It has been a gloomy day here as we wait for our part to arrive. There was a slight chance that the part would arrive at Staniel Cay today, but George called and found out it would not be arriving at Staniel Cay Yacht Club until about 3:30 tomorrow. We chose to wait at Bitter Guana Cay—2.5 miles south of Staniel Cay as the crow flies—because it is quieter and less crowded. The occasional tour boat comes by taking tourists to view (and possibly feed) the Exuma Island iguanas on the beach. We have visited the iguanas in the past but found some of them to be quite aggressive toward others so we passed it up this time. There were three sailboats with us in the anchorage last night. After they all left today a large motor yacht joined us. Later this afternoon a helicopter landed on the yacht, unloaded, then left, then another helicopter landed right after that. George took a video of the second helicopter which is posted below.
The beach at Bitter Guana. Two boats are there along with about 25 iguanas.
Our new neighbor, before the arrival of the helicopters. We are guessing it is about 100’ long.
https://youtu.be/NU0044p6hTU?si=LjsJsRJtY5AELvXx
Our trip from Cat Island to Bitter Guana yesterday was uneventful. We motored 57 nm in light wind. No dolphin sightings but we did marvel at some of the flying fish that were flying just above the water for distances as far as the eye could see.
The beach at Bitter Guana. Two boats are there along with about 25 iguanas. Our new neighbor, before the arrival of the helicopters. We are guessing it is about 100’ long. https://youtu.be/NU0044p6hTU?si=LjsJsRJtY5AELvXx
I hope your part finally arrived! Aggressive iguanas sound like something I wouldn’t get too close to either! But flying fish sound very cool.
ReplyDeleteThe part did arrive! The flying fish are cool. I love watching them and am amazed at how far some of them can fly.
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