and get out of his hair. Besides it isn't pretty and this way the captain can say what he wants to and the admiral won't hear a thing. For ten dollars I can use the pool, showers and internet if it is warm enough. Today the front has come through so it is a little chilly and I will have a fair row to the marina in 20 knot winds but it is good exercise. I am getting lots of computer work done; however even in my fleece top I am a little on the cool side. Perhaps the sun will come out this afternoon and warm things up? We really can not complain about the weather this year as it has been a great winter.

Where there is sand there are sandcastles and mermaids!

Home to The Abacos

We were up before first light and on our way on our ocean passage from Eleuthera to The Abacos as the sun rose. From Meek's Patch to Lynyard Cay was close to 60 miles so it is always a long day. We had a boisterous sail in 16 knot winds with a mix master of ocean waves. One did not want to spend anytime below decks for long and I took some sea sickness medication just to be on the safe side. We were very relieved to anchor at Lynyard Cay after our nine hours of active sailing. We fell into bed by nine pm and both the captain and admiral slept for almost 10 hours.
` The next day we motored up to Sandy Cay and went snorkelling in the park. The reef is quite nice and the high light was seeing several eagle rays flying over the bottom near the reef. This was my first time dunking my leg in sea water so we are hopeful that I have no ill effects. The Bahamian doctor had said that the sea water eventually can be healing so here is hoping that he is right. My scab wants to come off everytime it gets wet; however I clean my leg, re-apply the cream and re- dress it and seem no worse the wear.....yeah!!! I have missed swimming so much this winter....between the sharks and my leg I have not had my usual swimming. The water in the Abacos is cooler than what we have been used to, but still over 21 degrees C (low 70s F). I hope to get some snorkelling in after we leave Marsh Harbour.
We celebrated Lynn's birthday on Celebrian with cake and lots of good food. Rob made Lynn a special bowl that included a user's manual. She has always teased Rob about making broken conch shells so she got quite a kick out of the manual. We have found some beautiful conch shells this year and "Robare" has been very busy designing his bowls. Some of you reading our blog will find a bowl in your future.

There are very few anchorages in the hub area of the Abacos (Marsh, Elbow, and Man O War)that we have not explored; however we did find a new spot on Guana Cay where we could cross over to the ocean side and see some new areas.
We spent a day beach combing and walking to Nipper's Restaurant for lunch.
Nippers is perched right on the ocean beach and is one of the "must do"places to visit. We have been there a couple of times before but it is always a fun place to stop. I would have liked to have done some snorkelling but I am trying to keep the scab from coming off my leg too early so thought it best not to get my bandage wet. I did however have a brief swim off Celebrian and that was quite wonderful.

This bonker belongs in our tree at the cottage; however it was already in use at a home in Great Guana Cay!!