What do James Bond and swimming pigs have in common?

Staniel Cay that’s what!  Staniel is home to Thunderball Grotto, where the movie was filmed, and to  swimming pigs.  I will let the pics do the talking.  

This Lionfish stands guard to the grotto.  Lionfish are an invasive species in the Caribbean and Atlantic.  They eat grouper and lobster eggs, and are considered a nuisance.  

A queen angelfish.

Inside the Grotto looking up.  Remember the movie?

The underwater entrance. 

Staniel (population 250) is a cruising hub.  It is about half way down the Exumas.  Georgetown is the main Exuma town, and it is at the southern end, so boats of all stripes stop here en route to provision. 

Most boats (several hundred) anchor out so the dingy dock is always crowded. This small beach is an alternative to the dinghy dock. 

The marina and rental cabins. 

The airport.

Serious sign.

For this bridge?

There are two grocery stores, the blue and pink one.  Guess which one this is!  No milk or bread, but staples and some fruit.  The milk and bread comes on the mail boat, which arrives soon Mon...

At a nearby Cay, several feral pigs claim the beach as their own.  When you approach in a dinghy, they come out for payment to use their beach!