Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Max's Conch Bar & Grill
BAR & GRILL $
(Deadman's Cay; mains $8-15; lunch & dinner) THE hot spot in town. Everything you
need to know and want to share, you can do whilst sitting around this circular outdoor bar.
A lively and convivial host is well-matched by his customers and family. Unsurprisingly,
conch in all its glorious forms is the house specialty.
CLARENCE TOWN AREA
The peaceful harbor settlement of
Clarence Town
and its surrounds are perfect for those
seeking some solitude, or a few quiet days living on a beach and pottering around. Long
Island's administrative headquarters is very quiet, and has a lovely hillside setting that falls
gently to the clear and sparkling waters of the town's small harbor.
Sights & Activities
Even the spiritually unattached will be inspired by the simple beauty of the two churches
that rise over the town;
St Paul's Anglican Church
and the sparkling white and blue
St
Peter's Catholic Church
. Both were designed by Father Jerome, the enigmatic architect-
hermit-cleric of Cat Island (see
Click here
). The first was designed prior to, and the second
after, his conversion to Catholicism. You can climb the ladders within one of its two medi-
eval spires for a marvelous bird's-eye view.
Immediately east of town is
Lochabar Bay
, a stunning half-mile-wide, flask-shaped
cove that funnels east to a vast
blue hole
. It is rimmed by a splendid and lonesome white-
sand beach, surrounded on three sides by dense thickets of thatch palm and scrub. Coral
reefs lie just offshore, with staghorn coral at 30ft.
The 2-mile wide
Turtle Cove
near Deans, has a fabulous beach and turquoise shallows.
Its real treasure, however, lies to the southeast beyond a headland, where perhaps the
world's deepest
Dean's Blue Hole
(663ft) leads to the world's eighth-largest underwater
cavern. The neck of the aquamarine hole opens to a beautiful cove rimmed by gorgeous
white sands. It's an incredibly beautiful spot, and you'll usually have it all to yourself.
Bring a picnic.
The
Flying Fish Marina
( 242-337-3430;
www.flyingfish-marina.com
;
Clarence
Town) has an excellent 15-slip marina, provisions store, laundry, bathrooms and showers
and a bar with good food.
Sleeping
Winter Haven
HOTEL $$
( 242-337-3062;
www.winterhavenbahamas.com
; Clarence Town; r $150; )
With eight spacious rooms in two colorfully painted blocks on a bluff overlooking the
