Guana Cay

There is not a lot of room to swing on a mooring ball in the little bay that Guana Cay offers, but Revi just squeezed in with my back deck over looking a Moorings Catamaran.  It did not seem to bother the 7 people that were on the boat - it certainly did not bother the rather portly gentleman who took a swim alfresco and then wandered about the deck looking for his towel!  OUCH - Ocular Trauma!

No I Did NOT Take a Picture of Buddy!

Settled in, we hopped into the dingy and off we went to town to see the sights.  Our first stop was "Nippers", a local watering hole for the younger crowd.  We missed the Pig Roast in the afternoon, but there was still a good crowd when we arrived.  They were dancing and swimming in the two pools offered to keep everyone cool.

Nippers Overlooking the Atlantic Beach

 To get into Nippers you have to pass by a couple of trees.  One is known at the Poisonwood, and is reputed to be like poison Ivy, but on steroids.  Beside it was the Antidote Tree. I'm not sure how they work, but touching either did not seem like a good idea.

Poisonwood Tree - identified by its trademark camoflage trunk

Antidote Tree

It is not uncommon for a Cay like this to have a nearly 100% tourist trade.  If you are not selling booze, or food, running a marina, or renting a good time by way of fishing, diving or boating, you are likely not going to survive.  Towards this end, there are a lot of closed stores and old buildings that have been damaged or lost during storms and fires, or could not make an economic go of it, that never get rebuilt. The infrastructure is limited, utilities are expensive and they don't recycle so there is a lot of garbage around.  It's quite a mixed bag of beautiful scenary intermingled with a tinge of neglect.

Beautiful Vista of the Atlantic Beach from Nippers

When it Stops Working - Leave It.

Nice Resort near Grabbers - another popular site where you can watch the sunset

Little House in Town

Please don't get the wrong idea, it is lovely, but it would be inappropriate to focus on only the positive attributes offered in any place.  

We decided to move on to Treasure Cay, as we had seen the highlights at Guana in the first day.  We might have short changed it a bit, but we can always swing back another day.