ST MARTIN GAL Posted March 16, 2011 #201 Share Posted March 16, 2011 We are heading out on the Emerald Princess on the 28th of this month and one of the stops is Princess Cays. We plan on adventuring out and finding these wonderful mystery graves. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomarfan5 Posted March 16, 2011 #202 Share Posted March 16, 2011 As an amateur genealogist and a person who doesn't like to sit still, I am so very excited to have found this thread. I love poking around in cemeteries and have since I was a child. My father was a caretaker in a cemetery and my sister and I would go with him every Saturday to help him and also give my mother a break. :) Thank you everyone for the directions and the pictures. I'll be there next month and can't wait to find this area. No one has mentioned feeling unsafe while walking out there which is reassuring since I'll be lucky if I can get anyone from our group to join me. Can't believe I didn't know about this the first time I went to Princess Cays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing55 Posted March 17, 2011 #203 Share Posted March 17, 2011 As an amateur genealogist and a person who doesn't like to sit still, I am so very excited to have found this thread. I love poking around in cemeteries and have since I was a child. My father was a caretaker in a cemetery and my sister and I would go with him every Saturday to help him and also give my mother a break. :) Thank you everyone for the directions and the pictures. I'll be there next month and can't wait to find this area. No one has mentioned feeling unsafe while walking out there which is reassuring since I'll be lucky if I can get anyone from our group to join me. Can't believe I didn't know about this the first time I went to Princess Cays! I had to go by myself as I couldn't find the rest of our crowd until later. I didn't see a soul after I got a few hundred yards away. I felt pretty secure though. I did wish someone was there to share things, but it was still worth the walk to see a bit of a secret on this island. I didn't look for the "bunker" though. I think it's a bit further. Might be worth checking that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytime53 Posted March 17, 2011 #204 Share Posted March 17, 2011 No one has mentioned feeling unsafe while walking out there which is reassuring ! Crime rate on Eleuthera is very low (when we first visited a few years ago, they had a bank robbery--businesses closed because the were afraid of the robbers coming in--the robbers were from someplace else and thought it would be an easy place to rob. One problem...the idiots didn't have an escape plan! They were found cowering in the shrub brush and counting their "booty" the next day) and there are no wild animals. So you're safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomarfan5 Posted March 17, 2011 #205 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Crime rate on Eleuthera is very low (when we first visited a few years ago, they had a bank robbery--businesses closed because the were afraid of the robbers coming in--the robbers were from someplace else and thought it would be an easy place to rob. One problem...the idiots didn't have an escape plan! They were found cowering in the shrub brush and counting their "booty" the next day) and there are no wild animals. So you're safe. Glad to hear the worst I'll have to deal with is not so intelligent criminals. :) I plan on going all the way out to Lighthouse Point which looks so incredible. If you haven't checked out the pictures that were posted on Google Earth, do so - it's worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo70 Posted March 17, 2011 #206 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Glad to hear the worst I'll have to deal with is not so intelligent criminals. :) I plan on going all the way out to Lighthouse Point which looks so incredible. If you haven't checked out the pictures that were posted on Google Earth, do so - it's worth it! I've seen pictures that show a pink sand beach on the other side of lighthouse point. I'm not sure if I'll make it out that far, but definitely making it to the graves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST MARTIN GAL Posted March 17, 2011 #207 Share Posted March 17, 2011 The lighthouse is on the opposite side of the graves, right? How far to the lighthouse from the dock? I know that we are going to trek to the graves but the lighthouse also looks good. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo70 Posted March 17, 2011 #208 Share Posted March 17, 2011 The lighthouse is on the opposite side of the graves, right? How far to the lighthouse from the dock? I know that we are going to trek to the graves but the lighthouse also looks good. Linda Both are to the right as you look from the ocean to the beach. The lighthouse is just further down the beach at the bottom of the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST MARTIN GAL Posted March 17, 2011 #209 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Both are to the right as you look from the ocean to the beach. The lighthouse is just further down the beach at the bottom of the island. So we can just keep walking. About how far past the graves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfvass Posted March 18, 2011 #210 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I just came across this fascinating thread as I was preparing for a trip on the Emerald soon. I couldn't resist doing some sleuthing. There seems to have been many Gibsons on Eleuthera. Below is what I found on a Bahamas Gen. Forum: My family stems from the Gibsons of Eleuthera. A gentleman by the name of Richard Alfred Gibson is my great grand father. He was the son of an English medical doctor who settled there in Eleuthera also with his brother who was also a medical doctor. It is my understanding that the brothers came to Eleuthera, practiced medicine there and married women there. My great grand father was Richard Alfred Gibson. He had brothers whose names were, O.C., Maliki, Silvanis, and a sister named Beatrice. Beatrice married a sands. I was in contact with someone at the Registry of the Bahamas who told me that there was a Richard Alfred Gibson who was married in 1894 and that they had a son named Alexander. I know that my great grand father was married to or also married to at some point Maggie Grant. Civil birth record : Dist. of St. Patrick East End Eleuthera born 1 Nov 1857 - Octavious pts: Alfred GIBSON & Pagy MITCHEL - Planter Suspect father is Richard Alfred GIBSON born 1828 manumitted son of James Robert GIBSON & Rachael. 1831 Bahamas Slave Register James Robert GIBSON of Isl. of Eleuthera, Planter Rachael 24y 6m Black Creole Richard Alfred mulatto Creole born 13 Feb 1828 manum. 27 Mar 1828 Maybe this will help someone else in their research. I am still looking to place the McPhees there. I am also getting my walking shoes ready for PC! Happy cruising and sleuthing! Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vexorg Posted March 31, 2011 #211 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Just a quick note to report that I was able to find the graves on my Princess Cays stop a few days ago. Still on the ship, so I will report more when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friedshrimp Posted March 31, 2011 #212 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Just a quick note to report that I was able to find the graves on my Princess Cays stop a few days ago. Still on the ship, so I will report more when I get back. Hope you enjoyed the trip. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbean2000 Posted July 3, 2011 Author #213 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Well, this is so interesting! I'm the person who started this thread five years ago! We have returned to pay our respects at the graves a few times since then, as many others have. Re: some of the responses here. There is no way these are slaves' graves, both women having been born and died in the mid 20th Century. Sadly, even in the 5 or so years we've visited the graves the scrawled lettering on the concrete (?) headstones is fading and will surely fade away in a few years. It still has the makings of a great novel though, I think! The way both women died young and within a short time of each other, the placement of the graves close together and angled and facing the same direction.... And just to clarify - yes, you need to wear something beyond flip-flops to negotiate the broken coral, and the beautiful beaches that one person posted pictures of are on the OTHER side of the island, not on the side with PC or the graves. It's still a great walk down toward the point though and you will truly feel like you're Robinson Crusoe! Just be sure to wear a hat and bring water as it's a pretty good hike and it gets HOT as you wander along. Maybe someday someone will solve this mystery, but I kind of hope no one does.... It's fun to wonder, isn't it? Gene from Cape Cod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princessmich Posted July 3, 2011 #214 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Well it was unfortunate for us that on our last Western Caribb cruise the captain had to stop the tenders going over due to windy conditions. Hopefully some day we can visit this site..before those names completely vanish... Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted July 3, 2011 #215 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I have been following this post for 1.5 years and always enjoy reading about the graves and the site area. We will get there one day... it is on my list of things to do. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNnNC Posted September 11, 2011 #216 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I stumbled across this thread in preparation of our visit in 68 days (who's counting right?). I cannot wait to make this trek, such an adventure. Thank you to all those who have contributed, I certainly am anxious to make my contributions as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natesfirewife Posted September 11, 2011 #217 Share Posted September 11, 2011 This all looks so interesting. Now I guess I need to book a cruise that stops there to check it out. :) Thanks for posting the pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted September 11, 2011 #218 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I will be there in December. I guess I will need to take a walk...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umieesa Posted September 12, 2011 #219 Share Posted September 12, 2011 wow great thread...thanks for starting it! I would like to make the trek to the graves and lighthouse point but I will be with 3 kids (one of which will be almost 2)...think it's doable?? If I take the road back will I know when to stop to reach the tenders?? THANKS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friedshrimp Posted September 12, 2011 #220 Share Posted September 12, 2011 (edited) wow great thread...thanks for starting it! I would like to make the trek to the graves and lighthouse point but I will be with 3 kids (one of which will be almost 2)...think it's doable?? If I take the road back will I know when to stop to reach the tenders?? THANKS!! The distance is not far, the walk is not hard, but I think the kids would be bored with such a walk. Half of the walk is on a little road parallel to the beach so it's not real interesting. If they are into history and have the ability to imagine how a funeral took place at the edge of the beach, it might be interesting to them. Once you make it there, it will be obvious how to get back. To get a little more info, check out my post #165. Edited September 12, 2011 by friedshrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalconyGal Posted September 12, 2011 #221 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I stumbled across this thread in preparation of our visit in 68 days (who's counting right?). I cannot wait to make this trek, such an adventure. Thank you to all those who have contributed, I certainly am anxious to make my contributions as well! I think we're on the same cruise. :) How about a group excursion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted September 12, 2011 #222 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I don't know if any one else posted a picture of the graves. Here is a link to them. Go down to the bottom of the page. http://thesledgehammer.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/wandering-off-the-beaten-path-at-princess-cays/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friedshrimp Posted September 13, 2011 #223 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I don't know if any one else posted a picture of the graves. Here is a link to them. Go down to the bottom of the page. http://thesledgehammer.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/wandering-off-the-beaten-path-at-princess-cays/ Post #165, this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Travel Travel Posted September 13, 2011 #224 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I don't know if any one else posted a picture of the graves. Here is a link to them. Go down to the bottom of the page. http://thesledgehammer.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/wandering-off-the-beaten-path-at-princess-cays/ Great story/photos/directions, thanks! I can't wait to take that walk next March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vexorg Posted September 14, 2011 #225 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I don't know if any one else posted a picture of the graves. Here is a link to them. Go down to the bottom of the page. http://thesledgehammer.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/wandering-off-the-beaten-path-at-princess-cays/ Thanks for the link (I made that Blog post after my cruise in April, and found out about the graves from this thread.) As noted, there are pictures a few pages back on the thread, but those ones seem to be a fair bit older. As has been noted elsewhere on the thread, the area around the graves seems to be getting increasingly buried and covered in plants, so the photos in this post seem to have much clearer pictures of the headstones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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