About two months ago, our Kingdom Life friends the Deans took us on a little excursion to a family island, Andros. A "family island" just means another island in the archipelago of Bahamian islands. Andros is the largest of the Bahamian islands and is one of the largest land masses in the Caribbean. Calvin, our host on this little retreat, was born and raised in Andros. Now, before you think all exotic and begin to ooh and ahh over our "excursion" to another island, let me clarify. Calvin and Keisha are trying to build a business; a car parts and hardware store, in Andros. For them, this trip was mostly work. They paid for our 15 minute flight (20 seat plane) and hotel. Don't worry...I took plenty of pictures.
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| This was not a functional buffet, but just some interesting décor |
Let's start by showing you the hotel. Above you see the cute little walkway and gate that leads out to the office and parking space. But this is just the beginning! Check out what else this place had to offer:
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| Our room was the second door |
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| this was such a desolate place...looks like winter |
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| Two cranes just watching us...a pair of lovebirds? |
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| At sea level, burial is done above ground...creepy...and beachfront! |
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| Bahamian Bush...road to nowhere? |
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| Uncle Charlie's Blue Hole...125 feet deep |
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| Approaching a "settlement" on Andros |
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Termite nest...common but cool
A beautiful old church, burnt but still standing
I could go on and on with the pictures, but this should give you a feel for Andros. There was beauty, but it seemed harder to find in such a desolate island. Austere. Dark. Wild. Small settlements, suspicious of us. Overcast conditions for the majority of our stay. No developed beaches. Convenience stores offering the only grocery shopping. Keith kept saying how similar to his experience in Cote D' Ivoire, Africa this trip was.
We have to say that after seeing the landscape and lack of amenities in Andros, we felt much gratitude in returning to Nassau
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