Ardastra Gardens

Pink flamingoes at Ardastra Gardens. They are the American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber). Pink Flamingoes are the National Birds of the Bahamas. Nassau010

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Nassau

July 20th 1965
Oriana arrived at Nassau in the Bahamas early in the morning. Despite the hour, several other cruise ships were in the vicinity. I was up on deck to see the pilot boat arrive. In the distance was the flat silhouette of New Providence Island with the distinctive profile of Hog Island Light marking the entrance to Nassau Harbour. (It's now known as Paradise Island Light and remains a landmark ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Bahamas » Nassau

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 ... ... read more

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