Travel-Pix

Here are photos from two visits to the Bahamas, February escapes from seemingly endless Canadian winters.

The weather was always perfect, sunny and warrm, and the Bahamas lived up to its reputation for beautiful sandy beaches and clear blue seas.

In addition to my beach days I also set out to explore other aspects of Nassau and its surroundings.  The history is more than a bit tortured. The Spanish raided the Bahamas to capture slaves in the 1500s. British settlers arrived during the 1600s but Nassau was overrun by pirates by the early 1700s.

The Bahamas now relies on tourism rather than piracy to generate most of its economic activity.  But the evolution of mass tourism has changed the travel industry dramatically in the past few decades, conspicuously so on small Caribbean islands.

I've tried to weave together information about the Bahamas and pretty pictures, but you can ignore the notes if you wish.  Some areas remain in their natural state and are stunningly beautiful.

The link to the Pictures File is below the Sample Images.  Maps and a Table of Contents are provided below that.

Quick Start: Bahamas.pdf

Sample Images

Here are a few sample images from the picture files.  You can click or tap on these to see larger versions.

Link to Pictures File

You can access the PDF pictures file by clicking or tapping on the link below.

Maps

A package of downloadable / printable Bahamas Maps is available.  It includes an overall map of the Bahamas and the map of the New Providence area shown below.

Table of Contents