Cat Island may have
derived its name from Arthur Catt, the famous British sea captain
or notorious pirate (depending on whose side
you were on). A competing source for the name are the hordes of
wild cats that the English encountered here on arrival in the 1600s.
The cats were said to be descendants of their tamer cousins orphaned
by the early Spanish colonists in their rush to find the gold of
South America. This boot-shaped, untamed island is one
of the most beautiful and fertile of The Bahamas. A lush sanctuary,
it provides tranquillity
for those seeking an escape from the pressures of modern civilization.
Others thought so too, like Father Jerome, a penitent hermit
who built a medieval monastery hewn from the limestone cliffs
atop 206-foot Mt. Alvernia, a place for meditation. From these
high cliffs, there is a marvelous view down to densely-forested
foothills and 60 miles of deserted pink-and-white-sand beach. Hostels in Cat Island |
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