So We Should Kick Back And . . .?

September 14, 2010 4:39 PM

My husband and I will be staying on Grand Bahama Island in mid December this year. We'll be renting a car. We like beaches, snorkeling, national parks, hiking, good eating, gardens and animal watching. Any suggestions for things we should do, places we should eat?
posted by bearwife to Travel & Transportation (2 answers total)

I went to Grand Bahama way back in 1990 so my memories are shaky, but I do recall that Fortune Beach, just outside of Freeport, was a rather amazing gently-shelving beach of white sand and warm blue water. Also, you must do some scuba, it's pretty awesome around the island. Watch out for the Bahamanian curly-tailed lizards. They're everywhere, cute as hell, although the small ones can look disturbingly like scorpions in dim light.

Eat conch, and seafood generally. Drive all over the island. And I seem to remember the botanical gardens are worth a look, although they now seem to be called The Garden of the Groves. Consider a yacht excursion too. Sorry I can't give more detail but as I say, it was twenty years ago. You'll have fun, especially at that time of year. My ex-wife and I were insane enough to go in July, and the heat and humidity damn near killed us... not to mention the tropical storm our twelve-seater plane flew through on the way back to Miami... :-)
posted by Decani at 5:19 PM on September 14, 2010

If you have the chance, visit the Atlantis Resort and Casino. Not sure if it's on the same island or not, but it's pretty fantastic.
posted by Spyder's Game at 11:05 AM on September 15, 2010