As it goes here in the Bahamas every few days you get a blow that causes you to have to hunker down so to speak. For most cruisers this usually means you get to work on boat projects and we did just that on Saturday morning. After boat projects were done we hopped in Bob’s dinghy with Tracey and John and headed over to the beach behind us to hike the trail up to Salt Monument.
Other cruisers have built a path through the lush foilage and rock/sand bottom. We would also have to cross beaches along the way.
Salt Monument stands at 200 feet above sea level, dominating the highest point of the three-mile island of Stocking Island. It is quite the trek to get to the top yet so rewarding when you get there. The view across Elizabeth Harbour is beautiful.
The ocean side is equally as beautiful!
What makes this hike so incredible is the variety of the terrain from beaches, hidden coves to sand dunes to salt flats to shaded paths and full canopy of dry tropical forest.