We stayed at Warderick Wells Cay for four nights and decided to spend our last morning hiking to Boo Boo Hill! Legend has it that Boo Boo Hill got its name because a ship vanished on a nearby reef during a storm and some say the area is haunted. We’ll leave the haunted part for you to decide, but we did want to visit the sight where locals have paid homage to the lost seafarers from days gone by.
Hiking to Boo Boo Hill is quite the adventure, not because it is a difficult climb or a long one (it’s only about 3/4 mile long), but because the terrain changes often. The trail begins with a sandy beach, winds its way through jagged and dimpled rocks that resemble the moon, cuts across salt flats like a desert, dips into ponds, winds it’s way through lush green garden trails, and ends upon a rocky hilltop. We had to wear tennis shoes to trek across the rock formations, take them off to cross the salt pond, and then put them right back on again to step across pitted terrain. It really is a stunning natural environment!
The peak of Boo Boo Hill looks like a junk yard of old scrap wood. But on closer look you get a sense of wonderment as you read boat name after boat name from past visitors. See, one of the traditions of Boo Boo Hill is to leave a piece of driftwood with your boat’s name on it (and anything else you want to write) as a declaration of your visit. Some people plan ahead and make elaborate signs, but we didn’t do much to prepare. We found a piece of driftwood a couple of days before our climb and used Sharpie’s to make our mark on this piece of wood!
We enjoyed attaching our sign by a rope, securing it in a prominent place for others to see, and paying homage to those who died in the nearby shipwreck. But ultimately, on Boo Boo Hill, we wanted to pay homage to our Lord Jesus Christ who gives us life. Our desire is that all would see our piece of driftwood with the name “Hope” and our reference to Hebrews 6:19, proclaiming that hope in Jesus is the anchor for our souls!
Hebrews 6:19