Monday, March 28, 2016

Cat Island, New Bight

We sleep in and mid morning motor north 5 miles to New Bight our original destination. There are 8 or so other boats in the anchorage. We walk up to the Hermitage on Mt Alvernia (206 feet), the highest point in the Bahamas. 

Hiking to the Hermitage
The Hermitage is a ¼ scale monastery built by Monsignor Jerome Hawkes, who came to the Bahamas as an architect and an Anglican priest to repair Anglican churches on Long Island and became a Roman Catholic Priest.

The Hermitage
On the way back we stop at Hidden Treasures, a beach bar/restaurant, and order Lobster for dinner. Monday after Easter is a holiday in the Bahamas, so no fishermen have brought the owner any lobster. She will see what she can track down. We head back to the boat for a swim to cool off. Before dinner we head to the bath house that was recently built on the beach for visiting cruisers. Very nice facility with hot water. Interesting construction, don't think I have ever seen a hollow core door with a traditional door knob used for a shower door.

Dinner at Hidden Treasures
Anyways we head over to Hidden Treasures for our grilled lobster and a Mango Daiquiri. The owner is out of frozen mix so we bring our own Mango which she uses to make the drink.

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