In 2012, my husband Tom Walters and I realized a long-time dream when we purchased my ancestral family home in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas.

Located just east of the ferry dock in the cay’s main settlement, this property was originally purchased by my great-grandfather, Herman Curry, in two sections: the front half in 1918 and the back lot in 1923. Originally, my great-grandparents and their three daughters lived in a larger, more elegantly appointed house, shown in the photograph below.

Herman and May Curry’s house (far left) prior to 1932

Sadly, in 1932, their beautiful home was destroyed by a Category 5 hurricane. Desperate to shelter their family, and with limited access to supplies and resources, Pa Herman and Ma May cobbled together a smaller, simpler house from the debris of their former home.

Fish Hooks Cottage, 2012

Tom and I, along with our contractors Jason and Oral Bethel, began restoring our little house by the ferry in January 2014.

Here’s what it looked like as of April 2015:

Below are links to my blog posts and video diary entries documenting our journey thus far.

… and our adventure continues.

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