#Isles General Store staniel cay

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Bahamas Cruise 2022, Part 25. May 11-18. Black Point, Big Majors.

Ms. Rolle, “The bread Lady”, sits outside “plaiting” during the day after baking her breads. You will see several of the older generation making a little money, sitting in the shade of a tree “plaiting straw”. Mostly women, but I have seen one man plaiting. They make long continuous rolls of plaited Palm leaves about 3-4 inch wide, which they sell to women in Nassau. Eventually it is made into bags for tourists.

This is becoming a lost art that this generation learned at an early age. They have been doing it since they were little kids. They have tried to pass it on to the kids and grandkids. Which do not have the time or interest. So this is a dying art. The men go out on the island and collect the palm leaves for the women to plait.

I had Ms. Rolle make me a small example of her work and then sign it with a sharpie. As she plaited, she told me several stories of her life in Black Point. Her husband Capt. Basil Rolle died at age 76 in 2015. Ms. Rolle signed my souvenir, “Peermon Rolle, 11 May 2022, Bread Lady”. She was such a pleasure to sit down and talk too. She was sharp as a tack knowing the days date, while I had to check my watch for date.

Ms. Marjorie “Peermon” Rolle, of Black Point settlement, at work plaiting.

Our son, Lars, flew in to Black Point. I walked to the airfield and met him. Then we walked back to the dinghy dock at Lorraine’s and headed to the boat. Once there, we pulled anchor and headed to Big Majors. Stopping at Bitter Guana Cay to check out the Iguanas. You are not suppose to feed them. But since they meet us at the dinghy and chased us down the beach, it is obvious that most people feed them.

Lars dropped Nancy and I off in the dinghy just south of Staniel Cay. We snorkeled two different light twin aircraft wrecks near the island. Lars motored around to the north west of Staniel where we met up with him.

The prop gouges in the nose of the wrecked aircraft says a few folks have found this wreck at low tide, the hard way.

Nancy and Lisa from “Bay Wind” were watching for the mail boat to arrive in Staniel Cay and resupply the grocery stores. We could see the Mail boat at the Government dock. So Lars took Nancy to General Isles Store and Lisa met her there. Once Rev. Burkie Rolle showed up with the supplies from the mailboat at the store. Nancy and Lisa volunteered to stock the shelves. Since Rev. Burkie only has one arm, this got the shelves stocked much faster so we could get going.

Lars feeding the swimming pigs of Big Majors.

Meet Bosun he is a huge puppy and can not get enough to eat. We showed up at Wrights boat with appetizers. Bosun is spoiled dog that has covered Wrights boat and dinghy with hair. Bosun would walk across the Bimini top to get to where we were holding the plates.

The next day we headed south stopping at White Point, see above.

This is a squall line moving in at Lee Stocking Island.

With lightning striking around us, I wrapped all portable electronics in Aluminum foil and placed them in the oven for protection. I like to have at least one each of a communication and navigation device that will survive a lightning strike to the boat. Each year we hear about a sailboat in the Bahamas losing their nav and radios after a lightning strike. The aluminum foil and oven act as a Faraday cage, protecting the electronics.

Lars stayed on the boat anchored 2 miles south as Nancy and I explored the beach on Prime Cay by dinghy.

Great beach where we found multiple cowrie shells.

The tides were extremely low and exposed this beautiful stand of Elk Horn Coral. These used to be plentiful in the Florida Keys, but 90% have died off. Need to pay attention where you drive your inflatable dinghy!

After a quick snack, we motored back to Lee Stocking Island.

We did some trolling the next day as we started heading north. I have not had a single hit yet. These cedar plugs were made for me by Neil from Wales. He is very successful with them in the Florida Keys.

Lars is helping me visually navigate into Farmers Cut. The current was ripping through here going in our direction. Light winds so no Rage today.

We anchored near Oven Rock for the night. Good holding to the north of the rock but not south, where the bottom is scoured by the current.

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Bahama Cruise 2022, Part 6, March 28. Pig Beach and Staniel Cay.

Nancy becomes a regular at pig beach, talking with the locals who take care of the pigs.

This is a common item wherever fish are regularly cleaned and the carcasses are thrown in the water. These are only nurse sharks feeding and milling about while a kid watches. In several islands the Bull sharks mix in. Bull sharks are recognized as “man eaters”. Nurse sharks are puppy dogs. But they are hungry and do have teeth. Later in the year a kid was bitten by a Nurse shark and airlifted out.

After watching these guys clean their fish at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club, we swore off of fish at any local restaurant. The locals just don’t have access to ice on a daily basis. These fish were sitting on the boat all day without ice. Placed in black plastic bags at some point and brought to the cleaning station. Flies were everywhere!

This is the dinghy beach at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club. Remember “Cay” is pronounced “Key”.

The Island cemetery is right around the corner from the Yacht Club, it is a short cut to the liquor store and the dump.

We walked around Staniel Cay, here is the Government Dock. Each populated island has a Government Dock where the mail boat brings in supplies for the Island each week. This is the one at Staniel.

This is the cut at the Government dock which we would use to get to Rev. Burke’s Isles General Store. This is the same cut that cruisers use to get to the airport to drop off or pick up crew and family. What beautiful water!

Dana at the Staniel Cay Sailing Club. The boat in the background is sponsored by the “Bungalow” resort in Key Largo near our home.

Here we are approaching the one “round about” on the whole island. It is diligently patrolled by an island equivalent of “Barney”. Including a 6 shot revolver. Whether or not Officer Sampson had any bullets is not known. And best if he doesn’t have any. We spent several minutes talking with him. Until some errant Americans in a golf cart went the wrong way. Officer Sampson laid into them and we decided it was best to leave quietly.

Nancy heading over the bridge leading over Bonefish Creek. No Bonefishing in the creek! The handrail was rebuilt the next week.

This is the airport terminal on Staniel Cay.

Back at the boat, we watched the girls using the slide on the mega yacht next door. They were anchored near us for several days. They enjoyed themselves. But we had the better time.

Another great meal that Nancy whipped up. Mashed potatoes, beans and New York strip skirt.

Another gorgeous sunset at Big Majors with Nancy checking up on the happenings on the mega yacht.

S/V Sea Breeze, Big Majors, Exuma, Bahama.

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