Fly Away Sailboat: Long Island - Clarence Town and South

We continue driving south to Clarence Town, the main settlement on Long Island, and harbor on the east coast. It was devastated in Hurricane Joaquin and some buildings remain unrepaired. The marina was booming and there were a few boats in the protected harbor.

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church

The main attractions are the two churches designed and built by Father Jerome. He was educated as an architect, then changed to theology and became an Anglican priest. He was in the Bahamas when he converted to Catholicism. He built St. Paul as an Anglican priest and he built St. Peter and Paul after he converted. He has built many churches through out the Bahamas.

St. Paul Anglican Church

Half moon over the spire

Gordon's Beach is at the southern tip of Long Island and was one of the two top beaches recommended by Samantha at the Office of Tourism, the other was Newton's Cay Beach. Gordon's Beach is on the west side of Long Island and is best for watching sunsets. You can see the hurricane damage all around, but the beach itself is lovely, like there was no hurricane. The power of nature to withstand nature!

Gordon's Beach sign propped up against a concrete structure.
We think it might be a cistern, but not sure.

Lovely ... Gordon's Beach

Gentle surf, white sand, clear water of Gordon's Beach

We saw other sites and stopped along the way - many salt ponds abandoned and no longer in production. Many little churches, some interesting and some, just churches. We found the road, Queens Highway, to be fairly good, some potholes, but it was the only road on this long island from north to south, so you didn't worry about getting lost. It made driving on the left easier, no turns or roundabouts, no lights or traffic signs.