Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
On the southwest coast, Fernandez Bay and Long Bay are lined by beautiful
Sugar Loaf
Beach
while the peninsula's leeward shore is fringed by beautiful
Grotto Beach
and sev-
eral caves.
Founded by a Loyalist settler, and named for the pirate,
Watling's Castle
ruins sit atop
a hill with good sea views.
There's a
grocery store
and in Sugar Loaf, half a mile south of Guanahani Landfall Park
the
Stansheka Bar
(Queen's Hwy) .
Rum Cay
This 10-mile-long isle is lined by stunning beaches and the entire isle is fringed with coral.
The
HMS
Conqueror
(1861), a 101-gun British man o' war, sank in 30ft of water off Sig-
nal Point.
The only settlement is
Port Nelson.
The rest of the isle is a virtual wilderness of rolling
hills browsed by feral cattle and donkeys, but it's popular with yachties and true adventur-
ers.
The 18-slip
Sumner Point Marina
( 242-331-2823;
www.rumcaymarina.com
)
also
has attractive one-bedroom
cottages
(r $125; ) for rent right on the beach from where
you can watch the dreamy sunsets. The marina also has a charming restaurant,
Out of the
Blue
( 242-331-2823, mains $10-18) where you can enjoy simple lunches or bigger
meals (reserve by 3pm). Diving and surfing can also be arranged.
See
Click here
for details of mail-boat stops at the cay.
