Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The half-mile-long channel, Current Cut, separates North Eleuthera from Current Island.
It is popular with very experienced swimmers who 'ride' the strong current.
A taxi from North Eleuthera International Airport will cost $28 one way.
Gregory Town
Gregory Town, once famous for its thriving pineapple industry, sits above a steep cove on
a sharp bend in the Queen's Hwy some 25 miles north of Governor's Harbour. The second-
largest settlement in mainland Eleuthera, it's a low-key collection of cottages clinging to
the cliffs overlooking the glassy shoals. The pineapple industry is now so atrophied that
local farmers have difficulty mustering a respectable supply of their usually large and suc-
culent fruits to display at the annual Pineapple Festival. The town's young men have turned
to lobstering, where the big bucks reside. A handful of older, surfer-type expats add an arty
element to town life. And though quiet most nights, it gets funky every Tuesday and Friday
at the legendary Elvina's.
Gaulding's Cay
(
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), 3½ miles north of Gregory Town, is a splendid stretch of
pure-white sand, while offshore the cay's waters are home to large communities of multi-
hued sea anemones. The Cove Eleuthera (
Click here
)
offers a daily complimentary shuttle
to Gauldings Cay for its guests.
At
Rebecca's Beach Shop
( 242-335-5436, just off Queen's Hwy at bottom of hill)
, groovy American expat Ponytail Pete gives surf lessons ($70) and waxes at length about
his wife's damn good Pirate's Revenge hot sauce. A few houses north, the
Island Made
Gift Shop
(Queen's Hwy) is worth a stop to peruse the shell work, driftwood sculptures
and jars of sweet, tangy local pineapple jam.
GLASS WINDOW BRIDGE
The quintessential Eleuthera photo op, the single-lane
Glass Window Bridge
spans the island's narrowest stretch. On one side, the blue-black Atlantic pounds
against the rocks. On the other, the calm green shoals of the Bight of Eleuthera
sparkle in the sunlight. If you park your car on the side of the road and climb the
rocky bluff overlooking the bridge, you get equal views of both sides. It's a
sight that once inspired famed American painter Winslow Homer, who painted
the Glass Window in 1895. A hurricane destroyed the natural arch that once
connected north and south Eleuthera, so this cement substitute is the only thing
that keeps the island from being two pieces. It's north of Gregory Town.
