Exuma Sight Seeing

The wind continues to blow keeping the cruising boats pinned down. A fellow cruiser who we met on the ICW, and who we run in to from time to time explained it best. He said that cruising sailboats move like inchworms. You go like crazy and then you bunch up. You go like crazy and then you bunch up. You go like..... Get the picture? Currently we are bunched up in a marina north of Georgetown, Exuma. The marina has been nice, hot showers, free laundry, fast internet connection, lounge, huge flat screen with movies...... but you can only do so much of that. So we rented a car and toured Great Exuma by land. There are several settlements on Great Exuma, Georgetown, Rolleville, Barraterre, Williamstown, to name a few. We figured if we couldn't go by sea then by land.


Proof we are in the Bahamas.


Jail house ruins in Rolleville, Exuma.



In 1829 a 32 year old slave of a British land owner, Lord Rolle, initiated a rebellion that began the Bahamian anti slavery movement. 77 slaves seized a salt boat and sailed to Nassau to appeal to Governor Carmichael Smith. Although Smith was against slavery the slaves were apprehended and returned to Rolleville. The slave that started the rebellion was made an example of by recieving 39 lashes.



Monument at the Rolleville Jailhouse.

One of three gas pumps on Great Exuma. I had to go door to door until I found the attendent who lived three houses away from the pump. No video cameras here!

The three pictures above are of a site of the first "aid to navigation" on Great Exuma. This pillar was installed to help guide ships in to the harbor where salt was mined from the salt flats.

Emma was challanged by a boy in a race. Emma came in 2nd!

The day after Easter is a Bahamian holiday when they celebrate the abolishment of slavery. Most villages celebrate with food, spirits, games for the kids, sailing, and loud music. This guy made me a coconut drink and showed me how to eat the insides of a coconut the "Bahamian way".

He also got me for two bucks saying he could climb this tree in less than one minute.

Temporary shack set up for the food. We had the snapper and rice.

Ruins of an old house in Williamstown, Exuma.

Beach whithin a five minute walk from Emerald Bay Marina. Also the same site as the Sandles Resort. The rates at the resort run $650 per day per couple. This doesn't include sleeping accomodations. Wow.

April 5, 2010