Allen’s Cay in The Exumas

We arrived in Allen’s Cay (pronounced Key) after motoring for 7 hours in the Great Bahama Bank.  We had little wind and we had to be very observant and watchful to avoid the reefs and coralheads in this area.  The water is crystal clear and varies in so many colors very quickly.  Allen’s Cay is well known for the many iguanas.  The name Iguana is Spanish and was taken from the Arawak word for the animal “Iwana.”  The iguanas come out to greet you looking for handouts but they are not tame and will bite you and each other!    The yachts we see are too numerous to mention, however we did see a helicopter land on one yacht by the name of “Air.”  There is a power cat anchored here and the largest one we have ever seen.  The view is beautiful, the sandbar is fun, the water is clear as glass, and just on the other side is the Exuma Sound with thousands of feet of water depth.