I have traveled the world for the last 30 years. With out question Great Exuma is home to the most beautiful water in the world. The days are long but relaxing. Boating, diving or just relaxing on the beach, you wil not find a better location any where. While you will have to ask around to find the places to see. Once you find them you'll never forget them. Coco Plum beach has the most beautiful beach in the would and the food to go with it. Dana the owner serves the most amazinig food around. A trip south of town to Santana's for lunch is a must. Big Dee serves great local food and the water and beaches are right out of the Pirates movies. The night life is almost non existant, but this is a blessing. You will be so exhausted from doing "nothing" all day that by 9:00 the only thing you will want to see is your pillow. If your looking for a place to just get away and unwind, this Island is it.

We arrived in early May for a corporate retreat in Great Exuma. The International Airport there is under construction, and we are optimistic that, once complete, it will be a very nice facility indeed. There is a bar across the street from the terminal where one may partake in the requisite Bahamian beer, Kalik. It's good stuff, even if you are not much of a beer-drinker. I say good stuff - there are not a lot of air-conditioned spaces outside the fairly small terminal, so plan on drinking a few Kaliks. Oh, and, about the airport - I found out the hard way that the conch shells that you find in The Bahamas are not allowed in your carry-on bags. I guess they can be used for bad things too. SO pack them well when you are leaving the island. The small town of Georgetown offers some native crafts boutiques and a few local flavor restaurants. I must be a pushover, because I found it hard to tell the ladies running the craft booths that I was not interested in one trinket or another. Here in town you will find water taxi service to some of the neighboring islands. Stocking Island is just one of many, and it is home to a must-do, Chat n' Chill. Here you can sample the native delicacy, conch salad, among other yummy food items. Their restroom facilities are nothing to write home about, so you may want to seek out other options (ie: not on this island) if nature begins to scream your name. Back to Georgetown, you can take a taxi just a short drive out of town, past the Three Sisters rock formations, on to resorts such as The Four Seasons just outside of town. Legend has it that there were sisters who had fallen in love with wayfaring ship-merchants, and that, when those ship-merchants set sail once again, the sisters, heartbroken at their departure, set forth to swim out to them. There came a mighty storm, and, alas, the three sisters perished at sea. As soon as they died, these three outcroppings just off the shore mysteriously popped-up. Interesting.

Great Exuma is a VERY laid-back place - did I mention that? This is the kind of place you want to visit if you are not into "going-and-doing". Just relax. There is not a lot of things to do there, and, for most, that is just fine. We stayed at The Four Seasons Resort at Emerald Bay, and I invite you to check out my candid review of that hotel.

I wanted to let people know if you rent a boat at Minns in
George Town- and go out at low tide, you find the best shells and sand dollars and see star fish. It is so great walking on the sand bars. Let me know if you have any questions or if you have done this before. It is truely amazing. Walking on the beach at Tar Bay is pretty too-not much shells, only little ones.

I have just come home from a wonderful vacation on the Exuma Island. Been there for a hole month. I´ve been meeting alot of wonderful local peoples. Our landlord Levi Rolle is a wonderful person. His doing everything to make our month delightfull.
We have been to the new resort Emeral Bay good food, drinks and verygood music. The beches are white and the water is very blue. Cant find any better in the whole world.

Love Leana