Treasure Cay

Treasure Cay, Abacos Bahamas
26 40.29 N 077 16.97 W

Happy birthday Sara! Our granddaughter Sara is 15 today.

We got frustrated waiting in Marsh Harbor, so we left for Treasure Cay (pronounced key) despite the weather report. It was stormier than expected and we had a rough ride over here, but we arrived OK. The entrance is shallow. We hit it at half tide. I would not try it at low tide.

Inside Treasure Cay is a small but private anchorage owned by a resort. They charge us $10/day just to anchor here. That's the first time we ever paid to anchor. But wait. Wait until you hear what we get for the $10. We get anchorage, free WIFI, dinghy dock, garbage disposal, use of the restaurant, bar, fresh water pool, showers, and a world-class beach. In short, all the facilities of the resort minus a room. What a deal! I think we'll like it here a lot.

In the picture, see the beach in the foreground and the anchorage where Tarwathie is in the background on the far right.

I mentioned to Libby that our friends Reg and Terri on Blue Topaz stay here at a slip all summer long. They even rode out two hurricanes here, and they and their boat came through fine. One can rent a slip here for the seasonal rate of only $400/month. What a deal! Imagine staying at a luxury tropical resort for $400/month.

This morning, I said to Libby, "You know, we could stay right here at a slip until next winter. The expenses for a trip north including fuel and stuff would pay for the slip rental." Libby turned white, thought a while, and then started thinking of reasons why that would be a bad idea. I had to laugh. The real reason she didn't like the idea is that we would not get to see family and friends this summer. I'm with her. We're not likely to remain here for the summer anytime soon. Still, one of these years, if we're just feeling too tired to make that 4,000 mile round trip, we might just do it. We could arrange for family and friends to fly down and visit, one or two at a time.

I'll bet that you blog readers would also vote against us staying. If we stayed in one place for 6-9 months, I'm certain that original thoughts for the blog would dry up and I'd have to stop posting. I'd wind up like the two gentlemen below.