Jacks Shack - questions

[jacruisers]

@ spiritweevil - We had prebooked a private snorkel trip w/GT Diving and got off as soon as we docked. We walked along the beach while we waited for our small boat to pick us up. While walking along, you do find locals offering snorkel trips. We walked to Jack's, there was only one other couple there since it was early. Jack welcomed us and after talking to him a bit mentioned he had lived in the Bay Area for some time. He even called our Snorkel tour guide to let them know we were at his place waiting. It was nice chatting with him and in less than 5mins our tour guide appeared. We did not get a chance to go back to Jack's and eat but we were thankful of his hospitality.

 

Enjoy GT, as others mention beautiful beach. We were there Aug 2014.

 

Our private Snorkel tour took us to 2 snorkel spots (one being the 7000ft wall) and we also went to Gibb's Cay and did encounter stingrays. Amazing how clear the water was.

[twoflyers]

We usually grab a beer at the first bar and enjoy it while walking in the surf to Jack's.

One thing to remember about Jack and his staff (wife).....They have a dry sense of humor, but can take it as well as give it out.

I just stopped by here to see if Jack's is still there because he was talking about retiring a couple of years ago.

We will definitely be there in January and February of 2015.

By the way.....It is the best jerked chicken.....even better than mine!

One other thing.....This is the place the 'boat' crew go to.

 

Have to agree with most of this review. We visited in September, on a hot and humid day. Made even hotter by the 15 minute walk to Jack's, but we loved the experience. Met Jack as we arrived, and yes he does have a dry sense of humor, and gets a bit cranky when his wife pointed out he left the car lights on and drained the car's battery. But he sat and talked with us and we quickly realized, he's living his dream.

So even though the day was oppressively hot, to the point that two cold beers couldn't cool us down, we still had a great time. We had a great waiter who kept an eye on us and checked back when we needed more beers or needed to order food. The jerk chicken is awesome and its worth it to add the fries.

We had an awesome swim in the beach and played with the bar mascot "Topher". No beach shoes are needed and the water is cool and calm. As the day slipped away, and we knew we needed to head back to our ship, I felt very sad and wished we could have spent more time here. It is a great memory.

And yes, it is a spot that the ship's crew go - so that speaks volumes.