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Deserted beaches, caves and shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes
Anyone who has ever aspired to explore pristine, nearly deserted
beaches, caves, or follow in the footsteps of real life shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes should go to northern Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. There is a stretch of white sand beach there extending behind coral reefs amid sparkling tropical water that is simply breath taking. The area is known as "The Devil's Backbone" because of the outlying string of coral reefs that have claimed many ships over the years. When the wind is blowing hard out of the north the breaking surf on the reefs can be seen from miles away. Sometime in the 1600s a British sea captain named William Sayles was wrecked there with two shiploads of settlers. They sought refuge in a nearby cave and lived there for a time. We went out exploring along the Devil's Backbone this afternoon in our inflatable dinghy in the hope of doing some beachcombing and finding the cave. As luck would have it, we were able to do both. Here are some picture links from Google Earth (not mine), of both the beach and the cave: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7467461 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16854726 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3328235 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18059548 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6917571 |
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On Jun 29, 8:55*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
Anyone who has ever aspired to explore pristine, nearly deserted beaches, caves, or follow in the footsteps of real life shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes should go to northern Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. * There is a stretch of white sand beach there extending behind coral reefs amid sparkling tropical water that is simply breath taking. *The area is known as "The Devil's Backbone" because of the outlying string of coral reefs that have claimed many ships over the years. When the wind is blowing hard out of the north the breaking surf on the reefs can be seen from miles away. Sometime in the 1600s a British sea captain named William Sayles was wrecked there with two shiploads of settlers. * They sought refuge in a nearby cave and lived there for a time. We went out exploring along the Devil's Backbone this afternoon in our inflatable dinghy in the hope of doing some beachcombing and finding the cave. * As luck would have it, we were able to do both. Here are some picture links from Google Earth (not mine), of both the beach and the cave: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7467461 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16854726 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3328235 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18059548 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6917571 Excellent, Wayne! however I think I'll pass on the caves. After all If I want to go crawling in the cramped dark and dank. all I have to do is uncap the crawl space and inch my way under my house and check for termite advancement. That does it for me |
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:45:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: however I think I'll pass on the caves. After all If I want to go crawling in the cramped dark and dank. all I have to do is uncap the crawl space and inch my way under my house and check for termite advancement. Been there, done that (but not in a long while). Trust me, the cave is better. |
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Deserted beaches, caves and shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes
On Jun 29, 9:55*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
Anyone who has ever aspired to explore pristine, nearly deserted beaches, caves, or follow in the footsteps of real life shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes should go to northern Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. * There is a stretch of white sand beach there extending behind coral reefs amid sparkling tropical water that is simply breath taking. *The area is known as "The Devil's Backbone" because of the outlying string of coral reefs that have claimed many ships over the years. When the wind is blowing hard out of the north the breaking surf on the reefs can be seen from miles away. Sometime in the 1600s a British sea captain named William Sayles was wrecked there with two shiploads of settlers. * They sought refuge in a nearby cave and lived there for a time. We went out exploring along the Devil's Backbone this afternoon in our inflatable dinghy in the hope of doing some beachcombing and finding the cave. * As luck would have it, we were able to do both. Here are some picture links from Google Earth (not mine), of both the beach and the cave: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7467461 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16854726 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3328235 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18059548 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6917571 Very nice, Wayne! |
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Visited there a couple years ago. Very impressive.
Thanks, Wayne |
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Deserted beaches, caves and shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:55:13 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: Anyone who has ever aspired to explore pristine, nearly deserted beaches, caves, or follow in the footsteps of real life shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes should go to northern Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. There is a stretch of white sand beach there extending behind coral reefs amid sparkling tropical water that is simply breath taking. The area is known as "The Devil's Backbone" because of the outlying string of coral reefs that have claimed many ships over the years. When the wind is blowing hard out of the north the breaking surf on the reefs can be seen from miles away. Sometime in the 1600s a British sea captain named William Sayles was wrecked there with two shiploads of settlers. They sought refuge in a nearby cave and lived there for a time. We went out exploring along the Devil's Backbone this afternoon in our inflatable dinghy in the hope of doing some beachcombing and finding the cave. As luck would have it, we were able to do both. Here are some picture links from Google Earth (not mine), of both the beach and the cave: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7467461 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16854726 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3328235 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18059548 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6917571 Were you able to notice whether or not there is an small government installation with a bunch of radars thereon? When I worked there it was an 'auxilliary air force base', I believe. That's where the Coast and Geodetic Survey would base us for our work on the island. Eleuthera is a beautiful island, all the way around. Glad you're having a good time there. Nice photos too! -- John H "A government policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw |
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Deserted beaches, caves and shipwrecked Robinson Crusoes
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:54:57 -0400, Just John... for today!
wrote: Were you able to notice whether or not there is an small government installation with a bunch of radars thereon? When I worked there it was an 'auxilliary air force base', I believe. That's where the Coast and Geodetic Survey would base us for our work on the island. Eleuthera is a beautiful island, all the way around. Glad you're having a good time there. Nice photos too! Not my photos unfortunately but they give a good sampling of what the scenery is like. We've been fighting really marginal weather conditions for the last couple of weeks so good photo ops have been few and far between. No, I have not noticed any dedicated radar sites but they could be hidden away somewhere, or possibly located at one of the three airstrips on Eleuthera where they would blend in with the other nav aids. |
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:54:30 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:54:57 -0400, Just John... for today! wrote: Were you able to notice whether or not there is an small government installation with a bunch of radars thereon? When I worked there it was an 'auxilliary air force base', I believe. That's where the Coast and Geodetic Survey would base us for our work on the island. Eleuthera is a beautiful island, all the way around. Glad you're having a good time there. Nice photos too! Not my photos unfortunately but they give a good sampling of what the scenery is like. We've been fighting really marginal weather conditions for the last couple of weeks so good photo ops have been few and far between. No, I have not noticed any dedicated radar sites but they could be hidden away somewhere, or possibly located at one of the three airstrips on Eleuthera where they would blend in with the other nav aids. More likely overgrown with jungle like those Mayan ruins. John was probably down there when my ship was shelling Culebra. Weeds have had a lot of time to take over since then. --Vic |
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:30:40 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:54:30 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:54:57 -0400, Just John... for today! wrote: Were you able to notice whether or not there is an small government installation with a bunch of radars thereon? When I worked there it was an 'auxilliary air force base', I believe. That's where the Coast and Geodetic Survey would base us for our work on the island. Eleuthera is a beautiful island, all the way around. Glad you're having a good time there. Nice photos too! Not my photos unfortunately but they give a good sampling of what the scenery is like. We've been fighting really marginal weather conditions for the last couple of weeks so good photo ops have been few and far between. No, I have not noticed any dedicated radar sites but they could be hidden away somewhere, or possibly located at one of the three airstrips on Eleuthera where they would blend in with the other nav aids. More likely overgrown with jungle like those Mayan ruins. John was probably down there when my ship was shelling Culebra. Weeds have had a lot of time to take over since then. --Vic Hey Turkey! It was the 1900's when I was there, not the 1700's! Damn, how old do ya think I am anyway! -- John H "A government policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw |
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On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:21:39 -0400, Just John... for today!
wrote: More likely overgrown with jungle like those Mayan ruins. John was probably down there when my ship was shelling Culebra. Weeds have had a lot of time to take over since then. --Vic Hey Turkey! It was the 1900's when I was there, not the 1700's! Damn, how old do ya think I am anyway! Too damn old to jitterbug, and not old enough for the rocker. Anyway, we were shelling in the '60's. Ever see how fast the grass grows? Don't even have to go to the tropics. BTW, I saw a flick a couple days ago called "The Ruins." A Mayan place where bad things happened to some young tourists. Basically, the weeds ate 'em. Might still be affecting my thinking. --Vic |
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