Glad you were able to join me for the adventure with the swimming pigs. We are up at the crack of dawn
trying to squeeze in this latest escapade in time to be able to still get to Georgetown before dark. We pile
into the dinghy and head a bit North to Pig Beach at Big Major Cay. Now I really wanted to swim with the pigs but somone forwarned us that just a week ago a tourist got bit in the ass by one of the pigs so we decided to play it safe and stay aboard. We approach the beach...not a pig in site..back and forth and back and forth we go...maybe we don't have the right beach !! We go a little further North and see another boat and ask where the pigs are ...they direct us back to where we were. Apparently the pigs are a bit precocious..we hadn't brought food with us to coax them out..maybe this time will splash the water and make a bit of noise outwitting them . Sure enough..we spot one.!!

The pig

He is very well camouflaged amongst the trees and sand. No wonder we didnt see him the first time.
yeah!! Here's another   and oops..I mistook the first pig for a he but  its a she..must have a young litter about ..that side view helped...

Pig number 2

 

 

 

 

  The pigs are not swimming to us..we have no food...I spot an old ear of corn up the beach and decide
to brave the warning and jump out of the boat ..get the corn ..back in the boat ..without any mishaps..maybe now they'll swim out to us..Guess what ...it worked!!  The female couldnt resist...here she comes!!!

About halfway out to us ..she's no fool..she realizes thats a pretty old ear of corn and turns her back on us..
Oh well..we got a taste of the swimming pigs..crank up the motor and back to Viento for the final leg of the trip. We arrive at our destination Stocking Island just across from Georgetown , the most Southern part of the Exumas.  This is much more developed and doesn't have the feel of the idyllic little spots we had along the way.  Over the next couple of days , Doug makes arrangements for a mooring till he returns in Janaury , the rest of us prepare the catamaran for departure ..cleaning, laundry, polishing etc.. so she is tidy for the next guests arriving for the New Year .

 Time to move on ..back to reality...our  families await us for Thanksgiving !!

Exuma Land and Sea Park

Bye Viento!!!!!!