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We are definitely here out of season
Published: October 24th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Grand Bahama » FreeportWe have been given details of a place called ‘Paradise Cove’. Apparently, from there you can snorkel out to a remote island which we thought would be something nice to see. There is apparently much wild life in the sea around this area. We managed to negotiate the 20 mile route from our apartment to Paradise Cove without getting lost too many times. Our route took us over many bridges that joined tiny islands together and through many native Bahamas villages. We felt like we had seen the real island here. When we got there, we were disappointed to find that this was another of their attractions that does not really do much out of season. We drove back to the International Bazaar to see if it was any more alive today than it was when ... read more
Heavy winds again
Published: October 24th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Grand Bahama » FreeportFrom early laast night, all through the night and today, we have had heavy hurricane type wind and rain. It shows how well everything is constructed here, as there are no fallen trees or houses. Never seen anything like it. We had a quick venture out for some urgent supplies, but other than that we were confined to the apartment for the day. There was a lot of cleaning up of dead leaves that had been blown to the ground, plus there were some repair men out repairing fallen cables, but other than that, there were not a lot of people out and about. As we did not want to get caught in the wind in the dark, we bought food to cook in the apartment for dinner. It made a nice change from the spicy ... read more
Can it rain anymore?
Published: October 18th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Grand Bahama » FreeportGot up this morning to find that it had been raining all night long. Temperature was still in the late twenties though. Unsure what to do, we decided to try out the local ‘Garden of the Groves’ park. We packed up the car with towels, trainers, socks and swimming suits as we were really not sure what to expect and what the weather was to bring today. As we got to the park, the heavens literally opened again. The rain is amazingly warm and not unpleasant. We parked the car and contemplated what to do. Then another car, exactly the same as the one that we had hired, pulled up alongside us. The four Americans inside the care all looked at us and shrugged their shoulders as if to say, what do we do now. They ... read more
Port Lucaya
Published: October 17th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Grand Bahama » FreeportIt was very overcast when we got up this morning. We took a walk around the complex this morning and found out what facilities were available. The large swimming pool has a water slide, a swim up bar and a Jacuzzi. Whilst walking, it was trying to rain, but was just spitting, which was quite nice with the 29 degree temperatures. We visited the beach water sports hut as we were interested in having a jet ski out sometime during the week. The sea is a bright Blue and the sand is pure white. When looking at the map, we could see that our apartment was about half a mile away from Port Lucaya market place, so we set off this morning to see if we could get there. Unfortunately, there is a large expanse of ... read more
International bazaar
Published: October 18th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Grand Bahama » FreeportWe had been given details of the International Bazaar, including the perfume factory, by the complex on which we are staying. The bazaar is just around the corner from the supermarket that we visited on the first night here, so we know roughly where it is. Whilst driving there, we spot the Grand Bahamas port marked on the map. As we both like boats, and this is not too far from the bazaar, we decided to take a quick detour to look around the boats. At first it looked like we were not going to be able to get very close. The first place we looked was on the wrong side of the estuary. We continued down the road and came across another road sign posted to the port. This took us right down to the ... read more
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Enroute to Freeport, Grand Bahamas
Published: October 17th 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Grand Bahama » FreeportAnother early morning so we could get all packed up and out of the apartment by the check out time of 10am. With all the bits that we have bought in Miami, we have had to use the suitcase we bought in addition to the ones we brought with us. We had planned to replace one of them with the new case. Managed to get everything packed in well within weight limits. Stopped off at Denny’s’ for traditional breakfast rather than buying it at the airport. Got to the airport with plenty of time and proceeded through a very smooth checking. The gate at Miami Airport today is right at the very end of the satellite. This is where American Airlines launch all their small plane Island hoppers. It was such a small plane, they could ... read more
Our next stop is Nassau, three hours on the fast catamaran of Bahamas Ferries from Harbour Island. Let's put it straight forward, this place is simply not beautiful. Nassau, the capital of Bahamas , sits on Providence Island, and just across from Nassau Downtown is Paradise Island, the home of the Atlantis hotel complex. First impression, and I was warned by people in Harbour Island, Nassau doesn't really seem a safe place to walk around. We didn't venture out after 7pm to stay on the safe side. But you can see dodgy individuals wandering all around the secondary streets, not really a reassuring sight. We stay for 2 nights at the Hilton Colonial right in Downtown, thanks to complimentary vouchers from Hilton Group. The weather was back to what we should expect in July, overcast, and ... read more
First love, sorry, it's not about a woman here, it's about a place! It was back in January 1995 while I was still a university student. Back than, I was fortunate to spend a lot of time teaching golf for Club Med...while attending university full time! Well, internet was not widespread yet, but my uni books did travel a lot with me! And that winter of 1995/1996, I spent most of my winter cold nights between the Bahamas and Marbella (Spain). I know, that was rather cool! I actually spent four weeks next to Governor's Harbour on Eleuthera. I know, most of you have never even heard of that place. Eleuthera is kind of well known for the pink sand beaches, yes, the sand is simply pink! I can tell you, that's something! This is the ... read more
Well it took a long time to get here but we're in the Bahamas now. The plan was to fly from San Fran to Charlotte NC, arrive about 9pm and spend the night there, then leave again in the am for Nassau. However, there were thunderstorms in Charlotte, so after a lot of circling we got diverted to Greensboro to refuel and didn't get to our hotel in Charlotte until almost 2am. We crashed and got up a few hours later. On to the flight and we arrived about noon today. Today and tomorrow were the planned shopping days in Nassau before we go on to the out islands. Three quarters of the people in the Bahamas live in Nassau - our next biggest city stop is going to be Governor's Bay on Eluthera - about ... read more
The Salt Flats and all that
Published: June 1st 2011Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Berry IslandsWe got a bus from Salta to the Bolivian border which we crossed on foot (with a bit of direction from the locals) as there's no signs. Unlike in Argentina there's competition with buses in terms of prices so instead of heading to any ticket office people just shout destinations and prices and you take your pick. We got a 2 hour bus to Tupiza (where butch cassidy and the sundance kid were supposedly killed) and checked into our hotel. The plan was to spend the next day booking a tour to Uyuni but we were persuaded to join a tour leaving the next morning. The tour was 4 days in a jeep making our way through the countryside, stopping off at various things along the way. We forgot to ask and found ourselves with a ... read more
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