Welcome to San Salvador Island and Rum Cay Island!
San Salvador Island's rich history includes its distinction as the place where explorer Christopher Columbus made his first landfall during his historic voyage to the New World. Four separate monuments mark the spot, but moreover travelers are drawn to San Salvador for the serenity, fishing, diving, sailing, handicrafts and guided tours. Twenty eight miles Southwest of San Salvador lies Rum Cay Island, a tiny oasis that attracts divers, snorkelers and fishermen because of the sparkling, clear blue waters surrounding the Island and the many colorful reefs in the area.
SAN SALVADOR & RUM CAY AFTERMATH
NB12 OCTOBER 4TH NEWSCAST
Sailing to Conception Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador _Sailing Uncertainty_ Episode 34
We had two nice and wonderful weeks in the Bahamas. We saw so nice Islands, met great people and had sunny and windy days and high waves.
TRAVEL VLOG II Rum Cay - Port Nelson, Bahamas
So grateful that I had the chance to make it to Port Nelson, Rum Cay. Took a mail boat and traveled 22 hours over rough seas to get there. I think I am only about 0.0001% of the population who has been there. But what awaits you is beautiful beaches, rolling hills and historical treasures.
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If you ever make it there, check out:
1. Hartford's cave - We walked 15 miles there and back to see the acient drawings left by the Lucayan Indians.
2. Sumner's Farm & Marina - Say hello tp Bobby Little, he would love to show you around.
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Rum Cay
RUM CAY:
Rum Cay is an island and district of the Bahamas. Lat.: N23 42' 30 - Long.: W 74 50' 00 - Size: 30 Sq. mls
Rum Cay is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of San Salvador Island, has many rolling hills that rises to about 120 feet (37 m). Christopher Columbus called it Santa Maria de la Concepción. The island is believed to have acquired its modern name from a shipwrecked cargo of rum. The main settlement is Port Nelson.
First known as Mamana by the Lucayan Indians, the cay was later renamed Santa María de la Concepción by Columbus. Spanish explorers once found a lone rum keg washed up on a shore and changed the name again to Rum Cay (pop: 53 1990 census). In the north there is an cave containing Lucayan drawings and carvings. Various artifacts from the Arawak period have been found by farmers in the fertile soil, which the Indians enriched with bat guano. In common with other islands, Rum Cay has gone through a series of industry specific economic peaks. Pineapple, salt and sisal have all been important industries, but competition and natural disasters, such as the 1926 hurricane, have all taken their toll and today tourism is the main source of employment. Plantation boundaries known as 'margins' can be seen all over the island, which date from the beginning of the 19th century when Loyalists settled here. Nearly everybody lives in Port Nelson where cottages can be rented. Settlements such as Port Boyd, Black Rock and Gin Hill are now deserted and overgrown.
Deep reefs and drop-offs surround this former pirates' haven. There is staghorn coral at Summer Point Reef and diving at Pinder's Point. At the Grand Canyon, 60-foot coral walls almost reach the surface. Sumner Point Marina has dockage, fuel, moorings, WiFi, bar and restaurant. There is a small guesthouse available from former Constable Ted Bain. The Last Chance Yacht Supply has groceries. Batelco office for phone calls closes at lunchtime. Yachts wait here before sailing to Mayaguana or the Turks and Caicos Islands, or before returning to Georgetown and points north.
Adventuresome divers can still find the shaft, anchor chains and hawser holes of HMS Conqueror. It sank in 1861 and can still be found in 30 feet of water in a staghorn gully near the breaking reef.
HMS CONQUEROR
The wreck of the 101-gun man of war HMS Conqueror, built in Devon in 1855 and which served in the Crimean War, lies in 30 feet of water off Rum Cay where it sank in 1861, is preserved as the Underwater Museum of the Bahamas. It is the property of The Bahamas Government and none of the contents of the ship may be removed.
She was lost on Sumner Point Reef, Rum Cay, on December 13, 1861. All 1,400 aboard survived.
She was 20 nm out in estimating her position and, after making her landfall, cut rounding the southeast point of Rum Cay too fine and went hard on the reef. Her captain, fearing that his crew (most of whom could not swim in those days) would drink themselves insensible when it became obvious the ship was lost, ordered all ale, wine, and spirit casks to be broken and their contents ditched. He then sent the two largest ship's company unloaded everything they could salvage, and set about making a camp on the island. The captain remained on board with one midshipman and ten seamen until the ship broke up. Then all of them, less the boat parties, were marooned on Rum Cay. They were rescued soon after the news of the disaster was known.
HMS Conqueror is still there. You can dive her, in some 30 feet of water. (The Bahamas Cruising Guide)
Before 1996 the island was part of a combined district of San Salvador and Rum Cay.
Driving in San Salvador, Bahamas
Some road scenes from various parts of San Salvador Island. Sweeping ocean views are everywhere. Here, we journey north on Queen's Highway, through Cockburn Town, and then up near the Gerace Research Centre. In the Bahamas, you drive on the left like in the UK, but many cars are US-style left-hand drive, as was the case with the Ford Focus we had rented. As an American driving an American car, it was fairly easy to get used to, but you'll want to be very careful at first if you're not used to it. Traffic is generally light, though, so don't let the opposite side of the road thing deter you from driving. If you are from the UK or Japan and rent a right-hand drive car, you'll feel right at home. I don't believe there are any major rental car firms on the island, but cars can be rented and I would recommend doing so to get around the island. I rented one from local tour guide and property manager Nat Walker. Also, to clarify, for safety's sake I didn't shoot any footage while driving... I had the passengers do it. This footage was shot in August 2015.
Rum Cay 2018
Hanging out on Rum Cay in the Bahamas
San Salvador to Rum cay flight
Rum Key landing
San Salvador, Bahamas
UTC's Tropical Island Ecology and Geology class went to San Salvador, Bahamas from March 10th-18th, 2018. Music Credits to Funky Nassau - Beginning to the End, Lovely Day - Bill Withers, Andros Island - The Magnetics, and I Am So Glad - Bruce Green.
L'excursion vers High Cay - Landfall park - San Salvador - Bahamas 2017
Jackson, qui organise des excursions depuis San Salvador vers High Cay (voir son site ) nous fait découvrir où Christophe Colomb mit pour la première fois le pied sur le Nouveau Monde.
Jackson, who organizes tours from San Salvador to High Cay (see his website shows us where Christopher Columbus first set foot on the New World.
Rum Cay Summer 2017
Fly fishing/spearfishing on Rum Cay in the Bahamas
Rum Cay
Rum Cay: The Unspoiled Jewel of the Bahamas
Rum Cay, Bahamas
Paradise Is Mine land for sale
Wanna Play? Rum Cay
Wanna Play? Go to Rum Cay and go:
Skydiving, Scuba Diving, PaddleBoarding, Kitesurfing, Snorkeling, Fishing and much more! The action never stops! Video from a recent exciting trip! CK
Rum Cay
Rum Cay: The Unspoiled Jewel of the Bahamas
Landing Rum Cay
Landing Rum Cay, Bahamas, MYRP in a PA28.
Rum Cay Island Bahamas
Rum Cay Development is offering 3/4 acre lots. The price is virtually unbeatable. With the best fishing, scuba, and snorkeling on the most beautiful island in the Bahamas, you can't pass up this deal.
Rum Cay Tour after Hurricane Jaqueline October 2015
Rum Cay after Hurticane Jaqueline
Travel to San Salvador 2018
A Shot of Rum
No Slack Photography presents A Shot of Rum. A video review of the Outlaw's (Stuart, FL) trip to Rum Cay in the Southern Exumas, Bahamas in the fall of 2011.