Orchid Bay

Saturday 9th - sailed to Orchid Bay. We planned to stop at Fowl Cay but the sea was too rough. It was also gray rather resembling sailing in the Solent. We walked up to Nippers and then down on to the beach. We walked south along the beach remembering beaches like Bournemouth and Weymouth where you had to first find a space big enough for you then you spread out your stuff to stake a claim on it.

We walked until we had to climb over rocks

and then we followed a trail inland. We came across the now familiar sign,

which on the other side has,

Oops, fortunately they don't have "stand your ground" laws here so we only risk being told off, which no one does. It turns out we are in the Orchid Bay resort complex which is basically the southern part of the island. It is very up market and still under development. They still have empty lots for "cottages". A cottage being like this,

They've done a great job of landscaping the area, and seem to run a nursery to support it.

As a special treat we only paid $1/foot for the night.