Moving South

We left Staniel Cay on Tuesday Jan. 24 and made our way to Great Guana Cay witch is an island about 10 miles long with lots of great beaches. The mail boat didn't come to Staniel Cay so that means no groceries so we thought we would go to Black Point Settlement on Great Guana Cay and get groceries there. We arrived on Wednesday to find that the mail boat still hasn't arrived. So we bought a few things and went out for lunch to Lorrain's Restaurant. We had a great lunch and I had the best burger I have had in a long time. And Lorain came out and talked with us for a while. Every one is so friendly on these islands.

Lorrain's Resturant

Looking down the main street.

This is the school

This guy wants to go for ride

The locals take there racing very seriously.

 Building a new sailboat

So with a little bit of groceries off we went to find some beaches. We stopped at Jacks Cove.





 It wasn't what we wanted so we move down the island about 2 miles to Jacks Bay.

 

We thought this was a good beach so we did some exploring. We walked up a hill and on the other side we found a better beach. This day we had a lot of difficult decisions to make. We picked the last beach. Whites Bay beach and then we decided to collect some fire wood for a fire that night. 



 

 

 

On Saturday we moved on to Musha Cay then Rudder Cay then Cave Cay, 3 stops in 1 day very busy. Musha Cay is where David Copperfield has a home and a resort. Laurie will tell all soon. We anchored overnight in front of Cave Cay after a busy day. Sunday we were on our way to Little Farmers Cay to spend a few days on a mooring ball while a small cold front passes by. We also hoped that the mail boat had made it here so we can buy some groceries. After 2 hours of sailing we arrived and tied to a mooring ball and headed to town. The mail boat came but of course it's Sunday, not open today. We decided to go out for lunch because every one said TJ's was good. We got directions and off we went. The directions were to follow the road to the end and turn right onto the air port landing strip and turn left at TJ's. I have never heard of getting any where walking down an air strip!

 

And here is TJ's

Right between the runway and the beach.

 We had a drink and decided to stay for lunch.

 What a great spot!

We liked it here so much we stayed until sundown.

 

Tomorrow we will head to the grocery store and see what we can find.

 

And now it's that time again for:

 

So Here's Interesting Tidbits  SHIT for short.

 

 

The Musical Mermaid

 

Here's a little info on an interesting find under the waters of Ruder Cay. It is at N23o 52.160'/W076o

14.156'. You will find this on the floor of the Ocean in the clear shallow water. A mermaid at the piano. This was placed here in 2011 by David Copperfield and was sculpted by Jason DeCairns  Taylor. It is in 13 feet of water. It is a replica of a Steinway Concert piano and was built with spaces that encourage life for sea creatures. Sitting at the piano is a sculpted mermaid by Jason. David's home is a short distance from the statue. It is said he has created an illusion to distract tourists away from his home and private island. If you want to read more about this fascinating under water sculpture go to sculpture.com/projects/copperfield. David Copperfield owns a private island at Musha Cay. This private island is rented out for $300,000 per week. Go to mushacay.com.

Now that's an illusion!!

Notice on the charts they show the PIANO is marked

David Copperfields Resort on Musha Cay