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Kona the Jungle Dog

Kona made himself at home in the ruins of the Russel House.
Hawksbill Cay

April 25th 2007
The last anchorage that we visited in the Exumas before heading back up to Nassau was Hawksbill Cay, at the northern border of the Exuma Land and Sea Park. The main reason why we wanted to visit this uninhabited island was to explore the loyalist ruins there. The Bahamas have a very interesting history which includes pirates, rum running, and loyalist colonization (we recommend the book Wind fro ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Exuma

Bahamian Flag Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in ... ... read more
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