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Eleuthera Travel Guide: Straight Chillin' on Cape Eleuthera

We continued our way down the island of Eleuthera, to the very southernmost point--Cape Eleuthera. On this trip, we were purposely steered away from Harbour Island which is probably the most happening part of Eleuthera. However, in case you want to read about what to do on Harbour Island, check out our guide.

So we waved goodbye to any sort of social scene and wound up in in the boonies. Ironically, years ago this was the spot on the island back when the Cape Eleuthera Resort was in existence. It probably had something to do with being a cape which always sounds like a glamorous place to go.

Anyways, Cape Eleuthera had a four-star resort for vacationers and townhouses were built with the hopes of attracting regular visitors. Yet the owner apparently went bankrupt and things shut down immediately. Slabs of concrete were abandoned, the three-wheeled golf carts were left in a field to rot and locals were forced to find new jobs.

Now 35 years later, a new developer has bought the nine miles of land at Cape Eleuthera with the hopes of building a resort community that will be even better than the original.

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