TRAVEL TIPS Swimming with pigs On Big Major Cay in the Exumas (also called Pig Island) you'll meet some big, hairy, pushy, and somewhat entitled pigs. About two dozen feral pigs live on the cay and there are several stories of how the pigs got there, which was about 30 years ago. If you go swimming, keep your hands away from their mouths. 1. Hungry sailors. One story says that the pigs were dropped off on the island and planned to return for a pig roast, but never did. 2. Survivor: The Pig Story. The pigs survived a shipwreck and no one was invited off the island. 3. Stinky sty. A farmer on nearby Staniel Cay raised the pigs on his island but the smell was too much for his neighbors, so he put them over on Big Major Cay and went over when he needed some bacon for breakfast. www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 49http://www.aopa.org/pilot