The Queen's Staircase

The Queen's Staircase is a Bahamian National Treasure. We stopped to check it out on our moped tour of the island. There are 65 stairs and the site is named in honor of Queen Victoria's 65 year reign. The stairs are carved in limestone and it is said this was done by slaves with hand axes - not an easy task.



Taken from Destination 360: Originally, the Queens Staircase was built to provide British troops a protected route to Fort Fincastle, and the slaves used were local peoples from the island. Fort Fincastle was built on the highest point of the island as a lookout by the British captain Lord Dunmore in 1793. The Queens Staircase and Fort Fincastle were inspired by a desire to watch for encroaching marauders and pirates, however, none ever attacked and the fort is now a lighthouse that tourists can view.

It was nice and cool...

Mr. Adventure-Seeking-Sangster could not resist:

The lighthouse at Ft. Fincastle:

Nature surprises us whenever and where ever she can:

Kids at play:

There is a colorful market adjacent to the fort:

Ahhh! The cruise ships are coming... the cruise ships are coming...

Time to go down... down was much easier: