Going to George town

We made it to George Town down at the end of the Exuma island chain. George Town is the biggest settlement (town) in the chain. In the USA it would be a very small town but here it is the real thing. On the way down here we passed hundreds of small Cays, (they write the name as Cay but pronounce it as “Key”), here are just a few of the Cays that we passed on the way down to George Town,

Ship Channel Cay, Allens Cay, Highborne Cay ,Normans Cay,  Shroud Cay, Hawksbill Cay, Little Cistern Cay and Cistern Cay, Warderick Wells Cay, Halls Pond Cay, Bells Island, Compass Cay, Sampson, Sandy,& Staniard Cay, Big Major Cay. Harvey Cay, Bitter Guana Cay, Great Guana Cay. Big & Little Farmers Cay, Cave cay, Rudder Cay, Prime Cay, Block Cay, Normans Pond Cay, Lee Stocking Island, Pigeon Cay, Rat Cay and finally, on to Great Exuma Island and George Town. This is only a small sampling of the numerous Cays that we passed.

On the way down we stopped at Stainial Cay where part of the James Bond movie “Thunderball” was filmed oh, and of course Pig Beach.Pig beach gets its name from the fact that a bunch of pigs live there and the cruising community comes to shore and feeds them. The pigs are a bit aggressive and will swim out to you if they think that you have food… as you can see!

We skipped most of these Cay’s because we were in a bit of a hurry to get to George Town. We have a new crew member flying in. My friend Ralph who sailed with me for two weeks last year and this winter asked if he could come over to the Bahamas for a taste of the islands. Once he’s on board and the weather clears, we will be leaving George Town for Long Island and beyond.  It should be an interesting trip!