The Bahamas

Audrey and I recently visited Nassau in The Bahamas, the site of Zachary Burling's time travel adventure in "The Great Experiment". There, in the heart of old Nassau, beside Government House, the colonial Graycliff Hotel offers an enticing old-world experience. 

The Graycliff was built in 1740 and, consequently, has a rich history. During Prohibition, the hotel was owned by Mrs. Polly Leach, a close companion of Al Capone. The Graycliff was the most sophisticated gathering spot for the rich and famous and, likely, a competitor to the Lucerne Hotel, which is unfortunately no longer in Nassau.

Touring the elegant building and its tranquil gardens took me back to the Roaring Twenties and the Lucerne. "The Great Experiment" describes the Lucerne and its lush tropical gardens, where Bill McCoy and Zachary Burling meet Cleo Lythgoe and Spanish Marie. At one point, I could have sworn that I saw the tall frame of Bill "The Real" McCoy striding through the garden, his wide-brimmed fedora disappearing around the bamboo shoots before I could catch-up and shout, "Hey Bill! Let's sit a spell and have a chin-wag!"