The channel into Treasure
17 March 2012
Treasure Cay, Gt Abaco Island
Treasure Cay is not an island as its name would suggest but the northern most tip of Gt Abaco Island.
It gets it name from the sinking of17 Spanish treasure galleons off the coast in 1575. Some of the treasure has been found - some has not, but it is the greatest marketing aid for promotion of all the dive clubs in the area!
All I can say is that after extensive beachcombing, the crew of Alexia found nothing of value!
We had sailed from Marsh Harbour to Treasure Cay three days ago and for once in recent days had had the most glorious weather. The wind in the right direction, the jib poled out - it was wonderful. The approach, as always, needed special attention although, had we grounded, there was predicted to be another 8" of rise to take advantage of - the Captain felt sure t'would be sufficient in an emergency.
The entry channel was well buoyed and a jetty half way up the channel gave us confidence on depth as the large fuel boat used this on a regular basis.
We opted to anchor in the bay, leaving the Resort marina to the motor cruisers, and went ashore by dinghy. For the first time in ages we had arrived at a town that seemed to be bustling.
Little electric carts were everywhere bristling with golf clubs - one of the two 18-hole golf courses in the Abacos is here and was obviously a major draw for the Americans who were out in force.
Outside of golfing there are dozens of things to do and to be part of but our main objective on the walk was to have our sundowners on one of the top ten beaches in the world (National Geographic - so it must be true..) A 3.5 mile crescent beach of white powder sand.....shoes off again.
On the way back we couldn't resist doing a comparison test of rum punches which required us to take up our seats at the Resort bar overlooking the harbour - no firm conclusions were drawn and it was decided to run the test again tomorrow!