Compass Cay Marina
Ambler Isle
V and S
Fri 14 Jan 2011 18:34
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24.15.5N
76.31.W
1/7/11
We decided to take a side trip and stay at Compass Cay
Marina, owned by Tucker Rolle. We'd been there many times to enjoy a
burger and beer and to swim with their pet nurse sharks. We'd never
brought Amber Isle. The tiny marina is popular with large yachts,
and several were tied up when we arrived. They tied us up to a
long wall normally reserved entirely for Mustang Sally who was away at
sea. The marina owns numerous rental houses also. No hamburgers
on the dock today, they'd run out of supplies. Tucker's clean marina has
practiced enviromentally friendly principles for many years.
Conserving resources, providing a haven for sea life and birds. Miles of
sand covered trails invite walking the island, with colorful hand painted signs
leading the way to the beach, and the rental houses. We walked the
crescent beach, admiring more ruins as well as the newly constructed rental
homes Tucker was building. Back at the dock, we met up with Dennis, from
Gadabout (wife Gail). He agreed to help us straighten an anchor
next morning. We had a nice dinner of "Do Do Burgers," a new recipe for
chopped mahi patties. Very tasty. Then we watched the Godfather Part
2. Sunday morning we awoke and took our coffee out to the marina dock
table enjoying conversation with Tucker, his brother Preston, and Dennis.
While we were washing the boat, Tucker came down to say he'd have to move us, a
130' yacht, Nameste would arrive in one hour. Instead, we loaded
up the wash supplies, settled up our bill, loosed the lines, and motored out
through the cut at high tide. The wind was light, the Exuma Bank was calm.
We'd enjoyed our visit there, but would prefer to be on the hook.
Marina dockage was $132 per night, plus $60 per night for electric, plus 5%
credit card surcharge. Wi-fi was $10 for 100 Mbs or 24 hours, whichever
came first. I learned that 100Mbs is not much, and lasted nowhere near 24
hours, even with my compressed email program!!! So while enjoyable, marina
stays would be infrequent during this trip.
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