Dollar Harbor
We woke up to the shouting of one of the construction guys. We were anchored where they were going to bring out the dredging equipment. He had told us that we could move to the southside of the island, but since we had to weigh anchor, we decided that being in an exposed area wasn’t worth staying around any longer. On to our next destination. We sailed to South Cat Cay where we anchored on the east side of the island.
As usual, we took our routine dinghy ride around the island and stopped at a small sand bar with lots of conch shells. What a perfect gift to send people! Later, we realize how much they smelled and chucked them back in the water. We spent the rest of the afternoon reading in a peaceful anchorage with just ourselves
Cat Cay
According to Navionics, the public could still access the private island of Cat Cay for the purposes of provisioning and customs. We took a dinghy ride over to check out the commissary and ask about checking out at customs. Private islands are living the dream. As expected, the store was stocked with a variety of food and loads of fresh vegetables. We hadn’t seen bread in such a long time that we grabbed hot dog buns, hamburger buns, and a loaf of bread. All Wonderbread…We even splurged for some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Surprisingly, the groceries ended up being cheaper than expected. $55 for the whole lot that included breads, vegetables, meats and beer. After running back to the boat to put everything in the fridge, we took beers to the flats between north and south Cat Cay. We had corn and chips and salsa for dinner and ended the day with some reading and relaxing.
Favorite Anchorage
We decided that today was our last day in the Bahamas. After looking at some weather forecasts, our good weather luck was running out. Rain and lightening would be coming our way. We spent the day reading and cleaning and watching a powerboat rock out to a variety of party music. At sunset we walked to the south end of the island where there were two chairs and an umbrella to sit under. There was a sign that said “Aviva”. If you want to read a good post about the island click here. We would later learn that Aviva would be the catchy name used for marketing purposes for the development of the island. Then, we went to North Cat Cay and “checked out”. The plan would be to weigh anchor at 5am and arrive in Fort Lauderdale just before nightfall.