Freeport, Bahamas Travel Blogs

Back to Bahamas
Aug 5, 2008

A day outside the court. Yup, outside the Supreme Court Room. The accused arrived late and the trial was moved to another time. I should have been spending time with my parents in LA by now.

My Itinerary
Jul 28, 2008

Aug 1 - fly to New York Aug 2 - visit Pennsylvania for historical tour,Liberty Bell Aug 4 - back to Bahamas Aug 6 - back to New York Aug 7 - Fly to Los Angeles to visit parents (I miss them already). Aug 11 - Fly to Houston, Texas and catch ...

6 Day Cruise!
Nov 17, 2005

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Longest Wait
Oct 9, 2009 (5 photos)

The longest wait..... I made a reservation by phone for Westernair.... at the airport, my reservation bacame nevermention...... no more seats available... Made it to Bahamasair for the 8:15 pm flight and was delayed to 8:30 and then 9:30pm. I was at ...

Going home
Mar 28, 2008 (24 photos)

     We had breakfast at the Grand Pacific. Nobody wants to do anything special today. Everybody was contented to stay in the room. I was finishing to read my book so that I can leave it in the ship library. The rest of the family  ...

Another Paradise: Freeport Lucaya
Mar 27, 2008 (33 photos)

...   snacks of fresh fruits, peanuts, jello with peaches that we took with us. We left the beach around 1pm and went shopping in Freeport Lucaya Market then back to the ship.      We had a late lunch in Blue Lagoon. I had chicken lo ...

Port Lucaya
Feb 23, 2008

Well we finally made it to the Bahamas!  We arrived on the 22nd into Port Lucaya on Grand Bahama Island at around 8:30 a.m. and had an incredible experience crossing the Gulf Stream.  After leaving Delray Beach, we headed to Fort Lauderdale to ...

Waiting for the day - Fish Fry
Sep 12, 2009 (45 photos)

I already have booked a flight departing from Freeport to San Jose, Costa Rica via Miami. Mariselle is from there, need I say that she's Corta Rican? She's a nurse in the same hospital where I am working and is married to a colleague of mine. She invited ...

A Little Bahamas on Your Mind
Jan 25, 2005

... grouper (?) in the distance - Whale Point beach, 1 of the 2.5 hours of windless sun we experienced in the Bahamas - Bull Run, where the shark feed was disappointingly murky, but was redeemed by clear views and close proximity to half a ...

Grand Bahama Island
Jun 28, 2007 (15 photos)

The company I was working with in Florida flew me out to Freeport to meet the boat and mobilize the Reson 8150 Echosounder. This piece of equipment was ginormious and had to be installed in sections. One of the Bahamian workers accidently knocked one of ...

Still in Bahamas..... getting anxious, waiting!
Oct 20, 2009

Still patiently waiting for my passport to be returned to me..... Novemeber 2 is fast approaching, I am geting anxious already. I do hope I will get a Schengen Visa. But no worries, if I don't get it.... I will take an adventure to Salt Lake and the parks ...

Bahamas Day One - Freeport, Grand Bahama
Dec 3, 2008 (4 photos)

Freeport - Since when did the Bahama's version of Jersey become a cruise destination? This port definitely isn't Bermuda. It was strange to see all of the factories, plants, tanks, and smokestacks in what's supposed to be an island paradise. There was ...

Wow is that beach...oh no it's a bloody ship
Sep 12, 2006

FREEPORT IS SHIT...THank goodness i didn't go to dry dock last year...

Ride the Sea Horse in Grand Bahama
Nov 22, 2008 (20 photos)

I guess, I have nothing much to say. I left my digital camera at the waiting area of Westin Hotel where we were picked up. I am quite sure I had it with me when I sat on the rocking chair. Fifteen minutes later, after we left the hotel, I discovered ...

My Husbands Memorial Service
Sep 30, 2002

After losing my husband on 9/5/02 to prostate cancer, I went to Freeport to return my husbands ashes and to hold his memorial service.  Andrea Williams went with me.

Lazy day in Freeport
May 3, 2005 (2 photos)

It was a day to relax and be lazy. In the morning we read and did a bit of email. I wrote my log updates and picked the pictures for the web log. There is a market where the local people sell t-shirts, sun dresses, cover ups, and trinkets to the ...

Snorkeling and lots of kids...
May 22, 2004

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Freeport, Bahamas
Jan 8, 2006

What a dump.

Going for the Snow without winter clothes
Mar 26, 2009

After a not so busy night shift, Tisha picked me up from work and drove me to the airport. My 9:15am Freeport departure was running late for 30 minutes then to 10:45 and finally Continental Airlines took off at 11:00am with lots of time for my connecting ...

Nothing is free in Freeport, is it?
Jul 2, 2008 (36 photos)

Well well well. Let the pictures speak for themselves.

Bahamas bound
Oct 1, 2009

... Island where we will be headquartered for the late Fall 2009 and Winter of 2010. Wahoo fishing is especially good from the Freeport / Lucaya / West End of Grand Bahama in the Fall and Winter. We have several guests coming over to fish but still have many ...

Gone Fishing
Jul 13, 2009 (35 photos)

Eighteen gallons of gasoline and a cooler of beer, soda and water loaded up in the boat with four chefs and a doctor, we set sail to the southeastern part of the island coast using the our GPS and looking for birds over the sea. We caught 8 hog snappers, ...

Last day open Book Fair march 2008
Mar 17, 2008

Today, day-off, checked Skype contact. Talked with Marina trough Skype Voice and phone. Great! Went to sister Pat at STRAW market (market where cruise boat passenger do their tourist shoppng.

Getting there
Jun 14, 2001

We left St Louis via plane and flew to Miami.  From Miami we flew on a very small twin engine plane to Freeport Airport FPO.  It was a bumpy ride but very short luckily. We arrived, got off the plane on stairs (same way we got on) and walked ...

Back to Reality
Jun 22, 2009

I took the first trip back to Freeport and went to work for 12 hours.

Arrival Freeport, Bahamas
Mar 9, 2008

Bahamas arrival

Scuba-Diving
Jun 16, 2001 (2 photos)

... dive which is perfect for beginners where you drop about 20 feet below the surface and check out coral and tropical fish. This was probably my best experience in the Bahamas. The no experience necessary scuba diving was fantastic and highly recommended!

Bahamas!!
Jul 5, 1998

8 hour cruise to the Bahamas today - NEVER AGAIN!

Freeport
Apr 11, 1990

Philadelphia

Cruise to Bahamas
Jul 19, 2001 (13 photos)

Just four hours from Ft Lauderdale we arrived to Freeport, Bahamas