Pictures and reflections - West Plana Cay
After we spent a week waiting out a storm on Mayaguana, we sailed to West Plana Cay. After being a little under-whelmed by Mayaguana, West Plana was beautiful and wild and adventurous. There are no regular human inhabitants, but there was evidence that humans come intermittently - there are several deserted lean to's and shelters that show ongoing human use. There were also several ship-wrecks, including a commercial fishing boat. The island also has a large population of goats, and a local on another island told us that this is why people go there regularly - to hunt the goats. He explained that putting a herd of animals on an island was much more convenient than trying to create a fenced-in pasture for livestock on a bigger island. People also go there for the intermittent harvest of cascarilla bark (used to flavor Campari and vermouth). This island had an AMAZING beach - broad with pristine coarse white sand. It sloped up to a natural berm, and after climbing that, yo