The longest of the Abaco cays, Great Guana, on the east side of the chain, stretches 11km (6 3/4 miles) from tip to tip and lies between Green Turtle Cay and Man-O-War Cay. The beachfront running the length of the cay is spectacular, one of the loveliest in The Bahamas. The reef fishing is superb, and bonefish are plentiful in the shallow bays.
The settlement stretches along the beach at the head of the palm-fringed Kidd's Cove, named after the pirate. Ruins of an old sisal mill near the western end of the island make for an interesting detour. The island has about 150 residents, most of them descendants of Loyalists who left Virginia and the Carolinas to settle in this remote place, often called the "last spot of land before Africa."
As in similar settlements in New Plymouth and Man-O-War Cay, houses here resemble those of old New England. Over the years, the traditional pursuits of the islanders have been boat-building, carpentry, farming, and fishing. It won't take you long to explore the village; it has only two small stores, a one-room schoolhouse, and an Anglican church -- and that's about it.
