{"id":12465,"date":"2025-05-10T10:39:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T10:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/?p=12465"},"modified":"2025-08-21T00:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:18:20","slug":"exploring-staniel-cay-exuma-islands-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2025\/05\/10\/exploring-staniel-cay-exuma-islands-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Staniel Cay, Exuma Islands, Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Monday, April 28, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2025\/05\/08\/welcome-to-staniel-cay-exuma-islands-bahamas-and-pig-beach\/\">continued<\/a>&#8230; After we\u2019d had our fill of watching the pigs, we continued on towards town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6332-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the tip of the anchorage that we were in, looking toward the anchorage closer to town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6294-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We passed an ominous looking sunken vessel. We wondered what caused it to sink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6339.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to the yacht club for lunch. This was the dinghy landing area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6361.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back at the dinghy area from the walkway. The dock behind it was the fuel dock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6366.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The buildings to the right between the dinghy area and fuel dock were small cottages, apparently units rented by the yacht club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6555.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were confused about how to secure the dinghy as there were no hooks or cleats in the rocks. We realized the other dinghies had tied lines all the way around the rocks, so we did, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6362.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The dock had some big boats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6364.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The edge of the marina dock was loaded with sea creatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6382.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6374.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was one of the two restaurants, with a tiny attached chandlery, at the yacht club. This was the reasonably priced restaurant. The other restaurant, seen the picture of the dinghy area above, was pricey.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6373.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the bar area of the yacht club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6369.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>the restaurant part of the yacht club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6371.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After we were done eating, we walked down the shoreline a little way to scope out the other restaurant with a dinghy dock. This was the walkway out to the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6727.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the view of the beach from the street near the the marina, looking northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6390.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Directly next the yacht club was a cemetery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6703.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back at the marina\/yacht club\/hotel from the northern end of the beach in the above photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6400.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6393.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Per the sign, this was the bakery, but it didn&#8217;t look open today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6545.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6398.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the other restaurant with a dinghy dock. We didn&#8217;t take a photo of the dock, but Eric determined the yacht club was an easier place to take the dinghy than this dock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6709.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though we&#8217;d only passed a handful of buildings on our short walk, we noted the majority were under construction. One looked like a new build right on the water. Two buildings were adding second stories. The others looked like they were having renovation work done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we headed back to Kosmos, the tide was going out and the current was strong. On our way back, we scoped out Thunderball Grotto, one of the main tourist attractions in Staniel Cay. It was a cave under one of the small rock islands in the bay. The cave was only partially submerged at low tide, so low tide was the time to go. After seeing where people anchored their dinghies and exactly where the entrance was, we felt like we were prepared, and planned to go tomorrow. This video is long, but it showed both the strong current and the grotto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_6406.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was another quiet night aboard. Here was the sunset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7522.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, April 28, 2025, continued&#8230; After we\u2019d had our fill of watching the pigs, we continued on towards town. This was the tip of the anchorage that we were in, looking toward the anchorage closer to town. We passed an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2025\/05\/10\/exploring-staniel-cay-exuma-islands-bahamas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[402,52,16,9,1,399],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bahamas-caribbean","category-caribbean","category-cruising-guide","category-cruising-life","category-general","category-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12465"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21169,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12465\/revisions\/21169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}