We had a leisurely morning in the slip parked next to the 147 ft Party Girl yacht.Lots of Aussie crew on board and one kiwi girl.They seem to spend the whole time cleaning and serving, especially as the owner is on board with his magnificent German Shepard dog. Off in the dinghies to Thunderball cave / grotto to check out the James Bond site of two of his movies.At low tide you can squeeze in between the rocks to this wonderful hidden round cave full of fish .People come to feed them so they are extremely friendly.Oe lady came in with a can of cheese whiz.The fish seem to eat everything and were quite happy with their meal! Lots of butterfly, angel, Nassau grouper and yellow snapper.Also seems its a hiding place for the small fry.Guess it keeps them protected.On the outside of the cave were wonderful bright colored coral; periwinkle, yellow, dark red ,blue, lime green even.Now I understand why the houses are painted in those colors! Next off to see the swimming pigs around the corner at the next island. We were amazed at all the boats sitting there when we arrived.Didn't take long before the pigs came out to greet us.I had brought along some carrots and chips.Two of the pigs almost tried to climbs into our dinghy! They were hilarious. Took lots of photos then off in the dinghies racing each other to another island The guys are having fun.Bit like bumper cars on water. We passed Fowl Cay a private island where we tried to reserve for dinner.As the owner was in house, no room at the inn!
Back to the big boat.Handyman Bill helped Graeme with a mechanical issue .The anchor light had been malfunctioning.There is always something to fix.A degree in mechanics would go a long way.
Ladies meanwhile went for a walk in the town and then rewarded ourselves with a piña colada at the Staniel Cay YC. Well at the bar anyway. Was delicious. Then we were entertained by fishermen filleting their catches of the day including a couple of lion fish As we know these have highly poisonous spikes so you have to be very careful handling these.The Aussie guy said he takes the spikes off and cooks them the oven, using them for toothpicks.Maybe he was joking but didnt seem to be.All this activity attracted about 12 nurse sharks.They circled around waiting for the left overs. even a large stingray came in to check it out.Dinner was on our boat.Pork tenderloin on the menu.Easy to cook on the boat using the convection oven.
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