ABACOS ACKLINS ANDROS BERRY ISLANDS BIMINI CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA EXUMAS HARBOUR ISLAND LONG ISLAND RUM CAY SAN SALVADOR omewhere O UT there, emerald wa- ters guide you to a collection of islands where pink Ssands glow at sunset, where your soul leaps from every windy cliff into the warm, blue ocean below. And when you anchor away in a tiny island cove and know in your heart that you are its sole inhabitant, you have found your island. It happens quietly, sud- denly, out of the blue.
I found my island one day, OUT of the blue. OuT of the blue.
BIMINI ACKLINS & Fishermen love to tell stories about CROOKED ISLAND the one that got away… but out Miles and miles of glassy water never here in Bimini, most fishermen take deeper than your knees make the home stories and photos of the bonefishermen smile. There’s nothing big one they actually caught! Just out here but a handful of bone- 50 miles off the coast of Miami, fishing lodges, shallow waters and Bimini is synonymous with deep still undeveloped wilderness. Endless sea fishing and the larger-than-life blue vistas and flocks of flaming-pink legend of Hemingway (a frequent flamingos are the well kept secrets Something Borrowed, adventurer in these waters). You’re of these two peculiar little islands, never a stranger very long on this separated only by a narrow passage Something Blue. fisherman’s island full of friendly called “The Going Through.” smiles and record-setting catches. Chester’s Highway Inn A wedding in the Out Islands of the Bahamas is a Resorts World Bimini Bonefish Lodge wedding you will always remember. Setting the stage www.rwbimini.com www.chestersbonefishlodge.com for a yearly remembering of the day two became one Bimini Big Game Club Tranquillity on the Bay Resort on pink sand, surrounded by storybook towns and www.biggameclubbimini.com www.tranquillityonthebay.com your closest friends. Everyone swept up in a gentle breeze and the magic of the setting Caribbean sun.
Getting married on one of our undiscovered islands (not far off the Florida coast) has never been easier. Couples must be in the Bahamas only 24 hours before applying for a marriage certificate. For more information or assistance planning your wedding, contact your preferred hotel directly. OUT of the Ordinary.
THE ABACOS CAT ISLAND The Abacos charm you the minute Clear waters for diving, shallows you lay eyes on postcard pretty Hope for bonefish and big Blue Holes Town, with its collection of quaint for those brave enough to face New England style cottages bathed mysterious creatures lurking in the in springtime colors. A candy-striped depths. Cat Island is celebrated lighthouse warmly greets island for its adventure as much for its hoppers and sailors who delight in dramatic cliffs, virgin beaches and the islands’ charming pubs and quirky its highest peak at Mount Alvernia. island character (Marsh Harbour has When you walk through the gothic only one stoplight)! ruins of The Hermitage at sunset and look out on the waters below, Abaco Club On Winding Bay the modern world couldn’t be ANDROS www.abacoclub.com farther away. Home to the third largest barrier reef in the world, Green Turtle Club Resort and Marina Bridge Inn www.greenturtleclub.com world-class divers and National Geographic folk fall in www.catislandbridgeinn.com love with Andros for it’s shipwreck-filled harbors and Pelican Beach Villas Shanna’s Cove Resort extraordinary blue holes: bottomless, water filled caves www.pelicanbeachvillas.com www.shannas-cove.com in the middle of a primordial forest. Literally thousands Treasure Cay Hotel Resort & Marina Fernandez Bay Village of bonefish swarm the wadable flats and make for some www.treasurecay.com www.fernandezbayvillage.com of the best saltwater fly-fishing in the world.
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LONG ISLAND ELEUTHERA THE EXUMAS
You might already know Long Island for Ask anyone: “What’s the best thing At first, the thought of exploring the gorgeous geographic wonder that is to do in Eleuthera?” 365 islands and cays can be Dean’s Blue Hole. Tucked away in a cove of overwhelming, but it won’t be very They’ll tell you, “Chill out.” You come miraculous colors, it may just be the world’s long before you fall in love with the to Eleuthera to get away from it all. deepest blue hole, leading to the world’s idea of anchoring away and getting If you’re not here to dive the Devil’s eighth largest underwater cavern. There’s a lost in your own private nautical Backbone, an infamous sunken record there somewhere. But for all it’s fame wilderness. Aside from the local and natural eye candy, Long Island reserves its wreck, then you are here to watch wildlife, it’s quite possible you’ll be quaintness with small hotels sprinkled along the sands glow pink at sunset or to the island’s only inhabitant. The an Island of beautiful ruins and beaches. splash into warm waters from the Exumas are a yachter’s paradise. Oh, windy cliffs above. You learn very and the swimming pigs — You won’t Gems at Paradise quickly that natural wonders lie just believe it when you see them! www.gemsatparadise.com on the other side of every rocky, Compass Cay Marina & Resort Stella Maris Resort Club unpaved road. www.compasscaymarina.com www.stellamarisresort.com Exuma Beach Resort The Cove Eleuthera www.exumabeachresort.com www.thecoveeleuthera.com SAN SALVADOR Grand Isle Resort & Spa Sky Beach Club www.grandisleresort.com Some believe that Columbus didn’t actually www.skybeachclub.com Highbourne Cay make his first landfall on San Salvador, but for Squires Estate www.highbournecaybahamas.com locals that is only one side of the story. With www.squiresestate.com Staniel Cay Yacht Club Resort over 40 dive sites within 30 minutes from Surfer’s Manor www.stanielcay.com shore, intrepid explorers continue to arrive www.surfersmanor.com seeking their own form of vacation treasure. Sandals Emerald Bay www.sandals.com Laughing Birds Riding Rock Inn Apartments Turquoise Cay Boutique Hotel www.ridingrock.com www.laughingbirdapt.com www.turquoisecay.com Getting OUT is easier than you think, with islands located just minutes from South Florida’s Coast.