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OCEAN HOLE
This crater-like curiosity, along Fish Rd on the south edge of Rock Sound, is
said to be bottomless. No one knows, but it is a 100yd-wide tidal blue hole pop-
ulated by saltwater fish that move to and fro through subterranean sea tunnels. If
you're lucky, you'll spot one of the sea turtles transplanted here from the ocean
as a visitor attraction. Brave swimmers can descend the metal ladder into the
hole's black depths.
As you approach the tip of Cape Eleuthera, you'll notice an odd sight: several Space
Age-looking domed buildings edged by solar panels. This is the amazing
Island School
(
www.islandschool.org
;
) , a nonprofit ecolearning retreat. International student groups
ranging from elementary schoolers to adults come here for a few days to two months to
learn about marine biology and sustainability through hands-on projects - tagging bone-
fish, making biofuel from used cruise ship oil, farming tilapia. The fascinating campus,
with an organic farm, boardwalks made from old tires, and dorms built from salvaged ma-
terials, is open for free tours Monday to Saturday at 11am and 1pm.
At the cape's furthest point, the shiny new
Cape Eleuthera Resort & Marina
(
242-334-8500;
www.capeeleuthera.com
; villas from $199; ) sits alone between
two empty beaches. Though the facilities are snazzy - modern condos have granite coun-
tertops, crisp white linens, flat-panel TVs - the resort feels fairly desolate, and the lack of
restaurants and food markets makes it a tough place to vacation. Well-provisioned yachties
will be plenty happy, though. Day-trippers should consider coming down here to snorkel
(rent gear at the reception area) and picnic on the small but lovely beach.
