Over this past March break, I was fortunate enough to get away to the Bahamas for a little escape from reality (Just Another Reason To Hate Me), and I have to say that if you haven’t been to the Caribbean it is a must do! It is such a beautiful place, and the weather, well let’s just say it is irie!
I’ve been home for a few weeks now, and I am just getting over a serious case of PBD, or for those of you who are not in the know, Post-Bahamas Depression! But not to worry, after a few killer rides with the boys I was able to shake it off…if they only had mountains in the Bahamas, I would on the next plane!
The itinerary for the trip was pretty simple; arrive at Nassau (New Providence Island), which is the capital of and largest city in the Bahamas archipelago, and figure it out from there.
Here are some pic’s from our stay in Nassau. The View from our room, and what’s a night with out some giant sized margaritas’ at Senior Frogs?
Oh, I neglected to mention that we arrived in the peak of the American spring break, and as a result things were a little of the hook…body shot anyone, and the locals are so friendly!
So after a few days in Nassau, we headed to the more remote, less developed and to the less travelled Eleuthera Island. After a five hour, and at times, very rocky ferry ride, we arrived at this jewel of an island!
Eleuthera, which has not a single traffic light, is a long and thin island that stretches approximately 100 miles long and in places is little more than 2 miles wide. Beside Eleuthera’s unreal and seemingly never ending pink sand beaches, another surreal thing about that really struck me about this island is the fact that it is flanked by the Caribbean Sea to the West and the Atlantic Ocean to the East, which is a sight in its self that is almost beyond description. If you do plan on going to the Bahamas, this Island is a must!
Some shots of the Atlantic Ocean from our cottage, not a bad view to wake up to!
Though the Atlantic did have its pounding surf, which was bad ass, the Caribbean side offered much calmer waters, which was ideal for swimming and snorkelling.
Here’s a pic of me working on my Bahamian gang signs, and a self portrait of Kristi and I.
Before I left for the trip I bought a tight little digi camera which is water, shock and freeze proof. Here’s some underwater action that I captured. The water is so clear, unreal!
Do you need another reason to visit the Bahamas? Umm, I don’t think so! Check it. Eleuthera’s famous pink sand beaches, miles and miles of them. Notice the lack of people!
The islands area known simply as the ‘Cliffs,’ on the Atlantic side…so killa!
What’s a blog on the Bahamas with out some sunset shots?
As it turned out, our stay on Eleuthera coincided with a local tradition called homecoming. Homecoming was held over the entire duration of the Easter weekend, and the Bahamians love to party! Basically, each settlement or village on the island shut down (even the liquor shack), blocked of there main street, and held a giant festival, including: limbo/fire dancing, live bands, talent shows, local cuisine, street dancing, booze o’plenty, speeches, and even a beauty pageant! Yep, it was a hell of a time! Home coming is also where I was introduced to Sky-Juice, a fantastic concoction composed of two very simple ingredients-Gin and Coconut water…so good!
The crowds, the main stage, my hook-up for Sky Juice (Jerome) and the kids rip’n it on the stage!
There is little doubt that Bahamians are perhaps the friendliest people on this earth, and I think the following pictures demonstrate this fact. We spent the duration of our time in the settlement of JC (James Cistern) and as you can tell by these photos we were well received.
I love these shots! I gave this little firecracker of a kid (pictured above in the shot with all the kids dancing on stage-first kid on left) my camera and he went berserk…he basically ran around the festival and took pictures of all the pretty girls in the village, a man after my own heart! When the little man and his posse of screaming kids came back some 10 minutes later to show me their pictures, I told the ring leader that he only had one shot left, and he could take it of anything, but he only had one shot left! About 5 minutes passed and the kid shows up with these two girls, and after I explained the situation, the girls were more then willing to get there picture taken by this little playa…priceless!
Little playa’s pictures…check out his buddy in the shots!
After our stay at Eleuthera, we headed to the resort Island of Freeport, to finish our va-ka off with some all inclusive resort action.
‘The plane boss, da plane’ and some shots of the Eleuthera from the air.
Resort life-The mandatory gin and water ratio (3 to 1), and the essentials: iPod doc shades and a beach chair.
Some random party shots of the Square in Freeport, good times!
And that is that. My trip to the Bahamas - 12 days, one blog!
Can’t wait to go back!
Eamonn
