Sunday 1/29/2017 was day 99 of our Great Loop
Adventure. It was also the FIRST day we
had disagreeable weather all day long!! That’s quite a string of good weather
days. But in true Lower Place fashion we
continued with our original plans.
According to the guide books there is a “world famous” “must
stop” establishment named Nippers. Not
my usual go-to place but a local dive shop Brendal’s offers a guided tour via
his boat AND it included a stop at No Name Cay.
Based on the super yucky weather we decided it would be fine to join a
group of 8 other strangers, head out in a fast boat to a place we’d never been…after
all, it’s about the journey not the destination, right?
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| The pigs are protected by law - this sign is "official" |
First stop was No-Name Cay.
Known for the wild pigs (hogs) and lack of human habitat, visitors are encouraged
to bring food scraps to hand feed the piggys.
This whole concept was completely foreign to us…given our efforts over
the years to eliminate the wild hog population.
Cultural differences are all around…but we enjoyed seeing Prudi from
Rascal’s Retreat in “hog heaven”. She
rehabs wildlife & has worked with feral hogs for years.
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| Prudi and the Piggy's on No Name Cay |
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| Communication with the public |
Of course, we were battling a churning Sea of Abaco and rain
but the mood on the boat was positive and Brendal was a fantastic host! We were off to Nippers…and basically had the
place to ourselves!! And it was NOT lost
on me that our first stop was to feed the protected hogs and the second stop
was a hog roast at Nipper’s…no kidding!!
I giggled to myself…especially when I heard another guest talking about
her vegetarian lifestyle. Do your homework about your travels PRIOR to boarding
a boat…just sayin’. LOL!!
Given the declining sea conditions, our departure from
Nippers was delayed by an hour. And the
return trip was longer in miles because we stayed “on the inside of the whale”
because of the swelling seas. Never fear…we
were safely delivered to the dock by 6:00 pm and after a hot shower felt like
new people!
It was a great day and the poor weather gave us another
adventure to remember. The evening
weather forecast low’s in the lower 50’s overnight…”you will need your winter
gear for the morning commute”.
Bless
their hearts!!
Monday is Day 100 of our America’s Great Loop…still having
lots of FUN!!
Be Blessed!!!
