Over the Ocean Blue!: Lee Stocking

Lee Stocking was an interesting place. It was like us going through Jurassic Park and waiting to find velociraptors just around the corner! It was also like walking the streets of an armeggedan movie and we were the last 2 people alive on the planet!

This used to be the Perry Marine Life Research Center. About 4 years ago the Bahamian Government stopped their funding and everyone left the island. The amazing thing was they left everything behind - computers, furniture, their research, etc. It has deteriorated a lot in such a short time!

At the present time, most of the buildings have been gutted out and there is "junk" in heaps around the property. Some stuff still remains and it's eerie to walk in these buildings and see remnants of a past life. There was a lobster research room and it still had a dozen or so aquariums (minus the water and lobsters) and there was a white board with their scientific notes still written on it. The copper wiring was taken out of all the structures.

There were some empty houses, a dormitory, a social hall and a commissary around the area. It did look like there was starting to be some renovation, there was some fresh paint on the walls of a structure. Rumor has it that all of this is going to be knocked down and something will be developed there - all speculation though. Ed and I are guessing that maybe a resort will be put there. We figure that the sprucing up of some of the buildings will be for the workers on the new project. Time will tell!

Lobster Research Room

Small House with Furniture left

One of the Piles of "Junk"

The flora of the area......

I was fascinated by this very large Yucca looking plant! The leaves, as you can see from this photo, were as tall as me! In the picture below you can see what grows from the middle of this plant. A very, very tall stem with leaves at the top. I was wondering if it flowers.