Best of Eleuthera

Junkanoo Festival in Governors Harbour

So Saturday January 9th ’16 saw the annual Junkanoo Festival here in Governors Harbour. It was a spectacular sight and went on for several hours along a stretch of the Queens Highway outside the Royal Bank of Canada. Junkanoo, for those of you not familiar with it, is a type of Carnival parade with fantastic costumes mainly made from cardboard […]

Rainbow Inn – the Best of Eleuthera

This week we pay a visit to Rainbow Inn – next to feature in the Best of Eleuthera series…. Richard and Rhonda Waserman along with their son Zev and his lovely wife Mish Lavagnino run the Rainbow Inn in Rainbow Bay. They specialize in the freshest fish – never frozen – along with great steaks and on Monday nights pizza […]

Marvelous Millie Johnson – the mistress of the bed chamber Eleuthera

I have been wanting to write on blog for ages about marvelous Millie Johnson – the mistress of the bedchamber here at Governors Estate Eleuthera. One of the great things about writing a blog is the time you get to spend chatting with people – all in the name of research of course ! I learned at a very young […]

Memories of the Potlatch Club in Eleuthera

I recently went to chat with Governors Harbour resident Bill Burrows to hear his memories of the Potlatch Club in Eleuthera. Bill was born and bred in Governors Harbour and he worked at the Potlatch Club from 1961 until 1971….. Potlatch for those of you who don’t know was on the Banks Road – just before Tippy’s restaurant and Pineapple […]

Dr Cliff Bacchus – Best of Eleuthera

Back to the series the Best of Eleuthera – this week featuring Dr Cliff Bacchus. Now retired from Government service but with a thriving private medical practice right here in Governors Harbour. Dr Bacchus had always wanted to one day open his own private practice and after he retired in 2002 that is exactly what he did. Always having had […]

The Levy Medical Clinic – Best of Eleuthera

In the Best of Eleuthera series I decided to do a piece about the Levy Medical centre right here in Governors Harbour. This is the government health clinic that provides medical care for both people who live here and for visitors as well. The building is there thanks to the wonderful Mr Austin T Levy and his wife June. I […]

The Market Supermarket Rock Sound – Best of Eleuthera

In the Best of Eleuthera series I now take a good look at the Market Supermarket in Rock Sound. This is one of the largest food markets on the island – maybe only the North Eleuthera Food Store is comparable in size. There is a great selection of fresh fruit and vegetables thanks now to a bigger and better chiller […]

Best of Eleuthera- French Leave Restaurant update…..

So I first wrote about the restaurant 1648 at French Leave in December 2014 – but I decided to do an update as well as re-present the original blog. Since opening last December the restaurant has gone from strength to strength and the great news for those of us who live here year round is that it is not closing […]

Norma’s Gift Shop Governors Harbour – Best of Eleuthera

This started out as the next in the series of Best of Eleuthera – Norma’s Gift Shop in Governors Harbour – but actually turned into the fascinating story of it’s owner Norma Griffin Johnson. The gift shop is situated right in the center of Governors Harbour on the corner opposite Da Perk cafe – facing Queens Highway and right on […]

Best of Eleuthera – Da Perk Coffee Shop

Finding the Best of Eleuthera – take in Da Perk Coffee Shop right here in Governors Harbour. If you are looking for a great cup of coffee – Lavazza ! , breakfast, brunch or lunch then this is a must. Situated on the corner right here in the Harbour Da Perk is the ideal spot to sit and watch the […]

Kathy Colman

Writer, Interior Designer, Foodie, and Wife to Bob. Living in Eleuthera, Bahamas

Best of Eleuthera

Junkanoo Festival in Governors Harbour

Rainbow Inn – the Best of Eleuthera

Marvelous Millie Johnson – the mistress of the bed chamber Eleuthera

Memories of the Potlatch Club in Eleuthera

Dr Cliff Bacchus – Best of Eleuthera

The Levy Medical Clinic – Best of Eleuthera

The Market Supermarket Rock Sound – Best of Eleuthera

Best of Eleuthera- French Leave Restaurant update…..

Norma’s Gift Shop Governors Harbour – Best of Eleuthera

Best of Eleuthera – Da Perk Coffee Shop

Kathy Colman

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