Eleuthera

Winding Bay Eleuthera

2011-01-15T21:08:00.022Z

One of a slug of favorite Eleuthera beaches to visit and shoot when I'm traipsing around the island is Winding Bay, north of Rock Sound Eleuthera by about 6 miles as the crow flies. This gorgeous beachfront property was acquired by Arthur Vining Davis in the 40s. His plans were to develop the area and build a large 300 room Eleuthera hotel and resort there. Thankfully, that never happened, and

My friend Henry from Eleuthera

2010-02-18T19:40:00.027Z

This is a story I've been wanting to tell for some time. It's about a man I met while poking around Bahamas North Eleuthera looking for Ridley Head Beach. This man's name is Henry and he's from Haiti. He lives in the little Haitian village not far from the James Bay ferry dock that provides travel to Spanish Wells. Here's the story:Back in the Spring of '08, I spent some time poking around some

Island Music In The Key of Eleuthera :: Dr. Seabreeze

2009-10-17T22:46:00.011Z

Dr. Seabreeze is yet another reason why Eleuthera is for everyone, especially those who love island music. And Dr. Seabreeze makes Eleuthera proud when it comes to being one of the leading entertainers on the island. Doc plays the real McCoy when it comes to island music: soca!How "real" you ask? All you have to do is take a cruise through his archives of recorded music and read the names of the

Yo Eleuthera! :: Listen to FM 102.9

2009-09-05T21:34:00.004Z

One of my more favorite online "island time" streams in the Bahamas and something I enjoy listening to when I'm writing about Eleuthera is Island FM 102.9 out of Nassau. Okay, so the feed is only mono and single channel, but who cares! They play island tunes! Here's the feed.Speaking of tunes, I've got some excellent stuff about Eleuthera's own Doc Seabreeze coming soon -- I'm sure you're going

Elvinas :: Eleuthera :: Famous Bahamas Bar

2009-08-24T22:51:00.020Z

Elvina's Bar and Restaurant on Eleuthera is one of those unique travel destinations you never forget. As with any number of the more popular bars I've been to throughout the Bahamas, the unique ones have some common characteristics; one of the prominent being who of the rich and famous has patronized the place and who has entertained there. Elvina's fits this M.O. to a Tee.Every Tuesday and

Current Cut Eleuthera

2009-01-28T08:59:00.008Z

Just finished creating a few new pages for Current Cut, a popular dive spot just south of Current Settlement. Just past the actual "Cut" is Current Island. Here's a satellite shot of Current Cut. What I enjoyed most about developing these new pages was processing the panoramic photo of Current Cut.I truly enjoyed visiting the "Cut" and Current Settlement last year, so much so, I am making a point

Eleuthera Photos - For Everyone!

2008-11-16T22:06:00.029Z

Eleuthera is for everyone who loves the raw beauty of turquoise/blue water rocking back and forth between a sweeping white/pink sand beach and a shock blue sky spattered with sugar white cotton clouds sailing by. And I have the photos of Eleuthera to prove it. I just need to find a little more time to post more of them.In the mean time, I will take this opportunity to recognize some of the

Travel to Eleuthera

2008-08-25T05:10:00.008Z

For us, traveling to Eleuthera sometimes rivals a root canal. You can have the best laid travel plans, and SPLASH! -- lose a day, lose some bucks, or even worse, lose your luggage. So I thought I'd share a few of our hard learned travel lessons on how we keep keep our vacation to Eleuthera from hitting the crapper.First and foremost, we make our airline reservations early, early, early because we

Eleuthera Restaurants Mapped

2008-07-17T16:18:00.021Z

Dining is definitely a high priority for us whenever we travel. We're old school diners. Whenever we visit a restaurant, we want to take our time and savor the atmosphere and the food. Unlike today's culture where the 10 second Big Mac rules, we get perturbed if our food is served too fast. We like to give up our meal order in bits and pieces so we don't wind up on the curb an hour after arrival.

Eleuthera Videos - Surf's Up Dude!

2008-05-20T18:24:00.008Z

Loved these recent videos of Eleuthera hosted by Nick Guilarte, Lance-O and Lexi. The show is produced under the moniker of "Island Hoppers." A good chunk of the production is dedicated to surfing on Eleuthera; Surfer's Beach near Gregory Town in particular. I managed to make it over to Surfer's Beach recently. Ran into a guy from Germany who was staying over on Harbour Island. He had made the

Eleuthera Pictures, Images, Photos

2008-02-15T06:26:00.004Z

I finally hacked my way through the forest of last year's journey and cultivated some fave photos of Eleuthera. I'm still noodling the panoramics / virtual reality images. A thumbnail of one of the panoramic photos from Bannerman Lighthouse is shown here. There are more panoramic images, some from Bannerman Lighthouse, Double Bay Beach, Kemp's Bay, etc., but I'm not going to publish them all at

Lighthouse Beach - Bannerman Town

2008-02-01T07:19:00.001Z

This is one of the pictures of Lighthouse Beach on Eleuthera that is currently on my screen being groomed and noodled for Eleuthera-Map.com. Bannerman Light House is by far one of the better photo ops on Eleuthera. In fact, this was one of the best sunrises I have seen in the Bahamas, or the Caribbean for that matter. Don't hate me for saying this, but I've seen a large pallette of sunrises and

Eleutheria -- Home to Legend Lenny Kravitz

2008-01-31T07:49:00.000Z

My life is perfectBecause I accept itas it isThe sunshine is shiningBecause it is what it isWhat a beautiful feeling it's bringingAll the birds in the sky are singing EleutheriaLenny KravitzHow cool would it be to listen to Lenny jam at the local digs in Gregory Town? You can bet I'm going to inquire as to whether he's gigging while I'm on island. Love this man's style, his attitude, and most of

Eleuthera -- Spam Free

2007-05-21T19:15:00.000Z

That's what I love most about Eleuthera -- it's spam free. You don't see billboards and truck stops as you travel about. Most signs are simple and to the point. And there are those places that are so exquisite, you'd expect there would be signs everywhere pointing in their direction -- but they're not -- thank God!But you can find that kind of spam on the net -- oodles of duplicity -- plenty of "

A Round Eleuthera

2006-11-03T20:03:00.000Z

Far from being round, Eleuthera is more like long and skinny. But that's the nice part -- you can see the ocean all the way round when you are at Glass Window Bridge. The contrasting colors between the deep blue Atlantic ocean and the rich turquoise waters of the Caribbean is definitely cool. Actually, I prefer the adjective "hip", but now I'm dating myself. Or as I told a good friend "This is

Winder on Windermere

2006-06-14T03:52:00.000Z

Or should I call this "Sea-beans Part 2"? Shortly after punching the "Publish Post" button and dropping some e-mail to Paul Mikkelsen et al, I get an update from Jim Winder -- turns out he's a Bahamas beach bum too.And yes, the new chef at the Club on Windermere Island is cool -- an Italian named Freddie, and according to Jim, his food is choice.Turns out I have competition for naming

Seabeans from Eleuthera Bahamas

2006-06-03T06:39:00.000Z

You have to check out Paul Mikkelsen's excellent www.seabean.com website -- in particular his page Sea-Beans of the Bahamas authored by Jim and Dian Winder with an assist by Ed Perry (we like that name "Perry".)I'll be the first to admit complete ignorance on the subject. Admitting ignorance becomes easier to do as I get older. I didn't know what a Sea-bean was and now I can't wait to get back to

Eleuthera trip report...

2006-05-28T20:15:00.000Z

Time for an Eleuthera trip report from newlyweds Aaron and Becky. Congrats on your nuptials! Looks like you had a wonderful time. And thanks for the trip report.Wish I could find the time to do my trip report. Sounds like a lame excuse, but I am still playing catch up since our Spring visit. I do have some interesting things to show for the last trip, and some new ideas for my Eleuthera

Eleuthera - Cotton Bay in the news...

2006-01-20T06:24:00.000Z

I read where Cotton Bay Resort is having a few growing pains -- South Eleuthera Investment Faces HiccupIsn't it a rule of life contractors wind up taking more time than originally planned? Couple this with the time honored saying "It's the Bahamas!" and now things get a little more behind. In other words, nobody should be shocked -- island life seems to mandate one just can't be in a hurry. Do I

Eleuthera -- It had me smitten...

2005-12-30T08:06:00.000Z

Jennifer Justus wrote a nice piece about Eleuthera for the Boston Herald called "Paradise Found". I used to have a link for it, but the Courant is stingy with their bandwidth and they took the article off line -- party poops. I'll know not to link to them in the future. No matter -- I can still run with my post..Ray Harrison says it best "You get up at 7 or 8 in the morning and your footprints

Shelling on Eleuthera

2005-10-22T06:26:00.000Z

Scott Schube writes an interesting article on shelling on Eleuthera called My Eleuthera Experience I'm guessing the article is circa 2000 or so. It mentions Hurricane Floyd which was '99. And the real giveaway was mention of gasoline on Eleuthera being $3.16 a gallon -- the good ole days.Points of interest were Tarpum Bay and Millar's Beach in south Eleuthera. Scott also mentions a shelling trip

Eleuthera Real Estate in the News...

2005-10-13T20:07:00.000Z

The Bahamas Real Estate Association wants changes made to the Real Estate ActComplaints have been made that Bahamian Real Estate agents are being sidestepped on the bigger deals even though there are laws on the books to the contrary.The article points to $1.53B in sales of "second home, condo hotel and timeshare investments", but doesn't indicate for what period of time. I presume this figure

More Eleuthera Bonefishing...

2005-10-01T06:11:00.000Z

The Lord knows, I am an avid fisherman, but my primary interest has always been freshwater fish -- largemouth bass, smallmouth, trout and walleye. And when I am in the Bahamas, I have so many other things I want to do, and I fish enough as it is at home. But enough psycho babble... If I keep reading these bonefishing articles, I'm going to get hooked. So shoot me for the pun. My wife will shoot

Origination of the Word "Eleuthera"

2005-09-23T06:55:00.000Z

I have been meaning to google for the origination of the word "Eleuthera" for some time. As most websites have it, including mine, Eleuthera is derived from the Greek word for "Freedom". Since I have some Greek heritage and took a little Latin in high school, I was curious to know more about the word, and particularly its elements. Now I know:eleuthero-, eleuther- (Greek: free, freedom)

Sam Pedican and the Rage at Glass Window Bridge

2005-09-20T18:16:00.000Z

I had heard bits and pieces of this particular story as well as a few others from a taxi driver on Eleuthera: Man killed by rogue wave at Glass Window BridgeAs it was told to me, there have been similar incidents -- a vehicle or two washed into the ocean with the driver on board. There are other tragic stories as well, but I don't quite recall the details. Next time we are on Eleuthera, I am