Rock Sound is a small town with one major attraction for Bahama cruisers - you can dinghy to a dock very close to the airport and walk to the customs/immigration office. Very convenient for those like Sally and Conrad who have been here since December and need to recheck into immigration.
This is main street and the main concentration of buildings. Dingle's is the main store/gas station where you can find out just about anything you need to know about Rock Sound sights/services.
This is the main dinghy landing dock with convenient garbage barrels at the base of the dock. Public water spigot was about 100 yds down the road. Eleuthera was hard hit by Hurricane Irene last year and is still recovering. You can see the damage to the wooden pier beyond the concrete. Most of the wooden docks on the island were damaged by the hurricane.
Two main attractions in Rock Sound are the swimming hole and the caves. Here is the swimming hole, a natural salt water hole several hundred yards from the ocean. The local children swim in the hole and there are lots of fish in the hole that congregate at the swim ladder waiting to be fed.
There are many caves throughout Eleuthera, some with writings on the walls from hundreds of years ago. We didn't see any old writings here but the tree roots growing down through the cave were very unique. This cave had lots of chambers but each with light and overhead openings so a comfortable walk through without spelunking gear.
The great thing about cruising the Bahamas is the beautiful and different (from US) sights you see just walking or sailing around. We watched this turtle in a small blue hole just outside the cave entrance. I expect the Bahamians are not as impressed as we are with these sights they see everyday, but for us, there are amazing things to see around every corner.
