Staniel Cay/Big Majors Anchorage

As soon as we had nice weather, we were one of the first boats to leave the park and head further south.  In a matter of minutes late, eight more boats were following!  The winds were great and the sails were up letting us arrive at our anchorage in no time.  Big Majors is an uninhabited island about a half mile from the larger Staniel Cay which has a marina, two grocery houses, a bread house, a few small restaurants and an airstrip.  We made sure the anchor was set and took Rylee ashore.  Then it was off to see what had changed over the year.  Much to our disappointment, one of our favorite places, Club Thunderball had closed.  Last year, it was the place to go for happy hour, free internet and a fantastic super bowl party where the Steelers won the superbowl!  Next stop was Staniel Cay Marina, thinking we could grab a sandwich and a cold drink ---- wrong!  They actually closed down the restaurant for a day of major cleaning.  Continuing on down the road, we stopped at the Yellow House, where the woman bakes bread, only to strike out again...she was not baking due to the cool weather and her yeast was not rising properly.  One last stop of the day was Isles General Store. The shelves were pretty bare and the mail boat which brings in the fresh foods, dairy and produce was not due in for two more days.  The only thing that brightened our day was seeing the swimming pigs!  There are about 7 or so pigs that live on Big Major and everyone goes to see and feed them --- they actually swim to your dingy and try to get food.