Surrounded by the Sea: Hope Town Harbour Lodge from above and below

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I suspect there are few places in the world you will find a rustic resort like Hope Town Harbour Lodge that is at the same time a hill top, beach front and harbour side hideaway. When you arrive by ferry from Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, you will pull into the iconic Hope Town Harbour with its signature candy cane striped lighthouse, and moor at the resort’s private dock.

It takes a moderate amount of athleticism to climb the stairs that switch back through the resort’s hillside garden. Thankfully, I didn’t have to tote any bags up the stairs and expose my true fitness level. It is customary for a resort host to greet you dockside accompanied by a private escort for your luggage.

From on top of the hill you expect the beach to be out of reach. But as you walk through the foyer, a crossroad between the protected harbour side and the open ocean, you descend on the Eastern elevation to find an expansive sandy shore. The aquamarine shallows are blotched by a stretch of coral reef that runs parallel to the beach.

Surrounded by the sea, Hope Town Harbour Lodge has a unique vantage point that rises from sea level to the heights of its highest hillside balcony room.

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