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Watling's Castle (Sandy Point plantation manor house, mid- to late 1700s), southern San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Old ruins and other archaeological sites occur in many places on San Salvador Island. A spectacular and easily accessible locality is “Watling’s Castle”. This site consists of the ruins of a mid- to late 1700s building called the Sandy Point plantation manor house. It was constructed during the Loyalist Era (Plantation Era), during which people loyal to Britain left America after its independence in the 1770s and headed to the Bahamas. Several islands were subdivided into estates and the land was used for moderately intense agricultural purposes.
Despite the name, “Watling’s Castle” was not built by anyone named Watling, and no one named Watling ever lived there.
San Salvador Island was called “Triangulo” or “Watling’s Island” on historic maps from the 1600s to the 1800s. It was called “Guanahani” by the original Awarak Indians (Lucayan Indians). Historical research has shown that this island was the one sighted by Christopher Columbus’ ship at 2 AM, 12 October 1492 (it is demonstrable that Rum Cay was not the island Columbus first landed on). Columbus called this island San Salvador, which is the current, “official” name. The name “Watling’s Island” is in reference to John Watling, a Caribbean-area & South American-area pirate in the late 1600s. He lived long before this structure was built and used. The structure was used as a church in the early 1900s and has since been abandoned.
Watling's Castle (Sandy Point plantation manor house, mid- to late 1700s), southern San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Old ruins and other archaeological sites occur in many places on San Salvador Island. A spectacular and easily accessible locality is “Watling’s Castle”. This site consists of the ruins of a mid- to late 1700s building called the Sandy Point plantation manor house. It was constructed during the Loyalist Era (Plantation Era), during which people loyal to Britain left America after its independence in the 1770s and headed to the Bahamas. Several islands were subdivided into estates and the land was used for moderately intense agricultural purposes.
Despite the name, “Watling’s Castle” was not built by anyone named Watling, and no one named Watling ever lived there.
San Salvador Island was called “Triangulo” or “Watling’s Island” on historic maps from the 1600s to the 1800s. It was called “Guanahani” by the original Awarak Indians (Lucayan Indians). Historical research has shown that this island was the one sighted by Christopher Columbus’ ship at 2 AM, 12 October 1492 (it is demonstrable that Rum Cay was not the island Columbus first landed on). Columbus called this island San Salvador, which is the current, “official” name. The name “Watling’s Island” is in reference to John Watling, a Caribbean-area & South American-area pirate in the late 1600s. He lived long before this structure was built and used. The structure was used as a church in the early 1900s and has since been abandoned.
The stone blocks making up the walls of Watling's Castle are pieces of local limestone bedrock - Upper Pleistocene calcarenites.
Another shot of Elbow Reef Beach on the eastern shore of Hopetown in the Bahamas.
A little slice of paradise....
Theresa Irene Wolowski celebrating her 80th birthday at Lucayan Beach in Freeport, Bahamas on the Island of Grand Bahama
In einer der drei Deadman's Cay Höhlen - ich denke, die Hamilton's Cave - auf Long Island.
Südlich von Deadman Cay, die Hauptsiedlung zieml9ich in der Mitte von Long Island, liegt eine der faszinierendsten Höhlensysteme in der Karibik. Voll von Stalaktiten, Stalagmiten und Fledermäuse wurden die Höhlen einst von den ursprünglichen Siedler der Insel, die heute ausgestorbenen Zivilisation der Lucayan Indianer, ausgesucht, wie die Schnitzereien und Schriften an den Wänden zeigen. Es wird auch gemunkelt, dass die Piraten des 17. Jahrhunderts die Höhlen als Basis verwendeten und als Versteck für ihre Beute. ( www.bahamas4u.com/longislandcaves.html )
Triangle Pond (looking ~NNE), northwestern San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas.
San Salvador Island has numerous inland bodies of water (see map - newton.newhaven.edu/sansalvador/ssmap_11x17.PDF). Christopher Columbus remarked upon them during his visit in October 1492. These ponds and lakes can have freshwater, brackish water, hyposaline water, normal marine-salinity water, or hypersaline water. Many of these lakes have aquatic biotas quite distinctive from adjacent lakes.
Triangle Pond is classified as a constructional lake in a highstand depression (see Park et al., 2014) - it is a cutoff lagoon/estuary. Available dates indicate that it was open to the ocean before ~2450 to ~4400 years ago (see Blick & Kjellmark, 2012).
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References cited:
Blick, J. & E. Kjellmark. 2012. Analysis of a sediment core from Triangle Pond, part 2: lake cores and lifeways of the Lucayans. The 16th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and Other Carbonate Regions, June 14-June 18, 2012, Abstracts with Program: 9-10.
Park, L.E., A. Myrbo & A. Michelson. 2014. A qualitative and quantitative model for climate-driven lake formation on carbonate platforms based on examples from the Bahamian Archipelago. Carbonates and Evaporites 29: 409-418.
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Watling's Castle (Sandy Point plantation manor house, mid- to late 1700s), southern San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Old ruins and other archaeological sites occur in many places on San Salvador Island. A spectacular and easily accessible locality is “Watling’s Castle”. This site consists of the ruins of a mid- to late 1700s building called the Sandy Point plantation manor house. It was constructed during the Loyalist Era (Plantation Era), during which people loyal to Britain left America after its independence in the 1770s and headed to the Bahamas. Several islands were subdivided into estates and the land was used for moderately intense agricultural purposes.
Despite the name, “Watling’s Castle” was not built by anyone named Watling, and no one named Watling ever lived there.
San Salvador Island was called “Triangulo” or “Watling’s Island” on historic maps from the 1600s to the 1800s. It was called “Guanahani” by the original Awarak Indians (Lucayan Indians). Historical research has shown that this island was the one sighted by Christopher Columbus’ ship at 2 AM, 12 October 1492 (it is demonstrable that Rum Cay was not the island Columbus first landed on). Columbus called this island San Salvador, which is the current, “official” name. The name “Watling’s Island” is in reference to John Watling, a Caribbean-area & South American-area pirate in the late 1600s. He lived long before this structure was built and used. The structure was used as a church in the early 1900s and has since been abandoned.
The stone blocks making up the walls of Watling's Castle are pieces of local limestone bedrock - Upper Pleistocene calcarenites.
The Turks and Caicos islands have the third largest barrier reef, and so this lighthouse was erected in 1852 to spare more ships from its treacherous coral outcrops.
It stands 60 feet tall and is prefabricated of cast-iron by a company in England. Positioned on a limestone bluff at the north end of Grand Turk. The original Argand 8 lamps were fuled by whale oil, but sadly did not prevent further wrecks over the next forty years.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
Some 60 species of coral live in the waters off the Turks & Caicos. Hard coral varieties include staghorn, elkhorn, pillar, star, and brain. Sea fans, sea whips, and sea plumes number among the soft varieties.
Barrier reefs of coral running parallel to the shore protect the Islands from wave action and stabilize the islands’ plateau edges. Inshore of the barrier reefs, patch reefs range from a few hundred square feet to several acres.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
Some 60 species of coral live in the waters off the Turks & Caicos. Hard coral varieties include staghorn, elkhorn, pillar, star, and brain. Sea fans, sea whips, and sea plumes number among the soft varieties.
Barrier reefs of coral running parallel to the shore protect the Islands from wave action and stabilize the islands’ plateau edges. Inshore of the barrier reefs, patch reefs range from a few hundred square feet to several acres.
January 2012, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos. Stalactites and stalagmites fill the damp and mysterious interior of the Conch Bar Caves on the Northern Coast of Middle Caicos. The largest caves in the entire Bahamian chain of island. Lucayan Indians occupied this area many centuries before they were exterminated by the Spanish. The caves have fresh water lakes with caverns meadering on for many miles.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
The cave system is connected by water, but visitors have to walk through the park to get from cave to cave. Here is a bit of what that looked like.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
Some 60 species of coral live in the waters off the Turks & Caicos. Hard coral varieties include staghorn, elkhorn, pillar, star, and brain. Sea fans, sea whips, and sea plumes number among the soft varieties.
Barrier reefs of coral running parallel to the shore protect the Islands from wave action and stabilize the islands’ plateau edges. Inshore of the barrier reefs, patch reefs range from a few hundred square feet to several acres.
Shot in the abandoned Arawak Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. I spent over an hour exploring around this place. It was abandoned in the early 80's. It sits on the edge of the Grand Lucayan Waterway which connects the north and south sides of the island. This shot was from the 9th floor where the elevator door was pulled open. This is looking on top of the car which is permanently on the 8th floor.
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January 2012, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos. Stalactites and stalagmites fill the damp and mysterious interior of the Conch Bar Caves on the Northern Coast of Middle Caicos. The largest caves in the entire Bahamian chain of island. Lucayan Indians occupied this area many centuries before they were exterminated by the Spanish. The caves have fresh water lakes with caverns meadering on for many miles.
The Mansion at the impeccable Regent Palms Hotel on Grace Bay, Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos. It is one of the most elegant and luxurious buildings on the island.
The Messel Ballroom located here on the second floor of The Mansion features a wraparound terrace for pre-party cocktails and a great view of the gardens and main lobby.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
Some 60 species of coral live in the waters off the Turks & Caicos. Hard coral varieties include staghorn, elkhorn, pillar, star, and brain. Sea fans, sea whips, and sea plumes number among the soft varieties.
Barrier reefs of coral running parallel to the shore protect the Islands from wave action and stabilize the islands’ plateau edges. Inshore of the barrier reefs, patch reefs range from a few hundred square feet to several acres.
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The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
Some 60 species of coral live in the waters off the Turks & Caicos. Hard coral varieties include staghorn, elkhorn, pillar, star, and brain. Sea fans, sea whips, and sea plumes number among the soft varieties.
Barrier reefs of coral running parallel to the shore protect the Islands from wave action and stabilize the islands’ plateau edges. Inshore of the barrier reefs, patch reefs range from a few hundred square feet to several acres.
Closed off the roof turbines in preparation for the hurricane
Hurricane Matthew was an extremely destructive and long-lived tropical cyclone which became the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Felix in 2007. The thirteenth named storm, fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the active 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Matthew wrought widespread destruction and catastrophic loss of life during its journey across the Western Atlantic, including parts of Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Lucayan Archipelago, the southeastern United States, and the Canadian Maritimes. Over 1,600 estimated deaths have been attributed to the storm, including 546 to 1,600 in Haiti, 1 in Colombia, 4 in the Dominican Republic, 4 in Cuba, 1 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 49 in the United States, making it the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Stan in 2005, which killed more than 1,600 in Central America and Mexico. With the storm causing damages estimated in excess of $10.5 billion (USD), it was also the costliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, as well as the tenth costliest Atlantic hurricane in history.
N374RD - Fairchild FH-227C - Airlift International
at Ft. Lauderdale Internaional Airport (FLL ) in February 1989
still painted in Emerald Airlines -colours
with additional sticker "Lucayan Beach Casino Express"
c/n 504 - built in 1966 -
operated by Airlift from 11/1986 until hurricane-damage- b/u KMIA 1993
scanned from Kodachrome-slide
an elegant, wicked natural portal in the mangrove swamp, Lucayan National Park, Grand Bahama... Check out more photos and video on my web site: drinkofbeauty.com
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and northern Caribbean region.
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor, and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.
The eight main islands and more than 299 smaller islands have a total land area of 616.3 square kilometres (238.0 sq mi),[b] consisting primarily of low, flat limestone with extensive marshes and mangrove swamps and 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) of beach front. The weather is usually sunny and relatively dry, but suffers frequent hurricanes.