Staniel Cay and Big Majors Spot

We’re in Bimini right now, more on that later…

Big Majors Spot and Staniel Cay

We were in Big Majors/Staniel Cay for several days where we reconnected with Dirk and Nancy on S/V Renegade and had a fantastic time. Staniel Cay is, so far, our favorite place in the Exumas. While in the area we visited Thunderball Grotto, pig beach, Pirate Beach, the Yacht Club, and had a fresh caught mahi mahi dinner with new friends.

Anywhere you go there are plenty of these around:

The four of us went to lunch at Staniel Cay Yacht Club:

Sharks waiting to be fed right in front of the club:

Yacht Club:

Lunch with Dirk and Nancy:

Really nice cottages for rent at the Yacht Club:

The next night we went to the club for dinner to celebrate our 10 year anniversary:

Dave was a great bar tender. When we asked for the check he asked how many beers we had, we were honest:

Then we had to find and visit the grocery store:

We had dinner with Laurie and Richard of M/V Forever Young, along with Dirk and Nancy, Jim and Janey M/V Pirate, and Bob and Laura of M/V Laura Lee.

Laurie:

Janey, Richard, Dirk, and walking sticks that probably belong to Nancy:

Smallest dinghy in the crowd:

Sunset from the top deck of M/V Forever Young:

Dinner of fresh caught mahi mahi and so many other dishes:

Then we snorkeled the Thunderball Grotto.  More to come on that later:

We also visited “pig beach”. Wild pigs and other farm animals roam freely waiting to be fed:

We also spent time at Pirate Beach. People (mainly Jim and Janey of M/V Pirate) bring chairs, grills and games to the beach and leave them for the entire season for other cruisers to enjoy:

We will update again soon. We are in Bimini right now and will probably cross back to Florida in a couple of days.