We left Pipe Cay and its goats for Big Majors Spot (per the chart [“Big Major Cay,” per the Bahamians]) and its stores and pigs…??? Yes, pigs. We’ll get to that in a minute.
After finding a couple of spots (pun intended) in the anchorage off Big Majors Spot, the first order of business, was a dinghy ride to nearby Staniel Cay for some “coordinated” provisioning. We both needed gas for the dinghies, Finish Grade needed a bilge pump for their dinghy, and as always, we all needed a few grocery items.
Todd in front of Isles General Store. Nice of you to totally coordinate with the color scheme, Honey. You fashion plate, you. 
Back at ya, Babe! Susie at the combination liquor store and laundromat – now that’s a creative enterprise. (Note the camera permanently affixed to her right hand, even when shopping. Ha!)
After provisioning, the draw of the tourist spot, “Pig Beach,” got the better of us. The pigs are the only inhabitants of the island and have been there for years. How they got there? No one is fessing up. Today they are fed by tourists and cared for by locals on Staniel Cay. If you’re on a tour boat you pay to see them; cruisers on dinghies, not so much.
Home of “The Original Swimming Pigs.” Anecdotal history runs from pirates left them there, to they swam from a shipwreck, to the obvious, some entrepreneur brought them in for tourism. However they arrived, they have been an attraction ever since.
Big hogs and sows right down to a passel of piglets:
And dashing away is exactly what we wanted to do after seeing what that many piggies do in the water. Swim with ’em? Nuh uh. We all wanted to go home and shower! This was a “Been There. Done that. Check it off.” experience. Sorry, piggies.
Speaking of “dashing,” there are four 600-horsepower engines on that sharp-looking tourist ride!
The other thing about Big Majors is that it’s a good, fairly protected anchorage, and so…. it attracts boats. Lots and lots of boats. And lots and lots of charters and mega yachts. We’re talking really BIG boats.
In the end, it was a successful stop. We purchased some very high-priced groceries, found the necessary bilge pump for Finish Grade‘s family truckster, i.e., dinghy, and refueled both dinghies and their related back-up cans. With those things accomplished, in the morning, we scooted out of there!
Time to go somewhere less crowded! Next stop, Jack’s Bay to ride out a few windy days.
Our Travels 