The Iguana

March 14, 2015

Bitter Guana Cay

Exumas, Bahamas

Today began with the Chris Parker weather forecast and then a nap.  We got up to stay at 8 and treated ourselves to a special breakfast.  We took the coconut bread that Lorraine’s mother makes and made French toast with it. What a way to start the day.  Then Mark came over with an update on the next couple of weeks plans. He said we are leaving Great Guana Cay at 3 today and going to Bitter Guana Cay to hunt a rare iguana that lives there and Allen’ Cay and nowhere else, and we would anchor there for the night. 

So off went to do 3 loads of clothes ($22.50) and use the wifi and Lee went to the dumpster and town spigot to get 10gal of water in jerry jugs.  Luckily I was able to get washers and dryers immediately.  While I did laundry I read email and watched 2 stingrays cruise the waters edge and the dinghies right in front of the Laundromat. Having done the necessary chores we returned to the boat and readied it to go again.  Mark called about  2:30 and said let’s  go so we pulled up anchor and put up the jib and headed for lizard land.  The ones on Allen's Cay have been fed by people and become aggressive but the ones on Bitter Guana have been left to themselves more so should behave more normally. 

We anchored and immediately went to the beach.  They were all over the place. Some would go away if you approached others would just stand their ground and a couple actually approached you.  We go some pics with our phone ( our camera charger cable is mia) and one short video.  Handleys got lots of pics with their camera.  One of them came right up to Lee and tried to bite his toe. They were pretty neat.  We are sure our  oldest son will enjoy the pics.

After the iguana hunt we took a little dinghy trip around the anchorage and back to the  boat for

a drink and some chatting.  Then everyone went to do dinner.  I did a quick meal thanks to my pressure cooker.  I have used it a lot and I would never thought of it if my friend Beth had not said how much time it saved her on her sail boat.

It is a little rocky rolly and the quiet secluded anchorage occupied only by Handleys and us has  been invaded by a crew in a power boat playing music so loud you can hear it below on our boat and their jet ski too.  There are rude people every where, but the people we have met on this trip have been exceptionally helpful and friendly.  Fortunately this boat load is the exception.