First on the list today was to bring our garbage to the Staniel Cay dump.  We could pay $5 to get rid of a bag of garbage at the marina and we had two small bags.  The alternative is to climb a hill behind Club Thunderball and leave our garbage at the city dump.  That is free, and free is good. 

Club Thunderball is on top of a hill overlooking the harbor.  The photo at the left is the back of the club and the road we took to the dump.  There is also a dock and small marina on the water side, where we left our dinghies.  We haven’t been able to get the story about this restaurant/bar, but it is currently closed. Too bad, as it looks like a fun place.  Along the road is the sign on a car door as pictured above. 

We did find a useful piece of garbage at the dump, a ladder. We need one to use in the dinghy as it’s difficult to climb back into the dinghy after snorkeling.  Well, to be truthful, I’m the only one who has trouble doing it. 

We dumped our garbage and then went to a small beach and climbed steep trails to the top overlooking Exuma Sound and the harbor and islands around Staniel Cay.  The view was breathtaking.  The sky was blue and the water was shades of turquoise.  We continue to hear that this is the coldest winter in the Bahamas in years, but today was another sunny warm day with temperatures in the low 80’s.  We’ll take this “cold” weather any day.

After our hike, we went to the yacht club to get fuel in our jerry jugs.  Then we went to the three grocery stores, The Blue Store, The Pink Store, and Isle General Store.  The supply boat hadn’t arrived yet, and the shelves were partly empty, but we found everything we needed.  Click here for more photos.