Craig Wells: Rennaissance Man

The scenery isn't the only draw of the Bahamas. While walking the beach, we met island character and renaissance man, Craig Wells. He invited us to his home  on the beach, which is reached through a casarina forest, decorated with 38 years of beach-combing. Multicolored floats and fishing lures dangle from trees, buoys of every size and shape, volley balls and abandoned engines, there is a spot for everything.



 

 

Craig grows exotic fruits and flowers and was pleased to show us his garden, with a running commentary of local and Latin names, and the uses of each plant. On an Ipad, he had dozens of pictures detailing how he built his own septic tank, digging trenches and lowering massive pipes with a system of pulleys.

 

 



Later, he read to us in a mellifluous voice, poetry of his own invention. What a wonderful afternoon we spent in his presence.