lake mead camping IN THIS CHAPTER Geography 3 History 9 Getting There 12 Before You Go 16 The People 17 Eating & Drink

fishing, 39-45; the Abacos, 44, 141, 143, 161-165; the Acklins, 258; Andros, 189, 195, 196-197; Behring Point, 203; Berry Islands, 262, 263-264; Bimini, 39, 43, 44, 205, 206, 208-209; blue-water, 40-42; Boat Harbour, 44; Chub Cay, 44; camps, 197, 203; Cargill Creek, 203; Conch Bar, 344; Crooked Island 258; Eleuthera, 227; the Exumas, 237, 249-251; Fernandez Bay, 275; George Town, 254, 255; Grand Bahama, 127; Great Abaco, 160; Great Guana Cay, 157, 182; guides, 44, 359-361; Harbour Island, 235; Hawk s Nest, 274; licenses, 45; Little Exuma, 245; Little Inagua, 276; Long Island, 291; Marsh Harbour, 184; Nassau, 60; New Providence, 55; North Caicos, 338, 339; Out Islands, 7-8; packages, 44, 162-164, 209-210, 250; Providenciales, 322; South Caicos, 345, 347; Staniel Cay, 242; Stella Maris, 293; tournaments, 44-45, 162, 185, 210, 250; Treasure Cay, 44, 185-186, Turks & Caicos, 314; Walker s Cay, 44, 158, 186

IN THIS CHAPTER Geography 3 History 9 Getting There 12 Before You Go 16 The People 17 Eating & Drinking 18 Accommodation lake mead camping 20 Restaurant/Hotel Prices 22 Practical Information 23 How to Use This Book 30 Tourist Information 31 Because the islands are no more than the exposed top portions of the Great Bahama Bank, an extension of the North American continental shelf, there are only three deep-water channels suitable for the passage of large vessels. Of the 700 islands lake mead camping and 2,000 islets, called cays (keys), making up the archipelago, only about 30 are inhabited. Some are little more than boulders that appear and disappear with the rise and fall of the ocean. Some are long and thin and stretch for many miles. Still others are home to thousands of busy people. The vast majority of the islands, however, are deserted, with pristine beaches and tropical lake mead camping forests that are untouched by humans.

Eleuthera 217 History 217 Getting There 218 By Air 218 By Mail Boat 220 By Private Plane 221 By Private Boat 221 Spanish Wells 221 Harbour Island 221 Palmetto Shores 221 Governor s Harbour 222 Rock Sound 222 Package Vacations 222 American FlyAAWay Vacations 222 Apple Vacations 222 Club Med 223 Getting Around 223 Island Driving Tour 224 Adventures on Water 227 Fishing 227 Boat Rentals 227 Diving 227 Best Dive Sites 228 Shipwrecks 229 Best Snorkeling Sites 229 Dive Operators 231 Where to Stay & Eat 232 Dining 232 Governor s Harbour 232 Gregory Town 232 Hatchet Bay 232 Palmetto Point 233 Harbour Island 233 Accommodations 234