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| This was our first all rainy and cloudy day as a weather front worked its way through. Priority was safely anchored in Rock Sound so we rented a local car and headed north on the Queens Highway. We visited Governors Harbour which was the first capital of the Bahamas. You can see the Harbour behind Jay. |
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| The library in Governors Harbour is a beautiful building with a nice collection of books. The library used to be the town administration building before a new one was built by the government dock. Hurricane Andrew toppled trees around the library but they have repaired and trimmed. About 300 bikes were stored in a field next door for a “Ride for Hope” scheduled for the next day raise money for cancer. Eleuthera had lots of visitors for the ride. |
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| The first English visitors seeking religious freedom back in 1647 were ship wrecked on Eleuthera’s north coast of reefs called The Devil’s Backbone. They washed ashore and this cave was their first home and church. |
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The Leon Levy Preserve is a new addition to the Bahamas Park & National Trust opening this past March dedicated to preserving native species and to research plants used for Bahamian bush medicine. There were beds of plants used for dermatology, circulatory, infant care, respiratory and obstetrics- all very interesting. |
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The preserve also had trails to walk through the native habitat. Norma’s favorite was this one is full bloom. |
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| A tower higher than all the surrounding trees gave an overview of the 25 acre park which includes a mangrove wetland. |
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| Jay was impressed with this termite nest. The termites make trails out to seek wood and then return to their nest. The nests are usually built on limbs of trees like this one. |
