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What's Happening in The Exumas |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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from the Official Site of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Find out more about what's happening in the Exumas... |
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Taking the Kids: Visiting the undiscovered Bahamas |
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Monday, 05 November 2007 |
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by Eileen Ogintz | smarterTRAVEL
 Harvey and George, impatient for lunch, were swimming around the shoreline of the deserted Bahamian Beach when we arrived.
Our lunch was steamed lobster and conch salad—lobsters and conch that our extraordinary guide, Brendal Stevens, had just caught. He dove effortlessly, without a tank, deep under the clear, turquoise water to spear the skittering lobsters and grab the conch from the sandy bottom, aided by his young assistant, Devon Laxton, who looked like a mermaid, her long blond hair streaming behind her. |
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Great Exuma Bahamas First Ever Regatta |
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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
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By Fred Coolridge | American Chronicle In the year 1954, Great Exuma welcomed its very first Regatta. Although the race's first participants appeared to be amateurs, the rules were established, and the competitors proved their worthiness. Since then, the Regatta has become an annual event, and one of the island's most popular activities. It is now called The National Family Island Regatta.
The following three articles were written by Robert Keir who attended the onset of Great Exuma's first Regatta. His account of the island's first organized boating competition is detailed, and well-describes the weather conditions, the exciting atmosphere of that weekend, as well as the race, its participants and its winners. He comments on how this relatively small event has played an important role in placing Great Exuma on the world's list of sun and fun destinations. Today, the Regatta--open only to sailboats that are "designed, built, owned, skippered and crewed by Bahamians"--has evolved into one of The Bahamas' famous attractions. |
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Other Attractions 
Exhausted from the previous night, we reluctantly woke up the next morning to go to the powerboat adventure. The bus was a bit late coming to the hotel to pick us up. It picked up people from other hotels then dropped us off to a shop near Nassau Harbor. Here, we were given a disclaimer to sign. Basically, if you get hurt, they are not responsible. My friend Jessie read the part about a possibility that a shark could bite and was apprehensive about signing the papers.
