Guana Cay and Nippers

We stayed at Orchid Bay Marina. For the month of February it was only 50 cents a foot. Score!

Guanna Cay is famous for their restaurant “Nippers” It is right on the ocean. It has an incredible view. On Sundays they do a pig roast. On Sundays they do a pig roast. We were so excited to go to. We later found out it is a $20 buffet with pulled pork on it. It is a big party place especially later in the day. We enjoyed the beach more than Nippers.

The first day we went we knew there was snorkeling on a reef a short distance off shore. We walked all the way to the point where it was supposed to be the best. But the waves were crashing and it was all rock. On our way back Scott found a sandy slot to slip into and swam out to the reef. He only was out a short time. Being off shore by himself wasn’t smart so he didn’t stay. We went back the next day and both were able to get into the water. We saw our first true reef. We swam with a sea turtle. He was little, but it was still a thrill to see one. Check that off the bucket list. A lot of the reef was dead. We are not sure if it is because of the hurricanes or other reasons. Nonetheless we did see lots of sea fans, brain coral, pretty fish etc.

We went to Grabbers for lunch with Cathy and Michael on Trawler Life, our Bahama buddies. A very popular dish here is conch salad. We had never had it. We got it fresh from the ocean. We watched the fisherman clean them and sat at the bar and watched our own salad being made. The fisherman were just finishing cleaning when we got down there. After the conch were cleaned, he picked up the left over “pistols” It is suppose to be an aphrodisiac. He picked them up and said “these will put lead in your pencil” Cathy and I got a good laugh out of it.

Conch Pistols. “They put lead in your pencil.”

I asked what they did with all the shells. He showed me a pile and take whatever you want. Cathy and I picked out 3 particularly pretty ones. After we watched our conch salad being made and had it customized to our tastes, we were walking back to the table and Scott teased Michael because Cathy was carrying 2 and I was carrying one. The joke was on him when he found out they were all mine. One for me and one for each kid. Hee hee.

These three had such beautiful color, I couldn’t resist.

Conch fisherman cleaning conch on the beach. It’s the Bahamas Mon.

Cathy and I sat at the Conch salad bar and watched our conch salad being made.

When we were watching our salad being made the Angelo, the chef, told us about the orange part of the conch, which is the best. He handed me a raw piece and I tried it. I wasn’t overly impressed but slightly grossed out about eating raw conch. He brought up the pistol thing. His saying is “Spilly Pistol puts lead in your pencil” He was a showman as well as a chef. He had lots of fun little saying. “Feel the flavor, Mango give it the sweet. The core of the pineapple gives it the crunch” and on and on.