We sailed upwind in a SE breeze with just a jib arriving at the north end of Bitter Guana Cay about two hours later covering the 3 miles as the crow flies distance between the cays, and still in close proximity to Staniel Cay. There greeting us in the bright sun were incredible white sandstone cliffs thrusting skyward with a Sandy beach dotted with 2-foot long iguanas below. This is a favorite and scenic stop so we packed a picnic lunch and headed ashore. Views westward from atop the cliff are impressive as you can see beautiful blue waters in every direction. We fed the iguanas our celery tops and kale stalks (learning later one is not to do as they iguanas are protected), swam in the gin clear waters, and enjoyed a picnic. New this year was a raised platform on the beach where we sat free of harassment form the iguanas (they have a keen sense of smell for food). Around 3 pm, we moved Jono about a mile south and did more of the same at Gaulin Cay South before dropping anchor for the night at Black Point on Great Guana Cay.
We hurried ashore to Lorraine’s café as we had heard on the radio earlier today that the Seven Seas Cruising Association was having a social function at 5 pm. At least one of us (Sarah) was longing for some social interaction with non-spousal individuals so a social opportunity sounded good. We found about 50 people had gathered for drinks outside at the social spot - Lorraine’s Café, and around 7 pm, the band started playing rake-n-scrape. Rake-n-Scrape is traditional Bahamian music played using a saw and a metal comb and with the steel drums, provides a unique percussive sound. We enjoyed meeting fellow cruisers including couples from Newburyport, MA, Sacramento, CA, Chicago, and New Jersey. Turns out that Lorraine has three more days of social events planned at her café for the cruisers so we may stick around Black Point a little longer.
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