After relaxing a few
days and getting into the swing of things in Allens Cay, we had heard there
were some famous hamburgers in Normans Cay, so we decided to pull anchor and
make way there. Unbeknownst to us,
Normans Cay was an ex-druglord’s playground.
The weather dictated us landing on the east beach rather than in the cut
near the drug lord’s ruins, which should have been better as it was closer to
the Normans Cay Beach Club. We dropped
anchor, put on our nice clothes and headed to find the great hamburgers at the Beach
Club. Unfortunately, upon arrival we
discovered Normans Beach Club “McDuff's” was no longer open. This meant no hamburgers in paradise. Seems the economy is hitting down here just
as hard as it is in the states. So, we
decided to go for an adventurous walk around the island and do some
discovery. It is actually quite
beautiful with lots of potential; however, it has the stigma of being a drug lord’s
island. The one thing the island has
going for it is the ability to utilize an airstrip built by its former drug lord. This allows neighboring islands to shuttle people
in and out. Although, I don’t think we
will be planning any flights in or out of this airstrip anytime soon. On our walkabout of the island, we found
wreckage of airplanes both on land and in the water. It is rumored that many tourists have checked
out of the island via this airstrip only to have never been heard from again.
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| Coconut Sprout |
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| Every island seems to have a lone palm tree | |
Not sure what these carvings were, but we thought they were interesting
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| Airstrip to possibly nowhere |
Looking down the runway
Normans Club Yacht Club (after the drug bust)
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