This Pristine Island Has a Five-Mile-Long Beach, a Signature Sound, and the Essence of The Bahamas

I was walking along Old Bight Beach, the longest uninterrupted stretch of sand in The Bahamas, and realized I hadn’t seen another soul all morning. The shoreline ran on without end, pink-tinged and wide, with only the sound of the water folding gently on the sand. This is Cat Island — a place where you can still feel the luxury — and the serenity — of being alone. This is the land that raised Sidney Poitier, who spent his early years here before going on to become one of the world’s greatest actors and cultural figures. And this is the land of The Hermitage, perched atop Mount Alvernia, the