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December 12, 2005
N26.4 W77.1 Guana Cay, Abacos, Bahamas
From Green Turtle Cay heading south, we needed to head briefly out into the mighty Atlantic Ocean to avoid a massive shallow shoal. This cannot be done everyday because of "rage" seas. We had a window, so away we went.
In the early 1990s, cruise ships dredged a channel into Loggerhead Channel to gain access to Guana Cay and its outstanding beaches. Oh, and the third largest barrier reef in the world. The cruise ships abandoned the ingress because of rough seas during the winter. The channel has not been maintained since the mid-90s.
The north end of Guana Cay is called Baker's Bay, used by beach partiers from the cruise ships. It was sold in the late 1990s to a developer. A golf course and gated community was planned, but the local residents were, and still are, strongly opposed. They worry about fertilizers from the golf course leaching into the reef. And so they should be.
A popular spot on Guana Cay is Nippers. We had to go. It has a sand road leading to it, multi-coloured painted fence, pool, bar, resto and shop (for those tacky thong undies).
And the most amazing vista from atop a sand dune over spectacular white sand beach. Isn't he handsome?
Posted by dave at December 12, 2005 07:25 PM
Comments
Chis looks way too sober(serious)in this picture. No one is ever serious at Nippers! I miss Nippers. Hope you are having a great time and hiding from the fronts.
Posted by: Ann at December 12, 2005 11:04 PM