Governor's Harbor is in the middle of Eleuthra Island. It is the old provincial capital of the Bahamas before Nassaua and remains the seat of government of Eleuthra. As such it retains an air of commerce and sophistication that is not seen outside of Nassau. There is even a movie theater which is a first for me to see in the out islands. There are many old churches, cemeteries are full of old gravestones, and there are numerous stately mansions scattered across the hillside. Several mail boats come every day and thus the stores are full of fresh fruit and produce at reasonable prices.
We walked around Cupid Cay which is the site of the first parliment in the Bahamas and the site of the first consulate from the USA to the Bahamas. The memorial plaque is dated 1783. After a long walk Jan and I had lunch at the Buccaneer Club. She had cracked conch. I had a grouper sandwich and two Guinness'. Afterwards I had the best nap of the entire trip.
One thing that Governor's Harbor is not is a good harbor. The bottom is thin sand over rock and I have to admit that the Rochna anchor did drag at least 60 feet before settling in solid. The harbor is open to the NW where the worst winter weather comes in. No local boats can stay in the harbor year round. Having said all that White Pepper did have a safe and comfortable 3 days while the wind piped up out of the southeast. A front is coming so we will be off to Royal Island soon.
We walked around Cupid Cay which is the site of the first parliment in the Bahamas and the site of the first consulate from the USA to the Bahamas. The memorial plaque is dated 1783. After a long walk Jan and I had lunch at the Buccaneer Club. She had cracked conch. I had a grouper sandwich and two Guinness'. Afterwards I had the best nap of the entire trip.
One thing that Governor's Harbor is not is a good harbor. The bottom is thin sand over rock and I have to admit that the Rochna anchor did drag at least 60 feet before settling in solid. The harbor is open to the NW where the worst winter weather comes in. No local boats can stay in the harbor year round. Having said all that White Pepper did have a safe and comfortable 3 days while the wind piped up out of the southeast. A front is coming so we will be off to Royal Island soon.
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