Any reports from fairly-recent trips to Guana Cay would be appreciated.

My family has traveled to Abaco many times since 1988. Last stay was the Gauana Seaside Village on Great Guana last summer. What would you like to know about? Robert

Primarily looking for the best snorkeling spots and the best places to explore around the island by boat and golf cart. Thanks!

I'll abstract accounts from from my diary; spent two weeks on Guana, and some may be useful. How about a series of trip reports, and you can take what you want. Here goes: Woke at 6:43am at Lofty Fig in Marsh Harbor. 10am ferried over to Great Guana Cay on Albury's Ferry from docks of Conch Inn and Marina, across street from Lofty Fig. Rented golf cart from Donna who was waiting for us on the dock at the Guana Cay Settlement. Got one with large wheels, not the small ones. Packed suitcases and snorkeling/diving gear on golf cart, and traveled north on Guana for 6 miles north to Guana Seaside Resort.3:20pm wife and walked from GSR for 4 minutes to Atlantic and looked down on beautiful turquoise, dark blue, purple, gark green, lime green colors of the Atlantic. It was windy and waves were big.Glad GSR is on calmer Sea of Abaco side of Guana. Went back to GSR and put down 4 Kahliks for $3.75 each. The staff was great: Renee cleaned the rooms, Ellie Mae was the waitress, Sandra was the cook, and Glen is the manager and bartender. Snorkeled under and around pier and saw a dozen Bar Jacks and southern stingrays. On April 23rd. Renee, Ellie Mae, Sandra and Glen put on and unbelievable Easter Buffet. Next day, tried to hike north to Baker's Bay, but "jungle" too thick. So, took kayak and hugged Guana's shoreline, from Guana Seaside Village, to Baker's Bay. Totallly deserted beach. Snorkeled with baracuda following me like pet dogs. Returned to GSR and had charbroiled grouper dinner for $21. Met Chere Pinder and her husbannd Edmond, and gave her REEF fish survey forms. Next day, walked in low tide to Baker's Bay, but got stuck coming back in high tide. Wife came and "saved" me with kayak. Item: don't hike to Baker's Bay.<BR> Ate at CoCoBeach in the settlement for Conch Buffett: conch chowder, conch fritters, cracked conch, Bahamian bread, and drank Banana Loco, Mango Loco, and Pina Loco, with pidgeon peas and rice, and cole slaw. Drove in dark with golf cart headlights on back to GSV. Can one get a dui in a golf cart? will continue. Robert

April 26: Went snorkeling for Conch off of Guana Beach resort, and came back with three good sized ones. Glen, the mgr., taught me how to crack open conch. He hit it with hammer head, along the top bumps, then jiggled a knife under the white meat, and the conch came out. Ate for lunch. took golf cart with wife along bumpy road to Nippers, past Guana Settlement. Snorkeled reefs off of Nippers, and saw a dozen baracuda, two octupus, caribbean reef sharks(three small ones and two 6-7 footers, French Anglefish, two Queen Anglefish, 7 caribbean squid, dozens of Sargeant Majors, a few juvenile Damselfish, one Stoplight Parrotfish, two Spotted Filefish, both Yellow and Blue Headed Wrasse, and a large school of Blue Tang. Snorkeling back to shore encountered Green Moray Eel, and I followed it around a bit as it moved through the coral and rocks. Good place to snorkel is right off Nippers, from 40 to 150 feet out...awesome! Came ashore and warmed up, had dinner at Nippers with wife. For $12 had a plate half full of grouper, with pidgeon peas and rice, large salad and vegetables. <BR> Visited Nancy at Dolphin Beach Resort on way back to GSR. Will go with Froggies Dive operation for scuba and snorkeling tomorrow...will do reef fish survey at Fowl Cay Underwater Preserve tomorrow. Got back to GSR and Sandra the cook showed me her secret strictly Bahamian recipe to make Pidgeon peas and rice. Ho...hum, getting tired now(to be continued). Robert

Trip Report continued. Took golf cart to Dolphin Beach Resort, where Froggies Dive operation is located. Dove two great reefs in Fowl Cay. On way out, encountered huge pod of wild spotted dolphins, with calves. Over 40 of them. Didn't go in, for mom's are very protective of the babes. Dove Fowl Cay, and recorded: the dolphins, of course, dozens of Stoplight Parrotfish, four spotted Eagle Rays, a Spotted Drum, Honeycomb Cowfish, dozens of Yellow-Tail Snapper, only two Nassau Grouper(becoming rare, overfished), 6 Spiny Lobsters, 30 Blue Tang, a Spotted Eel, 3 Spanish Hogfish, one very large Caribbean Reef Shark(8 feet), a Hawksbill sea turtle grazing in the grassbeds, Whitespotted Filefish, a dozen Doctorfish, several Peacock Flounder, a Spotted Scorpionfish, a Tiger Grouper getting cleaned at a cleaning station by dozens of Neon Gobies, Blue and Yellow-Headed Wrasse, Redband Parrotfish, Porkfish, a dozen Schoolmaster Fish, several large Stone Crabs, and a Fairy Basslet. Diving or snorkeling at Fowl Cay is on the agenda for my next visit, too. Robert

Great Guana Cay(cont.) April 27th. Took golf cart from GSR to Dolphin Beach Resort and ate buffet set up outside in courtyard. Filled plate with cracked conch, ham, chicken, mac and cheese, Italian noodles, yam(cinamon sugar and butter), rice and snapper that was swimming in the ocean that morning. Had a few Kahliks, and jumped on golf cart and went to High Rocks, on the SW side of Great Guana Cay. Unbelievable trek in cart along 4 foot wide path. Snorkeled the deserted beaches there. Id'd many Bar Jacks hunting through. So, if any one wants a deserted place...try High Rocks on Great Guana. Could go on and on, but beach and reef off of Nippers, Guana Seaside Village Resort(especially around pillons and abadoned boathouse next door), High Rocks, Baker's Bay are nice shallow snorkeling spots on Guana. Hope this helped some of you out. Robert

Thanks, Robert! Very helpful.