There was a light southerly breeze which was on the nose as we made our way down the Exuma bank, heading for the Staniel Cay area.
It was a sunny day, and fun was had tacking back and forth until we approached Sampson Cut, just north of Staniel Cay. The Cut took us into the top end of a pretty and seldom crowded anchorage.
That afternoon, an old cruising friend from our Mexico cruising days, stopped by for a catch up. He was still managing a private island in the area and invited us over for a BBQ and tour the following day.
It was a short hour motor North to the anchorage behind Thomas Cay. There were a few reefs and some shallow spots to avoid on the way in, but it was another lovely spot.
These private islands require extensive systems in place to keep them running.
It’s like a massive boat, as you need water makers and storage tanks, generators, solar farms, your own fire suppressant plan, docks, fuel tanks for all the different fuel types ( diesel, gasoline, propane etc), and ways to monitor everything. You also need to be able to fix just about everything, so that means a part’s store on site.
Our friend had been staying busy keeping everything running, but said he enjoys problem solving and likes the constant activity…although he would be able to keep 2 other engineers occupied if the owner OK’d more staff!
After a last calm day at Thomas Cay, we headed 5 hours south to Big Farmer Cut and crossed to the Exuma Sound side. We found a good spot to anchor just North of Cave Cay. Oh, I only found juvenile Conch at Thomas Cay, so the search continues…
Our last hop was down to the Georgetown area to find a spot for a blow and meet a friend. Everyone had the same idea, and there were 206 boats spread along the Stocking Island shore. We would be there for a week at least..
