Drug Lords and Gnatcatchers

Brenda explores old diesel generator at site on Cistern Cay reported to have once been be a drug kingpin's home.

We spent a day hiking among the ruins of two abandoned homes on Cistern Cay, near Great Harbour Cay. As we mentioned in an earlier post, Great Harbour has a history of drug trafficking in the 1970's and early 80's that included moving cocaine and marijuana through to the States, before the DEA and the Government of the Bahamas coordinated efforts to eliminate them from the islands.

One of the two abandoned homes at Cistern Cay, now reclaimed by the forest.

View of the ocean from the remains of an observation deck.

In a few areas of the islands like Cistern Cay, you can still find remnants of those days, now long gone.
We found an old diesel generator, fuel tank, and two homes that must have had spectacular views of the sea in their day.

A little eerie to wander through the ruins of homes that, over 40 years ago, were used by drug lords and their compatriots.

Walking through the tropical hardwoods, we stumbled upon a bird's nest made of twigs and pasted together with leaves. A natural work of art!

No birds in sight, but Brenda suggested that I hold the camera above and point it into the cup-shaped nest in case there were eggs present.

There were!

Gnatcatcher's nest (we think)

Eggs in the nest!