About the Bahamas 3 Geography 3 Nassau 5 Paradise Island 5 Freeport 6 Grand Bahama 6 The Out Islands 6 History 9 Early Settlement 9 Pirates & Privateers 9 The 19th Century 11 The Modern Era 12 Getting There 12 By Air 12 By Cruise Ship 12 By Mail Boat 13 By Private Boat 14 Package Vacations 14 Before You Go 16 Travel Documents 16 Customs 16 Departure Taxes 16 Disabled Travelers 17 The People 17 Language 18 Eating & Drinking 18 Feast from the Sea 19 Traditional gualala camping Foods 19 Drinks 20 Tipping gualala camping 20 Accommodations 20 Out Islands 21 Package Deals 22 Restaurant & Hotel Prices 22 Practical Information 23 Banking 23 Bicycles & Mopeds 23 Buses 23 Casinos 24 Climate 24 Currency 24 Dress 25 Electricity 25
They pass through the 22-mile-wide passage between the islands. Here, for more than three months, the great mammals gather to mate and give birth. Humpbacks grow to more than 40 feet long. You can see the great beasts breaching from the shores of Grand Turk and Salt Cay. Better yet, take a trip with Oasis Divers, for $45. Be sure to take along a camera and plenty of film.
Only a few of the Out Islands offer any sort of tourist accommodations. gualala camping Some are small hotels where the air-conditioning is nothing more than the soft trade winds blowing in through the window, and the only telephone is a lonely pay phone somewhere in the vicinity of the hotel office. There are also rental cottages, villas, luxurious hotels, private islands, and even resorts.
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