Stubbornness

Sometimes you make really dumb decisions for really dumb reasons.

After two nights at anchor off Big Majors we thought, how bad could this little front and squall be? It didn’t sound all that bad, so we cancelled our reservation at Compass Cay Marina and decided to stay put. The anchor was firmly ensconced in the sand so why move.

The squalls were minor (we managed to catch three gallons of fresh water) and the surge not too bad so we were feeling pretty smug. We had saved $200! We were staying put … for now.

Big Majors is famous for Pig Beach. This year there were more pigs and a large litter of piglets. These pigs are pretty spoiled and have learned to swim out for handouts.

If you’re not careful they may even want to climb into your boat and drink your beer!

There were six boats that stuck out the weather anchored at Big Majors. In between blows we would meet on the beach and tell each other how smart we were to stay.

By the end of a week of getting bounced around we all decided that next time we might just go to one of many hidey holes to get out of the wind and waves. On the bright side had we gone to the marina we would have spent at least $700 or more holed up.

On our last day at Big Majors we snorkeled at Thunderball Grotto, made famous during the filming of the James Bond movie of the same name. It’s pretty cool. At low tide you swim in a shallow opening in the rock that then opens to a large room inside the rock.

This is the entrance and ironically the picture number is 007. Weird stuff, huh?

Looking up through the “skylights”.

We had bought a digital underwater camera and this would be the second time we had used it. It takes getting used to since I don’t have my glasses on and so can’t really see what I’m taking pictures of.

All stubbornness aside we were moving on. Finally!