Sharon and I returned to Eleuthera for a third time for NIU's spring break week. It was a much needed break from this snowy and cold winter. As in the past two trips, we rented a small 1-br house along the "Atlantic" side of the
extremely long and skinny island. The house, which is about 3 miles north and east of
Governors Harbour, is situated on a bluff overlooking an Eleutheran pink sand beach as well as hundreds of yards of pristine reef (perfect for snorkeling!). We love this "out" island for its true Bahamian lifestyle and remoteness ... no one, except us, strolled "our" beach a mile in each direction the entire time we were there. The weather cooperated with near perfect conditions ... highs in the 80s with a nice wind to keep the bugs away.
The rental looking south toward Twin Coves Beach ... illustrating the remoteness.
Looking north from our bluff. Stair led to "our" beach and yards & yards of perfect snorkeling.
Another image looking south toward Twin Coves. The water is shallow out about a mile, where it finally drops off into the deep Atlantic. Cruise ships routinely migrate this coastline between ports, but (thankfully) don't port at Eleuthera.
Twin Coves Beach, which is about a mile south of our rental.
Ahh ...
And the one storm we had ... rained all of 5 minutes. But, it was storm chasing ... barefoot style!
The rental looking south toward Twin Coves Beach ... illustrating the remoteness.
Looking north from our bluff. Stair led to "our" beach and yards & yards of perfect snorkeling.
Another image looking south toward Twin Coves. The water is shallow out about a mile, where it finally drops off into the deep Atlantic. Cruise ships routinely migrate this coastline between ports, but (thankfully) don't port at Eleuthera.
Twin Coves Beach, which is about a mile south of our rental.
Ahh ...
And the one storm we had ... rained all of 5 minutes. But, it was storm chasing ... barefoot style!