Staniel Cay so far

We've been here at Staniel Cay for 5 full days. It doesn't seem like it, seems like we just got here. We have met some interesting people and seen some cool things.

Here are a couple photos of the flight from Marsh Harbor to Staniel Cay.

One of the first people we met was one of Gail & Jack's neighbors, Joan. (I suppose on a little island, everyone is a neighbor). Joan is in her 80's and told us some stories about her wild adventures. When she was 15 years old, she and a friend ran away from boarding school. They got on a train to Boston to stay with her friend's sister who was in college. But when they got to Boston, both Joan's mother and her friend's mother were waiting for them. They got busted!

Joan also sailed to Tahiti on a 100 foot sailboat in her twenties. She then rode a bike from California to Chicago. We didn't get much detail about those trips.

Another very interesting woman we met is Judy. She lives on her island just North of here. The only way to the island is by boat so she comes and goes on her boat. She has family and friends come to visit. She said when she first moved there, she didn't really know how to run the boat very well but has learned. Her boat's name is 'Gutsy Lady'. It got that name from the local men who were impressed with her.

We've taken a couple boat rides so far. The first one was a little to the North up to Over Yonder Cay. It's an island owned by one guy. It's got a huge house on it and a number of smaller houses. There is a yacht basin, a ramp for a big seaplane, solar panels and windmills. It's hard to believe it's for one guy and his family. It looks like a resort Disney would make. Here a few photos of it.

Yesterday's boat ride went South. We went to Gaulin Cay where there are lots of iguanas. They are not supposed to be fed but they are so they come running over when a boat comes ashore.

We also did a little snorkeling. Pete has an underwater camera but the card reader is not recognizing the card. So at the moment we can't offload any of those photos.
On the way back, we went out Dotham Cut to the ocean side so Pete could fish. There were no fish to be found but we trolled for awhile. The ocean was calm so it was a nice trip. The color of the deep water is much different than the shallow water on the West side of the Cays.

Gail is the local yoga instructor. She leads a yoga class at their house 3 times a week. It's been a few years since Dan has done yoga. He's been to two classes so far here on Staniel Cay. There will be NO photos of that!