Harbor Island

We took a ferry to the northern tip of Eleuthera, then a taxi to the ferry dock to then cross over to Harbor Island, a unique place in the Bahamas.  Fortunately we were able to take our bikes so we were able to see the entire island and walk a few miles on these amazing pink sand beaches.  This is not an easy place to get to other than by ferry.  There is a way through the coral reef around the north end of Eleuthera but it's not called The Devil's Backbone for nothing!  All the guide books recommend only attempting it with excellent sun conditions and a pilot.  We were considering whether it was worth the expense (over $200) but then found out the wait was 3 months.  Problem Solved!

There are only a few public access points to the beach. This is the one we chose.

The sky was a beautiful compliment to the beach. This is facing south,
the source of more weather coming.

Beach facing north, waiting for that weather from the south.

The pink sand is not as dramatic looking as say the black sand found in
Hawaii but it is still pretty.  Since the shell material that makes it pink is heavier
than the rest of the sand, water flows back into the ocean in a more terraced
way than what we're used to seeing in Florida or on the Gulf Coast.

Typical road on Harbor Island.

We treated ourselves to a nice lunch overlooking one of the marinas
on the bay side of the island.

This is one of the largest Banyan trees we've ever seen.  If you enlarge
it, you can see David standing on a lower trunk.  He is nearly 6 feet
tall to give you a size perspective.

The ruins of a former villas we found.  Quite ornate and large.

We figured it was part of the Colombian drug cartel's crime family.  

Hens are free ranging all over the Bahamas.  So are the roosters, hence lots of chicks.

This is a very busy ferry dock bringing worker, visitors etc from the main
island of Eleuthera to Harbor Island.  There is also a fast cat ferry directly from Nassau.