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LOCATION:
60 miles east of Nassau, three islands/three airports
BEST KNOWN
FOR:
Beachcombing, swimming, diving, pink powder beaches, fishing,
boating, exploring, relaxing!
Notable for
its beaches, surfing and excellent diving, Eleuthera is
considered by many Out lsIand aficionados to be one of the most
enjoyable destinations in the Bahamas. Its appealing features
include miles of unspoiled beach, green forests, rolling hills
and rich, red soil in the north that produces pineapples and a
variety of vegetables.
Eleutheran
residents, who live in boldly
 colored
houses adorned with Bougainvillea, welcome visitors warmly; most
will be happy to let you know where to find bargains at a little
tucked-away straw market or recommend the best restaurant on the
island for conch chowder. The famous strip of pink-sand beach at
neighboring Harbour IsIand gets more attention, but the eastern
shore of Eleuthera, from remote James Point to Governors Harbour,
is also pink sand.
The village
of Rock Sound is one of Eleuthera’s largest settlements and has
a small airport covering the southern part of the
island. Queen’s Highway, the main thoroughfare, runs along the
seashore, where fishing boats are lined up. You can buy fresh
fruit - citrus in the winter and luscious papayas and avocados in
the spring and summer - from any one of the town’s roadside fruit
vendors. The waterfront village of Tarpum Bay; north of Rock
Sound, is one of Eleuthera’s loveliest settlements, with hilly
roads flanked by weather-beaten homes with colored shutters and
goats roaming the streets. The town is the site of a small
artists’ colony.
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