Fantastic Day Trip
This is an all day adventure. You get picked up at your hotel and brought to the dock at Paradise Island. After the boarding and safety stuff is done, you ride a high speed boat to the Exuma Cays, in this case Saddleback Cay. The ride can get rough so if you have back trouble or suffer from motion sickness, take the appropriate steps.
Saddleback Cay is a deserted island. A dock and extensive deck has been built to accommodate visitors. You are greeted by the care takers, Bob and Bev. They prepared the best lunch I had on the entire vacation. All liquid refreshments are included as part of the trip including beer and wine.
Once on the island, you have some time to relax on a beach that is absolutely perfect. You also explore a sand bar and do some snorkeling. Unfortunately, the day we went was a bit rough where the better reef was so we had to settle for a smaller site. Still, I thought it was fine.
One of the great things they do here is to feed the sharks and barracuda. After lunch, save anything you didn't eat. The crew will direct you to an area where you dump the scraps into the water. Sharks, barracuda, and other hungry critters show up and put on quite the show. Don't worry, it is perfectly safe.
One of the crew was an amatuer naturalist. He took us on a little tour of the island, explaining the ecology and history as we went. A very nice touch.
Finally, the last stop is at a cay that has iguana. You pick up a stick, put a grape on it, and offer it to the iguana. Sure enough, they eat it. A great photo to show your friends.
We had a great time. It is a little expensive but you get great value for the money. My wife and I agreed it was the highlight of the vacation.