Northern Long Island

On Sunday, still at Thompson Bay, in Long Island, we explored the northern part of the island. But first, a little backtrack south to the oldest Spanish Church on the island. We visited it last year, but it was so overgrown. Someone has put an awful lot of work into clearing the church and the property.

Next, a trip to the beach, where we once again found some old floats. These are large. One was still tied to a tangle of ropes, so we used Luke’s tiny (but trusty) Swiss Army pocket knife to cut it free.

The prize!

Adderly’s plantation ruins were next. This was one of the 3 large plantations on the island in the Loyalist era, once covering thousands of acres. After a hurricane demolished most of the housing and created sandbars and sandbanks on what was a usable channel onto the property, the plantation was abandoned (around 1927). Prior to that, the plantation produced sisal for rope and raised cattle. Here is the shallow sandbank we walked on en route to the ruins.

And to the ruins!

Here they are – a freestanding kitchen, large manor house, and multiple houses for the servants.

Then, the best part! A drive up the worst imaginable dirt/rock road to the site of the Columbus Landing Monument. We bounced like crazy, and then ate our picnic lunch at the base of the monument.

Here is the monument. The inscription is “This monument is dedicated to the gentle, peaceful, and happy aboriginal people of Long Island, the Lucayans, and to the arrival o Christopher Columbus on 17 October, 1492.

The view from the cliff is spectacular.

Off  to Rum Cay - hope for internet there!