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| Treasure Cay |
What’s
in a name? Thought this should be
addressed since we have had our vessel's name, Panasea pronounced a variety of ways. Panasy, Panseeya, Pansee and those who know
the word Panacea pronounce it correctly as “pa-na-ˈsē-a”. In Greek mythology, Panacea was a Goddess of Universal remedy but the term has general meaning as "cure all". We liked the name and play on spelling when we bought Panasea so we made no changes and affectionately named the dinghy "Quick Fix".
This got me to thinking about the different names of the various Cays we have visited and the following information was identified:
This got me to thinking about the different names of the various Cays we have visited and the following information was identified:
Bahamas is actually 700 islands or Cays (pronounced Key, from the Spanich cayo) which means small island. Bahamas name comes from the Spanish words "baja mar" meaning shallow sea. The average depth of the Sea of Abaco is only 18ft. Great Guana takes it's name from "guana" a corruption of the word "iguana". This rather large lizard is enjoying a limited degree of acceptance as a pet in the US. Fortunately iguanas are a protected species in most civilized parts of the world.
Treasure Cay, is no longer a Cay. Years ago, a hurricane closed the spit over and it’s been a part of Great Abaco ever since. It is rumored that a yet to be discovered, large pirate treasure is buried somewhere on the cay. We looked but no luck. If any of you reading this find it remember who put you on to it.
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| Nipper's |
Great Guana is where we spent Father’s Day celebrating with a pig roast at Nipper’s,
followed by a swim with friends and Simon as our lifeguard.
The evening was topped off with a majestic sunset.
Transiting from Great Guana we had nice 15kt winds on our beam to sail toward Treasure Cay. Simon is always the hit on the beach and loves the attention.
