I did not have much time to elaborate on the course at Blue Bay yesterday, but here we go.
The course definitely fits the Joe Lee look in terms of bunkering and routing. Both nines start out with par fives as you would typically see on a Lee course, the 10th being a real nice reachable hole with water on the left. The 3rd has some unusal hazards, cacti sprinkled throughout the fairway.
There are three real standout holes: the 220 yard par 3 fifth hole whose green is perched above the ocean. The short par 3 has a green perched on top of a volcano that kind of reminds me of #6 at Roaring Gap except that the one here is a bit more punishing if you miss left because there is a dropoff the same as there is on the right. The finisher is a really good, long par four with the ocean on the left. The rest of holes fit the Lee, Roquemore Florida mold; with the exception that it is not totally flat here.
I hope that someday, someone will put the money into the course and put paspalum in because the course has potential.
I advise you to take a cab from Fredikstad (sp?) because Blue Bay is not the easiest place to find and they do have a guard gate out front. It's about a 10-15 minute ride from where the cruise ships dock.