I have received some inquiries to explain a couple of the pictures. So here is a quick run through.
Dec31_Jan9: These were all taken while I was on New Providence Island at the Orange Hill Beach Inn.
Compass Point is a resort just west along the road from Orange Hill. It takes about 20-30 minutes to walk there from O.H. Having driven by several times admiring the colourful array of buildings I had decided to go back to take pictures. The wall is their security/privacy wall and the roof peaks are the rooms and cottages. It is a very expensive place to stay at US$300-$1000 per night.
The aerial shots were all taken during the flight from Nassau to Staniel Cay. Lake Kilarney is on New Providence, near the airport, about 30 minutes from downtown Nassau.
Love Beach is an expensive neighbourhood just west of Compass Point.
If you zoom in on the sign over the front door of the Orange Hill Inn's main building you will see why I felt so at home here. This sign was made for the owners as a gift from one of their many repeat visitors. They display it proudly.
Warderick Wells: this is where I am now, as you all well know.
Most of the titles are self explanatory so this will be brief.
ECLPS - Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park
HQ - Headquarters building, office, volunteer and RBDF (Royal Bahamian Defence Force) residence, storage, etc.
Warden's house - home of the park Warden (Ray Darville), his family and , currently, his assistants Tom and Judy (also volunteers)
Hawkesbill Cay - beach cleaning day for 3 volunteers and one RBDF guy
Seaquarium - a beautiful little reef that is naturally maintained and protected by its location.
Anchorage - northern anchorage is a mooring field with 21 mooring balls and no anchoring
Bella (rottwieller/great dane mix) and Lucky (Bahamian potcake a.k.a. mutt) are our dogs. Both are the most spoiled dogs on the planet.
Narrow Water Cay - across the anchorage from the HQ building.
Murphy's Hideaway is a natural cistern.
The night heron is a Yellow Crested Night Heron that quite nicely posed for me. The animals here are very tame because they have never been harmed by people and seem to know they are protected here.
The Davis Plantation ruins on Warderick Wells date back to the 1780s.
The South anchorage is, as you may have guessed, at the south end of Warderick Wells and has 4 mooring balls and room for 3 or 4 to be anchored out.
The "Work Beach" is where we do work on boats, motors and other stuff requiring the space and handy access to the tool and work sheds which is the large building on the beach.
The other birds were all photoed on the deck of the HQ building. The Bananaquits are everywhere and often come into the building where they are immediately shooed out. The will eat out of your hand happily. They're sugar hounds. The warblers: we've identified 5 different kinds. The Clapper Rail is a loner who has taken up residence under the washrooms.
Hopefully I've covered all the questions but if I missed anything, please write and let me know. I'm always glad to hear from people and happy to explain what is in my pics.
In case you're not sure, the email address is gailene@gailene.com
Posted by gailene at February 3, 2003 08:32 AM