April 1 - Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera

“You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family.” – Rod Stewart

Our first full day in Eleuthera was spent shopping for supplies, playing in the pool and relaxing at Cocodimama Beach. Our Grands and their Momma's spent the morning at the neighborhood pool, while the rest of us went into Governor's Harbour to look around and go to the grocery store...it takes a lot of food to keep 10 people happy.

Our first sunrise in Eleuthera...we enjoyed both the sunrise and sunset from the porches on our house.

Governor's Harbour sits atop a high ridge that gently slopes toward a sheltered harbor. It's the largest town on the island and one of the prettiest. It's the capital of Eleuthera and the geographic center of the island. Victorian-era houses on Buccaneer Hill and historic churches overlook the harbor, bordered on the south by a narrow peninsula and Cupid's Cay at the tip. Walking the streets of this charming town is a step back into a gentler, more genteel time.

Looking across the harbor to Cupid's Cay (Key)

Hayne's Library built in 1897

This cute little building is home to the Anchor Bay fish fry, which is held on Friday nights...unfortunately we were busy doing other things that evening and missed the party.

Wesley Methodist Church on Cupid's Cay believed to by over 170 years old.

Cupid’s Cay is actually the birthplace of the Bahamas. In 1648 a small band of English pilgrims known as the Eleutheran Adventurers set sail from Bermuda seeking religious freedom and warmer climates, with the desire to establish a new land. Several weeks later they shipwrecked on the reefs near Preacher’s Cave on North Eleuthera. After several months, the Eleutheran Adventurers worked their way to Cupid’s Cay. It was here that the thankful survivors renamed the island “Eleuthera”, derived from the Greek word, “eleuthero,” which means free. 

Cocodimama Beach is on the Exuma Sound...a great beach for little kids (and adults too), because it's calm, shallow and breathtakingly beautiful. It was the perfect place to spend the afternoon playing, hunting for seashells, building sand castles, swimming, splashing and watching the grands have fun with each other. All of us had a wonderful time.