The Berry Islands stretch over 30 miles along the northeastern edge of the Grand Bahama Bank. They are 30 islands and 100 cays. Now you will want to know what is the difference between a Cay and an Island - Nana discovered that a Cay is a small island formed on the surface of a coral reef and an Island is sub-continental land that is surrounded by water! The Cays are mostly uninhabited or privately owned however there are several wonderful anchorage spots and you can dinghy to the beaches but there are also two marinas one at the northern tip at Great Harbour Cay and the second one is Chub Cay right at the southern tip which is where NH is docked for the next few days. The Stirrups lie at the northern corner of the Berry Islands and Great Stirrup is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line and Little Stirrup Island is leased to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and renamed Coco Cay. On our way over we could see the Icon of the Seas on our AIS anchored at Coco Cay. The Icon of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world at 1198 feet carrying 7000 + passengers!
We choose the more isolated spots where we find peace and tranquillity.
The rooster is a very popular bird here on Chub Cay and can be heard anytime during the day. The locals hang out is called the Nauti Rooster. The Island houses about 50 staff all living in the staff village around the corner from the clubhouse. There is also a very large well maintained vegetable garden, the largest solar array in The Bahamas, and there is also a small runway for private aircraft and charter flights. We rent a golf cart for the day however it takes about 20 minutes to drive around the island. Sport fishermen call this world renowned site “the pocket”. We have heard many reports of bonefish ( which apparently is eaten by the locals ) and many of the charter boats chase Marlin , Bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo and Barracuda.
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