The guys got up early to take a stab at bringing home some fresh caught food. Bob, John and Chris hopped in the dinghy and headed over to a coral head that John had found when he was at this anchorage earlier this year. Unfortunately, there were no lobsters, but John did kill a Lionfish that is an invasive species which preys on the smaller fish an ultimately ends up killing the reefs. Lionfish are poisonous if one of their little things prick you. There is a special way to handle them, and John had the gloves to do it. I might also add that they are tasty to eat.
After the boys fishing expedition, we got the boats ready for our next adventure. We would be staying on the inside of the Exuma chain to make our way to Big Majors by Staniel Cay. We were at Staniel Cay in December, so this was not a new destination for us. It was however our first time to go from Cave to Staniel on the inside. There are some pretty shallow spots, so you definitely want to time it with a high tide. I would end up going the same route as Bob while John and Chris opted to go a little further and get into a little deeper water. We made it through with no problems.
Arriving at Staniel Cay was familiar so we knew exactly where we needed to go.
Once we got to the anchorage it began to fill up with friends who were also Leopard owners. Petro and Frik from Sailing Sisu were already there with their guests who are future Leopard owners. Dave and Phyllis from Sol Veng were also there on their Leopard 45. Bruce and Sara who were one of the firsts to get the Leopard 42 pulled in about 30 minutes ahead of us. Our floatilla of boats pulled in and then shortly after Dale and Debbie from Moko Kat also joined us. Shelley and Dwight from 10-7 Freedom also arrived at Staniel but they grabbed a mooring ball by the marina because they had friends in from Iowa.
Later that evening we would all enjoy sundowners on Sailing Sisu.
Later that evening we got back to the boat and enjoyed the lights from all of the Mega Yachts that were in the anchorage. Alot of chartered yachts visit Staniel Cay due to it’s close proximity to Nassau.
