When we were chatting with the photographer, Yontalay Bowe-Kirkendall, a few days ago we learned that there were some plantation ruins a very short distance from where we stood. She also told us that there were once 30 plantations owned by British loyalists on Cat Island. Yesterday morning we visited the ruins of the Henry Hawkins Armbrister Great House. After that we stopped at Olive’s Bakery for some delicious baked goods. Later in the day we went back to shore, hoping to get some tropical conch salad from Duke’s Conch Stand but he was out of pineapple and mango. The supply ships do not run for two weeks over the holidays so it is not usual for supplies to run low this time of year. Duke was able to get the pineapple and mango today so we had our tropical conch salad. It was worth the wait.
Ruins of a former plantation house of British loyalists who escaped from the American colonies during revolutionary war times.
George’s head is just below the level of the floor for the second floor. Above his head is the outline of a fireplace. You can see the holes in the wall where the beams were located.
Olive’s Bakery
New this year—an outdoor seating area.
The last section of the hike to the Hermitage is quite steep. Along this section you pass the stations of the cross, although I am always too busy paying attention to where I am walking to notice.
View from the top of Mount Alvernia.
The Hermitage.
Duke’s tropical conch salad.
This morning we walked up Mount Alvernia to the Hermitage. At 206’ Mount Alvernia is the highest peak in the Bahamas. The Hermitage was designed by Father Jerome—an architect who became a priest—and built by Bahamians. It was designed to resemble a 3/4 scale medieval monastery. Even I have to duck to enter the doorways.
Ruins of a former plantation house of British loyalists who escaped from the American colonies during revolutionary war times. George’s head is just below the level of the floor for the second floor. Above his head is the outline of a fireplace. You can see the holes in the wall where the beams were located. Olive’s Bakery New this year—an outdoor seating area. The last section of the hike to the Hermitage is quite steep. Along this section you pass the stations of the cross, although I am always too busy paying attention to where I am walking to notice. View from the top of Mount Alvernia. The Hermitage. Duke’s tropical conch salad.
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