Our friends, Doug and Laura, are visiting us from CT. They flew into Nassau, then caught a connecting flight to Deadman's Cay Airport on Long Island. George and I rented a car to drive the 20 minutes from Thompson Bay to the airport. On the way we stopped at Seaside Village for conch salad. We watched Kenny as he picked out the conch, removed it from the shell, chopped it, squeezed fresh lemon and orange juice over it and chopped peppers and onions to add in. The salad was delicious. After meeting Doug and Laura at the airport we drove to Clarencetown and toured around before eating dinner at Rowdy Boys. It was dark by the time we got back to Thompson Bay and it was a bit of an adventure finding our unlit boat.
We kept the car an extra day to continue touring the island. Long Island is 90 miles long and we toured it from one end to the other. We started out at Dean's Blue Hole. It is 600 feet deep and touted as the deepest blue hole in the world. It was a favorite stop last year and we looked forward to sharing it with Doug and Laura this year. For some reason there was a lot of seaweed and plastic trash at Dean's Blue Hole this year. As we snorkeled over it we could see several plastic bags floating in the water. It was quite disappointing. Nevertheless, it is quite a sight and worth seeing. Next we drove down to Gordon's at the southern end of Long Island and walked along a beautiful sandy beach. We got back in the car and drove north, searching for places where we could find lunch along the way. Since it was Sunday very few places were open. Fortunately, the restaurant at Stella Maris Resort near the northern end was open so we were able to eventually find a late lunch. After lunch we drove to the Columbus Monument at the northern end of Long Island. The monument is located on a high bluff 1.7 miles down a very narrow, rocky, bumpy road. People had told us it was a bad road and they weren't exaggerated. Once we were at the end of the road we had to climb a steep hill to reach the monument. It was worth it, the view was amazing.
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