This is the best
private island I have been to. That really doesn’t mean much because I
only have Princess Cay to compare to. We arrived at 7 AM and dropped
anchor. We got our tender ticket at 7:45 AM and we were in group 2. We
then proceeded to have breakfast at the Lido Restaurant. By the time we
got back to our room, they were sending us ashore. We were on the first
boat and on shore by 8:25 AM or there about.
The beach is long and there are a lot of chairs on the beach. Finding one
is not a problem. They have about a dozen covered areas that cover two
lounge chairs on the beach. Pam and I snagged one because Pam is so fair
skinned. There are a few umbrellas and some shade from trees in the
morning, but during the afternoon there is little to no shade.
The sand is the finest sand I have ever seen and it is very, very soft and
white. The swimming area is very shallow (knee to chest deep to about 60
feet out), and the water was very warm and refreshing. We spent about an
hour to hour and a half total in the water.
After staking our claim to chairs, we took about a 45 minute walk along
the beach to close to the end on the west side. I cannot say how great a
walking and swimming beach this is. There are several restrooms and the
picnic eating area is very large with plenty of tables. There is one shop
and several stalls with local knickknacks. They have several bars that
sell drinks and soda and they have a Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream stand. I
assume that it is a pay stand and not free, but I didn’t ask.
All in all, this was a very nice place and I am glad we stopped. It was
well worth the time.