BAHAMA E-BIKES
Bahamae-Bike Start & Finish Location:OLD TOWN NASSAULANDMARKS OF INTEREST.Dock Space #10849 Woodes Rogers Walk where the"Lil Nassau" Glass Bottom Boat Docks.Next to Prince George Plaza / Wharf Cruise Ship Docks. Where did the name Woods Rogers Walk come from ?In 1718, the British sought to regain control of the islands and appointed Captain Woodes Rogers as Royal governor. He use to go for walks along the docks at Old Town thus the name : "Woods Rogers Walk"He successfully clamped down on the pirates, reformed the civil administration, and restored commerce.Rogers cleaned up Nassau and rebuilt the fort, using his own wealth to try to overcome the pirate problems.
FORT MONTAGU
Fort Montagu is a small fort of four cannon on the eastern shore of New Providence Island Bahamas. Peter Henry Bruce oversaw the construction of the fort that began in 1741 to defend the British possession from Spanish invaders.If you love history then you will love the fort. The forts have withstood the test of time. Each fort is uniquely located near the inviting yet mysterious ocean, waiting for you to ask about the untold stories of piracy.These stories are sure to thrill the ears of young and old alike.Great beach to relax with family and friends and have a great time even if you ain't doing nothing.Distance: 2.18 mi, 3.5 km from Old Town.
BLACKBEARD'S TOWER
20 +/- MINUETS FURTHER THAN FORT MONTAGUA4 KL MOREEdward Teach “Blackbeard”, a famously notorious pirate that started as a sailor on a privateer ship before settling the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. In 1716, Teach had joined the crew of Captain Benjamin Hornigold, who had placed him in second command. The two committed numerous crimes of piracy, and Teach went on to become the famous “Blackbeard” we all know today. Blackbeard has been the inspiration for many pirate themed literary work, films and songs. Although Blackbeard used tactics to scare his victims into giving their gold and goods to him, this was as far as it got as far as history goes. Blackbird was never to have been sighted murdering or even harming his captured victims, unlike what some accounts of history has said.Blackbeard is most famous for taking down one of his first ships, called La Concorde, a French merchant ship. He and his men claimed the ship to be theirs, gave 40 guns across his crew, and renamed the ship to the now famous, “Queen Anne’s Revenge”. Blackbeard’s career came to an end when he and his crew climbed aboard the last ship,the Adventure, and were cornered by Captain Maynard’s men. The fight ended in bloodshed, and Blackbeard was shot and stabbed multiple times to death, and then was beheaded, with his head suspended from bowsprit, to collect the reward.There are still tales that are told of Blackbeard’s ghost, one of them being that the unexplained lights that are sea out to sea are called “Teach’s Light”, and that he roams the afterlife searching for his head. There have also been claims that Teach’s skull became the basis of a silver chalice in North Carolina, and that a local judge claimed he drank for it in the 1930’s.Blackbeard’s Tower is one of the many cool things to do in Nassau Bahamas. Even though it has turned into a crumbling monastery, it is still a monument to the pirates of the Caribbean, who used it as a lookout tower in the 1700’s of the Pirates’ Golden Era.
FORT FINCASTLE
Fort FincastleLord Dunmore built this fort in 1793. Designed in the shape of a paddle-wheel steamer, it was a place from which to look out for marauders who never came. It was eventually converted into a lighthouse because it occupied the highest point on the island. The tower rises more than 60m (197 ft.) above the sea, providing a panoramic view of Nassau and its harbor.A small bike / foot path leads down from the fort to Sands Road. Once you reach it, head west (left) until you approach East Street again, and then bear right. When you come to East Hill Street (again), go left because you will have returned to the post office.
BAHAMA E-BIKE RETURN
Bahamae-Bike Finish Location:OLD TOWN NASSAULANDMARKS OF INTEREST.Dock Space #10849 Woodes Rogers Walk where the "Lil Nassau" Glass Bottom Boat Docks.Next to Prince George Plaza / Wharf Cruise Ship Docks. Where did the name Woods Rogers Walk come from ?In 1718, the British sought to regain control of the islands and appointed Captain Woodes Rogers as Royal governor. He use to go for walks along the docks at Old Town thus the name : "Woods Rogers Walk"He successfully clamped down on the pirates, reformed the civil administration, and restored commerce.Rogers cleaned up Nassau and rebuilt the fort, using his own wealth to try to overcome the pirate problems.
