Tahiti Beach

[Sal]

We were at Tahiti Beach in a boat with some friends a couple of weeks ago. We talked to some people who came in a golf cart. While they were parking, a guy came out of a nearby house and told them it was private property, and that they couldn't park there. Is there any way to drive to Tahiti Beach? Do you have to take a boat?

[CR]

The land is private - Beach to high water is public, go by boat.

R.

[Sal]

You're telling me there is no way to drive to Tahiti Beach?

[Mandy]

We've done it many times, no one has ever told us we couldn't.

[CR]

If you respect the rights of others - then you should not drive of their private property without permission.

Regards,
R.

[SamFamAustin]

I fear that CR is right, since there is no "open beaches act" requiring ingress and egress to the beach via the landside. There may be some dedicated easements in some places, like boat ramps or public piers or "historical" access points, but Bahamas common law is very clear about this. Basically, you are limited to the occupying the land below the mean high water line, which is also called the "wrack line," and one is not permitted to tresspass private property to get to it. /Sam
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[trubahamian]

We were at Tahiti Beach in a boat with some friends a couple of weeks ago. We talked to some people who came in a golf cart. While they were parking, a guy came out of a nearby house and told them it was private property, and that they couldn't park there. Is there any way to drive to Tahiti Beach? Do you have to take a boat?Being a good neighbor een jus about respecting one's private property"as should be the case"but also a friendly and generous attitude among all.Just parking along the roadside to view or walk Tahiti beach is a harmless ting "providing no trash is left behind"and it een neighborly of even the property owner to ask u to leave.He may be within his rights but it is not friendly and if done to a local,his face would be remembered and quickly known to all.:o

[Henz]

maybe you should tote a couple of kaliks and leave them on the doorstep of the owners place and walk on by, basicaly paying a toll...? :) oh yeah, and not EMPTY Kaliks either!

[papanasty]

Being a good neighbor een jus about respecting one's private property"as should be the case"but also a friendly and generous attitude among all.Just parking along the roadside to view or walk Tahiti beach is a harmless ting "providing no trash is left behind"and it een neighborly of even the property owner to ask u to leave.He may be within his rights but it is not friendly and if done to a local,his face would be remembered and quickly known to all.:o i can probably guess who that person was but will not get in to that, it is a private subdivision known as Dorros Cove so technicaly this person was in his rites to ask you to leave but you would think that being were you were at and not imposeing on anyones space as there is plenty of room for parking down there it is juvinile to do such a thing but beware when you cross the gates of Dorros Cove the troll will be patroling there space and you must be prepared to be expelled :eek:

[SamFamAustin]

Well I guess we've come full circle now. Back in the 1960's there weren't any No Tresspassing signs anywhere except for a few whackos who were best to avoid, anyway. You could walk to your heart's content as long as you respected the land.

Then the hippies came along and tried to camp on private property, cut your flowers, and do unspeakable things in the bushes. Up went the signs and out went the hippies.

A generation later we have the rebellion against the yuppies. They seem to respect the property, don't cut the flowers, and don't do unspeakable acts in the bushes - actually a very well mannered sort. Perhaps it is early onset Alzheimers or something, very fashionable these days...

[trubahamian]

i can probably guess who that person was but will not get in to that, it is a private subdivision known as Dorros Cove so technicaly this person was in his rites to ask you to leave but you would think that being were you were at and not imposeing on anyones space as there is plenty of room for parking down there it is juvinile to do such a thing but beware when you cross the gates of Dorros Cove the troll will be patroling there space and you must be prepared to be expelled :eek:

U een neva lie Big man!lol I guess dat is why some doon't like U,but I say the truth is my friend n' so is a person that tell it.Realtors aside,few have had more to do wit Dorro's Cove then U. :) Carry on my Brudda!

[SamFamAustin]

OK, I just read the other forum about White Sound, Elbow, and Tahiti Beach and learned a bunch about the "Papa Nasty" Wars. I suppose I had a useful contribution above but it is maybe not relevant in the least.

Unfortunately, after learning much and gaining an appreciate about how the landing and access works, the thread was closed by a moderator named (of all things) Mermaid. This was in spite of a very civilized discussion, in which many visitors like myself were quite interested.

As an occassional visitor who has witnessed heavy growth all along the Atlantic Seaboard and Gulf since the 1960's, I think the story is legit, interesting, gripping, and powerful. I still read John Macdonald novels and it seems relevant today as back then.

I apologize for the senior moment.
/Sam

[trubahamian]

OK, I just read the other forum about White Sound, Elbow, and Tahiti Beach and learned a bunch about the "Papa Nasty" Wars. I suppose I had a useful contribution above but it is maybe not relevant in the least.

Unfortunately, after learning much and gaining an appreciate about how the landing and access works, the thread was closed by a moderator named (of all things) Mermaid. This was in spite of a very civilized discussion, in which many visitors like myself were quite interested.

As an occassional visitor who has witnessed heavy growth all along the Atlantic Seaboard and Gulf since the 1960's, I think the story is legit, interesting, gripping, and powerful. I still read John Macdonald novels and it seems relevant today as back then.

I apologize for the senior moment.
/SamThat's OK man! I lived and worked in the States for 7 years in the building trades.Wa is happinin here right now is just like the Yuppies I watched build their Garage-Mahals in the country/farm land of New England. It wasn't too long before they got themselves on town committees to complain about the odor and noise of the farms and wanted dem th either shut-down or limit their activity. Talk about gall!
Same story...........different place. Same crew. Errybody want eat cake..nobody want to get fat!

[SamFamAustin]

Thanks TruBahamian, I just wanted to say that I live in an old 1970 beach house on pilings down by Texas way, maybe 800 square feet. I'm fixing it up right nice. I bang up some boards, some others fall off or I find the rot or termites. With all these McMansions built around here the owners look mighty cross at me!

[papanasty]

ya some people just aint happy unless there makeing someone else miserable,they need to get a life,i for one will no longer put up with it,i have always kept my opinions to myself for years were certain individuals have wrote articals in the abaconian with there gutless sighning of concerned citizen directing there greiveances and slanderas accusations towards me, and they think i or the community do'nt know who it is,i for one if i got something to say you know i'm going to put my name on it. they better to be ready to back up there accusations from now on cause i aint going to take it any more,to all hi 5 for all the support,I was here long before 90% of the whinners showed up here,and i will continue to do just as i have done for the last 17 years and that is to do whatever i can do to help this community to the full capacity of my resources thanks again for the support Papanasty