I'm trying something new and hope it works: I've transferred a link for a map of Eleuthera, Bahamas - Google Image Search so you can see the route we took from the bottom of Eleuthera where we stayed at a marina (the part that looks like a whale's tail), and the two islands at the top. Due to shoaling water, rocks, and impassable cuts, we were unable to simply go in a straight line, but had to travel a circuitous route of about 30 miles through the Current Island Cut. We had a wonderful sail there (without the motor!) and came into Spanish Wells, an island founded by the original Loyalists from the war of independence who ultimately turned to fishing and boat building as their main source of income. Spanish Wells has a different accent, all residents are white, and the look is considerably more like New England than any 
island we have visited before; in fact, the natives here do not consider themselves to be from Eleuthera. "We're from Spanish Wells," they say.
island we have visited before; in fact, the natives here do not consider themselves to be from Eleuthera. "We're from Spanish Wells," they say.
On shore, we stopped at Jean's house to pay for our mooring. (Our boat is the third up.) Jean is an American who now lives here and serves the cruising community by running a book exchange and providing vast amounts of information.
The next day, we took a fast ferry for Harbour Island through the Devil's Backbone which is named for the numerous reefs which have caused so many groundings and wrecks. In fact, the original Loyalists to both islands were shipwrecked and lived in Preacher's Cave for two years!
Harbour Island has an upscale look compared to Spanish Wells; Many of the residents here are white as well, but black and white seem to live side by side. As we toured in a golf cart, we saw ..."seaside villas and poverty stricken hovels."(Lou's words)
When we left the following day, we hired a guide to follow through the Devil's Backbone out into the ocean and towards the northern islands: the Abacos.
