On most maps you will have to look closely to find the Berry Islands. They are 35 miles Northwest of Nassau and 150 miles east of Miami. Thirty small Cays, most of which are uninhabited or privately owned make up this cresant shaped grouping. The first two Cays are owned by cruise lines. Little Stirrup is owned by Norwegian , and Great Stirrup is owned by Royal Caribbean. They have their own village with shops and resturants for the tourists. There are several famous people who own property in the Berries including Shakira and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters. Shakira plans to build a 14,000 square foot museum and 85,000 square foot sports complex on her island. Harbour Cay is the largest Cay, 8 miles long and 11/2 miles wide. There is one road that runs the distance of Harbour Cay, the Queens Highway. There are about 700 residents, the majority of which live in Bullocks settlement. The settlement consists of a couple of churches, 2 resturants, a gas station, all age school and two small grocery stores. The larger store being about the size of a seven eleven. There is a clinic, run by a very funny and positive nurse practionioner, Frenchie. Can you guess her home country? Frenchie's explanation for staying on Harbour Cay is very similar to others we spoke with. The local people are friendly. The lifestyle is much slower than home and a beautiful and usually empty 71/2 mile beach. They have no bank on the island which we found to be very interesting but they do have an airport with services to Miami and Fort Lauderdale once per day.
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The entrance is very deep to account for mega yachts. There used to be a swing bridge across to allow for the Bahamian residents to cross. Back in the days that the Rat Pack and other movie stars came to play they complained about the bridge. I don't know the year but a gentlemen who took over the lease built the highway from one end of the island to the other that is still used and took down the bridge to accommodate the rich and famous that frequented the Cay.
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