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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WATER

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Day 1:Arrive Staniel Cay and board Slumber Venture at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club.
Enjoy the local charm of the Staniel Cay settlement. Snorkel around Lumbar Cay and climb around the sand bluffs. Dive the famous Thunder Ball Cave at slack tide and bring a few snacks for the hundreds of overly friendly fish. As the sun starts to lower in the afternoon visit the wild pigs on Big Majors beach.

Day 2: Cruise in the tender up the intricate passages up Pipe Creek, stopping in the cuts between the cays to do a little fishing, possibly catching a glimpse of a passing school
of bonefish, making your way to Compass Cay to pet the nurse sharks at the small marina docks. Rendezvous with the Slumber Venture at the Rocky Dundas rocks where there are two generous openings to two caves that rise well above your head like church cathedrals full of ancient old stilagtites and stilagmites. In front of the caves entrance beautiful large but very fragile branches of Elkhorn Coral just full of a wide spectrum of reef fish. Move into Bell Island anchorage for the night.

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Day 3: South of Bell Island, scuba dive or snorkel Pillar Coral Reef in the middle of Conch Cut. If the tide is running in it is a pleasant relaxing drift dive. Move up towards Hallspond on the Venture stopping at the Sea Aquarium by Soldier Cay for a snorkel in a little area abundant with tropical fish. Cruise up to the south anchorage of Warderick Wells and picnic at the Pirates Lair. Either stay here for the night or move up to the stunning protective north anchorage in front of the head quarters for the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Before moving, a dive on Jeep reef on the west side of Hallspond is a must, one of the prettiest 30 foot dives in the Exumas.

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Day 4: Visit the Park headquarters. Under the dinghy dock, check out “ Doc’s Reef”, a very visible habitat that is home to an array of reef fish, resident horse eye jacks that swim in at high tide and ”Bubba”, a friendly lemon shark. Take an early morning walk to the top of Booboo Hill and watch the sun come up over the Exuma sound. Depart on Slumber Venture. A 10 minute run out of the anchorage will take you into wide opening to Danger Reef for a 55 foot dive amongst resident reef sharks,and large pelagic fish. Feast your eyes on some of the most magnificent huge webs of black gorgonians in the area. A few rocks to the north dive on Parrot Fish Reef for a nice shallow dive teaming with schools of Bermuda Chubs and an incredible variety of Parrot Fish. Head back to Staniel Cay and one last stop at Sampson Cay to see the whole back anchorage turn into an incredibly beautiful sea of sand as the whole area turns into one big sand bar at low tide.

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Chef’s Specialty

OWNER’S FAVORITE SPINACH APPETIZERS

1 lb. sausage (uncooked)
1 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup Breadcrumbs 1 egg salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients and roll into small balls (approximately one tablespoon each).
Bake at 400 degrees approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown