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After walking to the Cloisters, Lakeview Drive beckons with a wooden overview of the small local lake. Its not particularly breathtaking by any stretch of the imagination, but it does give an insight into what Paradise Island looked like before human development. Beside the allure of the palm trees and the man made tropical paradise, the reality is that Paradise Island was a rough patch of pine forest with mostly scrub land that frankly wasn't particularly attractive!
After walking to the Cloisters, Lakeview Drive beckons with a wooden overview of the small local lake. Its not particularly breathtaking by any stretch of the imagination, but it does give an insight into what Paradise Island looked like before human development. Beside the allure of the palm trees and the man made tropical paradise, the reality is that Paradise Island was a rough patch of pine forest with mostly scrub land that frankly wasn't particularly attractive!
This is Trinity Church as seen Sunday, February 17th, 2013.
I took the below picture which is a relatively sharp curve, alluded to in the lower left of the above picture. Note the number of car scratches on it!
This is Trinity Church as seen Sunday, February 17th, 2013.
I took the below picture which is a relatively sharp curve, alluded to in the lower left of the above picture. Note the number of car scratches on it!
Picture taken Sunday, February 17th, 2013. On this day my wife and I walked from Paradise Island to the downtown area where the cruise ships come in. On the way down, near the Ministry of Agriculture, I saw the man on the left in the yellow and black jacket which, as it happens to be, is a Pittsburg Steelers jacket! I asked him about the Ministry of Agriculture since it didn't seem New Providence would have much in the way of farms and he noted that they inspect the imported food produce.
That day was chilly for the Bahamas, but not cold in any real sense of the term. It was about 68 degrees. These two were bundled up like it was winter.
What they're doing is fairly clever. They're walking down to Potter's Cay and grabbing surplus conch shells and then bringing them over to this spot where the tourists can buy them to try to scratch out a living.
Picture marks the spot near Woodes Rodgers Walk where they were sitting.
Picture taken Sunday, February 17th, 2013. On this day my wife and I walked from Paradise Island to the downtown area where the cruise ships come in. On the way down, near the Ministry of Agriculture, I saw the man on the left in the yellow and black jacket which, as it happens to be, is a Pittsburg Steelers jacket! I asked him about the Ministry of Agriculture since it didn't seem New Providence would have much in the way of farms and he noted that they inspect the imported food produce.
That day was chilly for the Bahamas, but not cold in any real sense of the term. It was about 68 degrees. These two were bundled up like it was winter.
What they're doing is fairly clever. They're walking down to Potter's Cay and grabbing surplus conch shells and then bringing them over to this spot where the tourists can buy them to try to scratch out a living.
Picture marks the spot near Woodes Rodgers Walk where they were sitting.
Presbyterian Church, the name 'Kirk' is a perversion of the German/Dutch 'Kirche'
The staircase beside the Kirk will confuse a first time visitor as potentially being the Queen's Staircase, it is not. Trust me, the Queen's staircase is further to the west and is definitely worth seeing.
Presbyterian Church, the name 'Kirk' is a perversion of the German/Dutch 'Kirche'
The staircase beside the Kirk will confuse a first time visitor as potentially being the Queen's Staircase, it is not. Trust me, the Queen's staircase is further to the west and is definitely worth seeing.
