After 2 nights having Compass Cay almost to ourselves, we arrived at the tourist mecca of Staniel Cay. Since we are having some problems with both the head (toilet) and the refrigerator, we decided to treat ourselves and stay on the dock at the yacht club instead of anchoring out.
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| The rather intimidating view over the stern of the boat. |
Our first stop was Thunderball grotto where some really silly scenes from the James Bond movie by the same name were filmed in 1964. Seriously, if you haven't watched the film don't bother. Unless you are in the mood for a slapstick comedy.
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| Thunderball battle scene |
I snorkeled around the cave with the kids (again, no photos because we don't have a decent underwater camera) but I chose to stay at the boat when they went back a second time to do this:
The next day we set off by dingy to see something I've been looking forward to since we first started planning - the wild pigs! On an uninhabited island near Staniel Cay live a drove of wild pigs. No one really knows how the pigs got there since they are not native to the area - the most popular theory is that they swam there from a wrecked ship. The pigs spend their days eating food the tourists bring, lying in the sand, and swimming.
I had planned on getting up close to the pigs but it turned out I was a little intimidated by their size.
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| This woman was much braver than me |
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| I didn't know pigs could smile |
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| The piglets sleeping in piles were my favourite |
The rest of our time at Staniel was filled by exploring the town and hanging out at the bar in the yacht club. We were particularly enchanted with the laundromat that is also a liquor store and bar.
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| We were very happy to be able to watch the Women's World Curling Championships |
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| Tiny Binary on the end of a dock full of giant yachts |
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