The Eleutheran Magazine 2018 (winter) - Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Spanish Wells

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• Population • Travel • Other

2017/2018 overview The Trippe family, with a long history in South Eleuthera, donated a much welcomed recreational court facility, adjacent to the Wemyss Bight Primary School, to the community in April of 2017.

Population 2,971 enumerated in the 2010 Census

travel (by car): About 30 miles by car, from Tarpum Bay to Bannerman Town or Cape Eleuthera. other Administrative Center: Rock Sound Administrator: Gregory Knowles Main Ports: • Rock Sound International Airport • Rock Sound Dock (in need of repair) • Davis Harbour - Waterford (private) • Cape Eleuthera (private) • Princess Cays (private)

Voluntourism is an ongoing trend on the island, where youngsters of church or school organisations travel to the island and as part of their trip, help out in little ways.

Largest settlements by population (2010 Census): Rock Sound 961 ppl 766 ppl Tarpum Bay Green Castle 370 ppl Remaining towns: 874 ppl

Tarpu m Ba y Rock Sound Green Castle Cape Eleuthera Deep Creek Waterford Wemyss Bight Bannerman Town Lighthouse Point

Tours in South Eleuthera Center in Tarpum Bay, is an outdoor Below: Down the steps leading from the porch of Eleuthera Arts and Cultural stage with a beautiful setting, which on the pictured occasion was being used to showcase youth performances.

MILLER’S DIVE SHOP (Capt. Daryl Miller) scubaeleuthera.com 242-436-3644 PINEAPPLE TOURS (Lyle Brathwaite) 242-470-7876 ELEUTHERA TOURS (Donald Anderson/Kristel Kingston) eleutheratours.com 242-225-4408 ELEUTHERA ADVENTURE TOURS (Thomas Sands) eleutheraadventuretours.com 242-334-2356 CALVIN JOLLY Wemyss Bight 242-557-7948 OCEAN FOX (Al Curry) oceanfox.com 242-334-6300


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