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- Nassau
- Capital
- Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
- Currency
- 297,852
- Population
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Bahamas Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Bahamas
Day 2-3: The Infamous Crossing
... intended). The plan is to leave that afternoon for the Bimini islands which means we sail through the night and arrive in the Bahamas the next day. Needing a good last supper before we're off, Becca cooks us Thanksgiving dinner around noon. And it was ...
A MUFFIN STORY
Last night and this morning we are experiencing some spindrift across the anchorage. "Spindrift usually refers to spray, particularly to the spray blown from cresting waves during a gale. This spray, which "drifts" in the direction of the gale, is ...
Nassau
The first day in Nassau Jody had all day meetings on the ship. Holly and the kids took a long walk to the beach. They also visited Ft. Monigue. The next day all five of us were free to explore Nassau together. We went ...
At Sea
We were at sea today and we had agreed to let the girls sleep in again. I woke up at 7 and went out to read. I finished my book and while I was reading Nikki came out. Scott and Cheryl had filmed the Panama Canal Crossing and Scott made ...
Princess Cays
There wasn't much reason for this stop--it is a lovely beach, we tendered to it for a few hours, had a picnic lunch in the cabana, then rode back to the ship. The water was too cold to go in (it's not that we're sissies, no one went in). There isn't ...
Cruising in the Caribbean
TRYING TO NOT GET KICKED OUT OF ATLANTIS While in the Bahamas, I didn't focus on any of the typical ocean activities like snorkeling or fishing, I didn't even see the beach! Instead, I just had to satisfy my curiosity of the world famous ...
Day 12-15: Nassau to George Town
About 35 miles east of Nassau is the start of the Exuma Islands. George Town is the largest town in the Exumas and lies towards the southern end of the chain. This is our next destination, and where Abby is to catch a mail ferry back to Nassau to fly ...
Our Last Island Stop - Nassau
The following day was our last stop on the Bahamas, Nassau the archipelago's capital. We got off the boat and went exploring around the Old Town which included Forts Fincastle and Charlotte with their pirate lore, the Queen's staircase; 65 steps cut ...
Dropping into Nassau
Took a cab over to Atlantis and walked to Cabbage beach today. There was a cold front coming through so the ocean was rough and cold. As our cruise director John said, Nassau is just the "appetizer" for the rest of the ...
Day 2 Cruise - Nassau
... a great brekkie, before leaving the ship to go on a snorkelling expedition that we had booked. The sea is beautiful in the Bahamas, that blue that you see in pictures. The snorkelling was great fun. We bought some fish food, ...
Days 22-24: Fresh Fish!
By wednesday, the seas had calmed enough for us to make the trek across the Exuma Sound to Long Island. The winds were favorable so captain Pete set up his self steering device he's been tinkering with since he was back home in New Hampshire. It's still ...
Almost to our first PORT!!!
I always have so much to write even when we have such a simple day on the ship, well really no day is ever simple while on this amazing trip. For example today we passed by an active volcanoe, probably about ...
OUR HEART BELONGS TO THE BAHAMAS
May 1, 2009 - May Day! N25 04.482 W77 18.806 - Nassau My heart belongs to the Bahamas. The Exumas owns a great part of me. Nassau owns a great part of me. Charlie's Restaurant Today we ...
rockin' and rollin'!!!
Sorry for the blog lapse, but we've been BUSY! So we made it to the ship, and we're on it now. I've never been on a big ship before, and it's taking some getting used to. At this moment, we're rocking back and forth about 10-15 degrees on both ...
Bahama-bah
... sorry and headed back out to deeper water. We then decided that since we couldn't tell the depth reliably and since the Bahamas Islands are coral-strewn, shallow-watered bits of land, we needed to either bypass them altogether or be very careful picking ...
who runs the bahamas? barack OBAHAMA haha
... WELL. it wasnt even worth trying the sleep on the flight because it was only 55mins long, but i slept anyway :P then we got the bahamas and got a taxi to our hotel, the HILTON. and we managed to check in at 9:30am. obviously not very busy this week, not ...
Another day in paradise.....
... other for the food. Yes, we heard the news before we left on our cruise about someone being bitten by a shark in the Bahamas. That's why it's very important to follow the staff instructions: " Hold onto the rope and stay within the group". The ...
Going home
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 ...
Adapting to Life at an Ashram
... of poses left me awestruck, such as peacock. The instructors were from all backgrounds and ethnic groups. U.S., Canada, Germany, UK, Bahamas. The Indian teachers were the most fun, and the most challenging. One Indian man would gently laugh and guided me ...
Bahama Mama
... fortsatt levde. Sleipe delfiner! For oss var det likevel nok til to store fiskefileter til middag den første kvelden i Bahamas. Strender, ankring, sol, snorkling, klart vann. Det er stikkordene for seiling på Bahamas. Klart det kommer en og annen ...
25 23.90N 77 55.08W - CROSSING FROM BIMINI TO CHUB
... in or give you verbal instructions on getting in. The channel was dug for a future resort, however it seems that the Bahamas has a plethora of future resorts that never quite got off the ground - except for the channel. Rounding the end of ...
First A day
Today was our first A day of class aboard the MS Explorer. The class schedule aboard is divided into A and B days with different classes meeting on each. Since we really are pressed for time in class, we have class everyday we are at sea ...
St. Augustine to The Bahama Islands
These two videos document our passage from St Augustine to Great Sale Cay and then from Great Sale to Green Turtle Cay. The first was a motor trip with a little unplanned sailing at the end and the second was a fabulous Sail up and ...
Mis-Adventures of Spindrift - Nassau to Norman
... pleasant.....should have known it wouldn't last! It would seem this log is more about the mis-adventures of S/V Spindrift as opposed to Bahamas Bound! Unless we're tied up in a slip, we seem to find our way into difficult situations. At ...
Skipskost
... . Vi har grillet mang et måltid ombord når vi har ligget til ankers eller kai.Fra sumpene i Nord Carolina til varme Bahamas. Resultatet er alltid godt. Noen middager blir såklart lagd i byssa, pasta, chili og supper. Spesielt om vi er underveis. ...
Small Town Explorations
... He spoke English pretty well, but I was thinking to myself of all the places to be treated by a Chinese doctor the middle of the Bahamas was not it. After sitting up on the exam table came the worst pain of my life. The nice, friendly, all smiles doctor ...
A2
Today was A2 aka our second day of A block classes. In global studies this morning we talked about the history of Cuba and Haiti as well as how the weather influences the climate which in turn influences the way people look, act, and migrate to ...
Exumas Tour
Hey there, Sorry, haven't been around internet for a while! Currently, we are in Highborne Cay at a nice marina. The furthest south we got was roughly 8 miles from here, Normans Cay, which was amazing. We had to back track ...
Great Guana Batman! It's a snorkling reef!
... we are posting today update our travel-blog through January 20th and show you how we spent our last few weeks in the Northern Bahamas / the Sea of Abaco. They are all much shorter than the previous ones... we have a weak signal here and needed to break ...