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In
my opinion, this is the most beautiful island of the entire Abaco chain.
You won't really be able to explore this island because it is truly a
private island and visits ashore are not welcomed. I had the opportunity to spend a winter here because I had
initiated the process of purchasing property on the island.
The process was lengthy, but fortunately has now been simplified.
While we were awaiting this approval, we had the opportunity to keep our
boat in one of the two private harbors and use the airstrip.
This time spent on the island gave me a unique opportunity to experience
"island living". There are no restaurants, no bars, no club house,
literally nothing "commercial" in this island.
My
time spent on this beautiful "private" island will forever be a bright
spot in my life. If you think you
might be serious about living on a small island, I could probably introduce you
to someone with property for sale. That
is the only realistic way to get a chance to explore this little piece of
paradise.
There
is temporary anchorage along the southwest shore, but since this island is
entirely private, no landing is permitted.
This southeast shore makes a less than ideal anchorage if you're planning
to spend the night, because it is open 180° from southeast through south to
northwest. If you do anchor out here be careful of the underwater high
voltage electrical cable which serve the island. The charted location is
approximate.
The airport here is excellent by island standards.
It has 3,000 feet of hard packed coral.
There is an excellent system of paved roads throughout the island.
The electricity is all underground, but there is no public water and
there is no telephone service except cellular.
There are over twenty homes, some quite elaborate, and some quite simple.
The ocean side of the island is a continuous beach almost the entire
length of the island. Another
beautiful beach can be found on the northwest end of the island in the lagoon
formed by Scotland
Cay, Canes Cay and Jobes Cay. This beautiful beach is jealously guarded by
the owners and a tasteful
but prominent sign reminds the unwary visitor that this is a private
island and visits ashore are not welcome.
There
are two private, dredged harbors on the island.
The northern most was created by dredging the existing Coconut Creek.
It is the more "private" of the two, and has a controlling
depth of 5 feet MLW at the entrance. The
"original" harbor is also private, but less so and has a controlling
depth again at the entrance of 4.5 feet MLW.
There are no longer any stakes marking the entrance.
SCUBA
divers will enjoy exploring the reefs along the west side of Scotland Cay.
There are several caves and "boiling holes" which reach into
the island at a depth of about 8 feet.
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