Yes, our Bahamian host here at Compass Cay – Tucker – has 36 progeny. He is probably in his early 70s or so — he’s obviously been a pretty busy guy.

Let’s do the math. There could be 9 women with 4 kids each, or 12 women with 3 kids each, 18 women with 2 kids each or 36 women with 1 kid each.

In any event that’s a lot to keep up with. Do they pay child support here?
Tucker lives at the top of a hill on a spacious two story home with screened porches on all sides. He’s converting an old house, Hester’s- at the top of the beach hill to a gym- “Living Large” they call it.

Only one son, Jamal, works here. Another, Tyrone, comes in from Black Point occasionally (he showed me how to clean conch today). Then another brought a boat of tourists over from Pipe Cay today, that’s Randy another son.

I don’t think I could remember the names of 36 of my own children, much less their birthdays or other significant events like graduations and weddings.

Two local sources confirmed this is true. Rick says it’s the “Bahamian Way.”

Don’t know about that. There wouldn’t be all these unpopulated islands if that were the case, right?