Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2018 | Page 104
Long Island
Originally named “Yuma” by Arawak
Indians, the island was renamed
“Fernandina” by Christopher Columbus
in 1492. Long Island earned its current
name because a seafarer felt it took
too long to sail past the island - it is 80
miles long, but no more than four miles
wide at its broadest point. The Tropic of
Cancer runs directly through the island,
giving it two very different coastlines—
the dramatic cliffs and caves of the east
coast that front the crashing Atlantic
waves, and the sandy edged lee side
which slopes calmly into the Bahamas
Bank. On this island you’ll find Dean’s
Blue Hole, historic twin churches built in
the 1800s and one of the largest caves
in The Bahamas.
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Green Turtle Cay
Located in the Abacos, Green Turtle Cay is a 5 kilometer long hide-away
a 10 minute ferry ride away from Great Abacos or Treasure Cay. Here, the
small settlement of New Plymouth use golf carts as their main means of
transportation through streets of picket fenced cottages. The crystal clear
waters are ideal for swimming and other water activities or if you prefer, just
watch as the fishermen bring in their haul of crawfish and conch.
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Dean’s Blue Hole