Hopetown to Great Guana Cay

This morning we dropped our mooring in Hopetown at 8AM. We had been there for 10 days due mostly to weather but enjoyed our extended visit. today we left just short of high tide to get out of the harbor and had a wonderful 10 mile sail to Great Guana cay. We turned the engine off, put out the main and jib, turned on our water maker, and just cruised for about 2.5 hours. We arrived at Great Guana Cay and picked up a mooring ball from Dive Guana for $20 per night. Within 30 minutes Bill and Linda picked us up in their dingy and we walked about 1/2 mile ti Nippers Bar. It is located on the Atlantic and they have a salt water pool, great ambiance, and a great frozen rum punch!! After drinks and lunch we went for a swim since the Atlantic was too rough to snorkel. After returning to the boat we went in the dingy about 2 miles to an island which is known to have lots of shells. The Island is called Spoil Island. It was formed when Disney excavated a channel into nearby Bakers bay for a stopover for their cruise line. The destination has since been abandoned by Disney but there is a private resort there now, very exclusive. Well it was a long ride and we were disappointed with the shell selection. The ride back was into the wind and waves so we got quite wet!
Tomorrow we leave at 7AM to pass through a dangerous section called "The Whale". We have to go outside the islands into the Atlantic for 2 miles and come back through a cut in the reef. It is dangerous to do in heavy winds and seas but tomorrow everything is suppose to calm down. We will post pictures for this blog tomorrow.

You can't miss Nipper's on the beach

Love this place

Peter looking over the Atlantic reef

A pirate theme..what else?

Linda and Jane

Nipper himself in the pool