Bahamas: The Caves at Cable Beach

The Caves at Nassau are located west of Cable Beach. Not a lot to see here, mostly just a quick stop to snap a photo or two.

Got five minutes? Come check out this little spot along the side of the road.Although not historically proven, local lore says the Lucayan Indians were the original inhabitants of the islands and resided in these caves, carved by the ocean many years ago.

In more recent years, they say Pirates and their bounty found refuge from the law by hiding in these caves. Kids love a good pirate story, right? The current inhabitants are a little more natural - the 'Buffy Flower Bat' (Brophylia Sezekomi) commonly known as the fruit bat, and indigenous to the Bahama Islands, calls these caves home.

Stepping inside the lower of this pair of caves, we saw dozens of these creatures sleeping in the heat of the day.

This is not a stellar place for children. Broken glass littered the floor and the girls weren't exactly excited abut the bats, either. But it's kind of cool to check it off the list and say "been there, done that."

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