Happy as a Pig in Water!

That's right, pigs really do swim in the ocean! The island of Big Majors Spot lies nestled between Staniel Cay and Fowl Cay and is home to the famous swimming pigs. Many rumors are out there about how they came to live on the island, but the latest we have heard is that a local put his pigs on the island several years ago on what is known today as Pig Beach.

As your boat approaches the beach, you may not see anything first but a forest of scrub bushes along the beach. But ever so slowly, you will see movement and find that a pig is coming out of the brush and walking down the beach to your boat. But he doesn't stop there, he keeps on wading through the water until finally, he is swimming out to your boat!  Over the years, the pigs have been fed by the local yachts and boaters that anchor out in the bay off of Pig Beach. Whenever a boat approaches the beach, it is like ringing the dinner bell. Each time we have gone back for a visit, we notice that the pigs are well fed and substantially larger than what we saw previously. In addition, there have been several piglets born on the island and seem to adapt quite well.  On one trip, there were cats that followed the pigs to the waters edge just waiting for scraps. Fortunately, someone was kind enough to come to the rescue of the cats and took them off the island. What fate they had, we don't know.

If you are in the Staniel Cay, Compass Cay, Sampson Cay or Fowl Cay area, definitely make it a point to get to Pig Beach to see the swimming pigs. It is a sight you will never forget! If you would like to see more photographs from the area, visit our Ocean Blue page and flip through the pages of our book.

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