Spanish Cay and Hello to old-new friends

Sorry for the delay. We have had some extremely packed days, with little communication. I will attempt to catch up as quickly as I can. The ride from the West End to Spanish Cay was about 10 miles, and very bumpy. It really started to take a toll on my attitude, as I was trying to navigate waters that I had never been in before. I scrapped my first route after not being that confident in my GPS system in combination of extremely low tides and shallow water. As we rounded our last waypoint, I called into the marina and checked for availability. There was absolutely no problem, as there was only one other boat in the marina… and one on the way in – Hark the Sound. Remember, our friends from W. Palm Beach?

We fueled up, picked myself up off the ground from the price. Hint: never fuel up at Spanish Cay. The Green Turtle Cay is just 20 more miles. As we finished fueling, our sailing friends finished tying up, we checked into the marina and then had to decide on dinner. It appears to be a Bahaman style that your dinner order must be placed well in advance with an approximate eating time, to make sure the food can be prepared. We had dinner with David and Babi, and the food was excellent. My fish was a local snapper, and it was prepared perfectly.

About this time Babi decided that we needed to drink some shots. There were not many options as the liquor selection was not large, so we came to a decision of GoldSchlager. That turned out to be a mistake in hind sight. We stayed in that little marina bar until I don’t know when. We met a Scot from Ft. Lauderdale, Andy.

He was staying on the owner of Spanish Cay’s 100+ ft yacht. I was just happy to not be parked next to it. We had a blast and picked up a lot of local knowledge from the guests, staff and manager of the marina. The next morning we walked the beach and explored a little bit. It was really pretty. BJ saw her fist starfish. It was in the marina so we could not get a closer look, but it was about 6-8in. and bright red. We also saw some interesting lizards and crabs.

The Marina
Spanish Cay Marina
This was a nice marina, but again, the fuel is extremely high. The hospitality was wonderful, and the food at dinner was great.

The Food
Spanish Cay Marina
This is the only restaurant/bar/store on the island. The dinner was excellent, however the breakfast was a little too greasy, especially after the night before. Go with the local fish, but BJ’s free-range chicken was reportedly good as well.