boats anchord in the harbor at low tide

Harbor Island

About to board the ferry

Relaxing during the ferry ride

Lunch at Rormora on Harbor Island

Jennifer in front of a local nursery on Harbor Island

The ferry parked at Harbor Island

By Jennifer

While in Spanish Wells we took a day trip to Harbor Island, a popular resort destination near Eleuthera. Part of the attraction is getting there. The only way to see Harbor Island is by navigating through the Devil’s Backbone, a stretch of ragged coral reef that has been know to shipwreck vessels trying to come ashore. The guidebooks supply pages of reasons why NOT to try and navigate this area without a local pilot. We heeded the warning, and decided to take the Bahamas Fast Ferry, the “Bo Hengy,” to go see the island. The ferry ride was quite a luxury with American satellite television, air conditioning, plush seats, and a concession stand selling all of our favorite treats.

Harbor Island was nice, too.