Bahamas Travel Blogs

Africa

Antarctica

Asia

Central America Caribbean

Travel Blog » Central America Caribbean » Bahamas

Links: Bahamas Travel Blogs (all) | Bahamas Travel Photos | Bahamas, The Travel Forum | Bahamas, The Facts | Map of Bahamas, The

Bahamas Travel Blogs

Background: Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.

Bahamas, The

Map of Bahamas, The

Bahamas, The's Flag

Latest Bahamas Blog Entries
Bahamas Photos

By GSE Dry lands to Islands
June 15th 2008

checking in from the Nassau

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau » Bahamas

from Katie- Hello All! Wishing you all a Happy Fathers Day (thinking of you Mom and Todd)! I hope all my family and friends in the Midwest are safe during this time of flooding and tornados. You all are making the news down here!!! It rained here today as well, but it was needed and enjoyed. I have been staying with Tony and Claire Howorth, they have been wonderful hosts and treating me like family. My vocational day was excellent, I went to Sandilands Geriatric Hospital, Persis Rogers Home of the Aged and the Ministry of Health. It was an [View Full Entry]

By GSE Dry lands to Islands
June 13th 2008

Touring

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau

Bahamas National Trust
Our team touring the gardens at the Bahamas National Trust retreat and headquarters.

Hello all, I need to correct my entry from yesterday. I stated that we arrived on New Province, and it is New Providence island. We are having another great day on our trip. To begin with, we toured the Harold Wilson's Pond National Park, and then went to the Bahamas National Trust headquarters for a brief tour of one of the largest collections of palm tree varieties in the world. Then we were off to present at the East Nassau luncheon meeting where we met Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette. Our afternoon was spent touring the Commonwealth Brewery which is celebrating [View Full Entry]

By GSE Dry lands to Islands
June 13th 2008

Bahamas day 2 - Wendy

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau

Science fun
year 3 students (2nd grade) having fun with science in a science lab at St. Andrew's

We arrived on the island of New Province, home to Nassau, on Tuesday evening and were taken to our host homes to settle in and get some sleep. Our next day started late giving us a chance to visit with our hosts for the morning, and then we presented at a lunch meeting and progressed on to tour Greycliffs wine cellar. Theirs is the largest privately owned collection in the world with one bottle from the mid 1700's valued at over $200,000. We also visited their humidor where we watched people rolling cigars. After our dinner, we were treated to a [View Full Entry]

By Magicleaf
June 7th 2008

Taste of Bahamas

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau

Grilled Red Snapper
Grilled red snapper served with veggies and peas and rice (Bahamian for beans and rice)

J and I, the two sea food lovers, would not miss any opportunities to sample local cuisine while in Bahamas. It was our mission to search for authentic restaurants in Nassau. The Poop Deck Restaurant A casual water front fine-dining experience. We couldn't resist the "catch of the day", red snapper. Basically, you can choose the cooking method: grilled or steamed. We chose grilled red snapper since neither of us like steamed fish with tomato sauce. For dessert, we had "guava duff". It tasted almost like bread pudding but mixed with guava pulps. It was good; however, too sweet [View Full Entry]

Catch of the Day Displayed at The Poop Deck

By Magicleaf
June 5th 2008

Where you can just Day Dream: Pink Sand Beach

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Harbor Island » Pink Sands Beach

Pink Sand Beach

Harbour Island is my favorite excursion in Bahamas. It is an out island just one mile off the northern coast of Eleuthera. It is about 2.5 hours ferry ride from Nassau. The island is so small, 3 mile long, 1 mile wide that the best way to explore its charming landscape is by golf-cart! Harbour island is famous for the "Pink Sand Beach". Why is it pink? This is what I found after consulting google: the beach's pink color comes from microscopic coral insects called Foraminifera. With bright pink or red shells, they thrive underneath reefs, on sea floors, beneath rocks [View Full Entry]

By Travelling Artist
June 1st 2008

Only A Glimpse . . .

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Half Moon Cay

The View From The Top Deck

Two weeks ago, when we had our charter cruise, the Liberty relocated our home port from Fort Lauderdale to Miami. Along with the relocation, the ship has made an itinerary change. We now rotate between two seven day runs - one in the Eastern Caribbean and one in the Western. With my contract extension, I get to have one cruise of each of the new itineraries, a nice little treat right at the end of my contract. The new Eastern run takes us to St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Grand Turk and a new one for me: Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. Half [View Full Entry]

By Chet and Kat
May 3rd 2008

Day with a whole lot of wonderful nothings

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Abaco

Hammock by the Sea

Today was so much fun. All of us went to Winding Harbor, and enjoyed ourselves with the blue floaties, played beach tennis, and Susie, Cheston and I all tried out paddle boarding. Pictures to illustrate. [View Full Entry]

By Travelling Artist
May 3rd 2008

Treasure Snorkelling . . .

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau

The Beach at Blackbeard's Cay

For the most part, the port adventures we’ve gotten up to this week have been things that Mel said she wanted to do. For Nassau, our last port day, it was Brad’s choice and he wanted to go snorkelling. So I got us signed up for a snorkelling and beach break. Now, the tour wasn’t quite what we thought it would be. Not because there was a problem with the tour, but because I didn’t do the proper research. We went to the beach and there was snorkelling there, but not to see exciting reefs and fish and other creatures, the [View Full Entry]

By Chet and Kat
May 2nd 2008

A Corona commercial?

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Abaco

This is the life....
I am not leaving the hammock until we have to leave. This is my new serenity. The breeze swung the hammock as I laid talking with the Lord, praying and falling in and out of sleep.

No, seriously, these are real life pictures. I thought I was looking at a Corona commercial, with the deserted white sand beach, the soft lulling song of the waves strumming against the shore, and the cool breeze hitting my skin. But alas, I was reminded that I was in real life when I dipped my feet in the water. Chilly, but delightful. Spent the day enjoying the company of Susie, George and my dear husband. Got to lay in a hammock for part of the afternoon, drifting in and out of sleep. Lots of travel stories to tell about the trip [View Full Entry]

By Chet and Kat
May 2nd 2008

Bahama Mama

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Abaco

Sign

Recap on our trip out here: Was supposed to leave LA at 11 pm, but because of 11 drunken men on the plane, and a crowd of security, a yelling stewardess and pulling the airplane all the way back to the gate from the runway, we ended up leaving more near midnight. It was definitely the most excitement I have seen on a plane. Got to Miami, and slept on the chairs waiting during our 5 hour layover. Let me let Chet describe the airport in Abaco here: The runway was a little wider than our driveway and all the signs [View Full Entry]

Links: Bahamas Travel Blogs (all) | Bahamas Travel Photos | Bahamas, The Travel Forum | Bahamas, The Facts | Map of Bahamas, The

Travel Blog » Central America Caribbean » Bahamas