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Bahamian Adventure to Clifton Heritage Park

I don’t know how it all seems to work for Ty and I all the time on our international adventures, but it does. Which is why I was willing to start this adventure this morning... but let’s catch you up from the beginning. Yesterday...

Ty and I arrived on the island yesterday afternoon and our Airbnb hosts were lovely. We decided to take advantage of the warmer weather and go snorkeling at the local beach. We walked down there and the snorkeling wasn’t really good... neither were the free beaches.
Instead, we sat on a break wall and watched the beautiful blue waves crash. 

I was so tired last night that we went to bed around 9 and then woke up at 6:30 to be able to get ourselves organized for an adventure!

We wanted to visit Clifton heritage park on the west side of the island but no busses went all the way there. We decided to just go with the adventure and we hopped on a bus that would take us within 2 miles of the entrance. 

As we went along, the bus that was once packed, started getting empty. At the final bus stop, the last person got off and the bus driver said “let me show you how far you would have had to walk if you got off here” and proceeded to drive to the park entrance. We had to give him a few extra dollars but we got there! 

The park has some ruins, a garden and trails along the water. We had the beaches all to ourselves! There were rocky beaches and sandy beaches and it looked like the park at one time had little shops or stalls set up. We decided not to go snorkeling because it was very wavy, windy and pretty chilly. The snorkeling looked ok from the beach but not good enough to get cold over haha. Instead we hiked the beach the whole way and enjoyed the quiet by the water. The hiking was lovely. 

When we got back to the welcome center, we first went to get some water and then figure out how we were getting back. We asked in the gift shop and they said “oh, no bus comes down here unless they were told to come back. Closest bus stop is two miles away!” But they told us to ask security if they knew if there was a bus coming. 

We went and talked to a very nice security man who was unsure if a bus would come back. We said ok and went to finish exploring the park (a five minute walk to the bluffs and back). He then found us and told us that after he was done work in an hour that he could give us a ride. We were very grateful. 

We were the last tourists at the park when the security guard, Mario, waved for us to come with him. He was a very nice gentleman who began telling us about the island and good spots to eat. He dropped us off near the Airbnb and we walked the last little bit back. 

At our Airbnb we have been cooking our meals because it’s cheaper. It’s been fun to just chill and relax. 

Not much to walk to and see at night here in cable beach but it is a safe place to walk around as a tourist. Some shops and a few restaurants but the vacation really begins tomorrow, at the all inclusive!!

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