Several years ago, we had stopped at Treasure Cay while chartering a boat in the Abacos with friends and where we found a nice marina and a beautiful long crescent beach so it was an easy decision to return here, especially when the shore would give us good protection strong north-westerly winds that were forecast. While called a cay, Treasure Cay is really part of Great Abaco. We ended up spending two days here waiting for the strong winds to abate. This gave Harry time to clean a couple of winches that were operating poorly and for us to get ashore. Ashore, we found what was left of the Treasure Cay Marina post hurricane Dorian. Sadly we found the marina and resort still laying in ruin. The swimming pool and buildings were decaying and while there were plenty of empty moorings in the harbor, we didn’t feel we could trust tying up to one since we didn’t know when they were last serviced. We were able to tie the dinghy to a dock and to walk the beautiful beach. We found the beach to still be a beautiful as in 2016 but today, with the strong NW wind, the water was covered in casuarina pine needles and a little churned up. We got a nice long beach walk in and encountered Bahamians working to return other beach resorts and vacation homes into a state that would be attractive to tourists.
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Treasure Cay Resort in 2016
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Treasure Cay after Hurricane Dorian today
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Condos that are likely beyond repair
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A resort that has rebuilt and is open for business
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It is still one of the most beautiful beaches in the world
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