There are PIGS on the BEACH!!!!

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Really!  No Kidding!  There are PIGS on the BEACH!!!

Big Majors Cay is famous for this, and while we thought we were ready, it still seems unbelievable.


Wait a second, there is a PIG in the DINGY!

We were immediately greeted by a red pig who literally jumped in our dingy.  All the way in!

Pigs do not belong in a dingy!  

I was stunned that he actually jumped in, and then came the matter of getting him out.  I've never lifted a pig before.... not sure that's a good idea.  But finally the answer came to us.... tempt him with the apples and carrots we brought.


Feeding the pigs our supply of carrots and apples



Not only did the red pig jump out of the dingy, he snorted with such excitement at seeing the carrots all of his friends came charging.




This little Piggy likes Apples

... and this little Piggy likes Carrots

and this is NO LITTLE PIGGY!



There is a sign posted on the beach to not ride the pigs....  They probably would not need that sign if this spotted monster pig wasn't there.  Heck, if we had a saddle we could have ridden him back to Florida while he swam us across the gulf stream.





The same sign warns against feeding the pigs by hand..... probably a very good idea, but we ignored it obviously.  We're lucky to still have all fingers and toes accounted for.



Once we saw the giant spotted pig, we knew we didn't bring enough carrots & apples

I don't know much about pigs.... do they normally have spots?

Barb leading her very own Piggy Parade

Swimming with the Pigs


We can now mark "Swimming with Pigs" off the bucket list :)

Happily on hook at Big Majors Cay

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