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Abaco National Park 40, 165
Abacos 146-73, 147
accommodations 270-2
Acklins Island 232-3, 230
activities 272-6, see also individual
activities
Adelaide 98-9
Admiral Cockburn Land
& Sea Park 43, 242
adventure travel 234
air travel, see also individual
islands
to/from the Bahamas 288-9
to/from Turks & Caicos 291-2
within the Bahamas 293
within Turks & Caicos 294
Albert Town 232
Allans Cays 203, 6, 123
American Revolution 64
Andros 135-45, 136
travel to/from 142
travel within 142
animals 41-2, see also individual
species
Arawak Cay 75
Arawak Indians 21
archaeological sites 219, 233, 274
architecture 211
Bahamas, the 34-5
Gothic 210
Turks & Caicos 34-5
Ardastra Gardens, Zoo & Conservation
Park 75
area codes, see inside front cover
art
Bahamas, the 35
Turks & Caicos 35-6
art galleries 71, 74
Albert Lowe Studio 169
commercial galleries 25-6, 74, 95,
115-16, 164
National Art Gallery of the
Bahamas 35
Arthurs Town 215
artifacts 73, 169, 219
arts
Bahamas, the 32-5
festivals 84, 109, 152, 166
Turks & Caicos 32-6
Atlantis 78, 88
ATMs 283
B
Bacardi Rum Factory 99
Bahamas Billfish Championship 152
Bahamas National Trust 39
Bahamas National Trust Park 41, 237
Bahamas Reef Environment
Educational Foundation 50, 89
Bahamas, the
economy 26, 30
employment 26
itineraries 16
Bain Town 213
baseball 95
batiks 140
bats 37-8, 42, 118, 210, 215, 227,
231, 255, 274
beach parties 254, 280
beaches 5, 6, 7, 123, 124
Adelaide Beach 99
Bambarra Beach 256
Barbary Beach 106
Bathing Beach 231
Cabbage Beach 79
Cabbage Point Beach 229
Cable Beach 75-6
Churchill 106
Deals Beach 225
East Beach 219
Eleuthera 189
Farquharson Beach 237
Fernandez Bay 210
Fortune 106
Gillam Bay Beach 170
Gold Rock Beach 119
Governors Beach 263
Grace Bay Beach 242, 6, 7
Grotto Beach 219
Hawksbill Cay beaches 205
itineraries 16, 19
James Cistern Beach 186
Lighthouse Beach 191
Love Beach 98
Love Beaches 224
Lucaya Beach 106
Man O War Point Beach 215
Orange Hill Beach 98
Paradise Beach 79
Paradise Island 76-9
Pelican Point Beach 119
Pigeon Cay Beach 214
Pink Sands Beach 178, 5
Pirates Cove 79
Port Royal Beach 215
Pretty Molly Beach 202
Saunders Beach 76, 78
Shell Beach 231
Silver Point Beach 106
Snorkelers Cove Beach 79
Snow Bay Beach 219
Somerset Beach 140
South Ocean Beach 98
Sugar Loaf Beach 219
Surfers Beach 186
Tahiti Beach 157
Taino Beach 106
Ten Bay Beach 190
Tiki Hut Beach 132
Tropic of Cancer Beach 202
Watermelon Beach 226
Western Esplanade Beach 78
Whitby Beach 254
White Sands Beach 263
Xanadu Beach 106
Beatles, the 86
beauty contests 84, 247
beer 57, 106, 280
Belle Sound & Admiral Cockburn Cays
Nature Reserve 43, 242
Bennetts Harbour 214
Berry Islands 133-5, 133
travel to/from 135
travel within 135
bicycle travel, see cycling
Biminis 126-33, 126
travel to/from 126-7
travel within 127
birds of prey 39, 40, 42, 104, 205, 252
birds, see individual species
bird-watching 63, 82, 83, 164, 197,
207, 215, 219, 234, 236, 260,
263, 273
Black Sound Cay National Reserve 40
Blackbeard 74, see also pirates
Blanket Sound 40
blue holes 37, 49, 52, 79, 118, 119,
138, 139, 144, 190, 196, 200, 215,
226, 228, 6
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Bluff, the 144
boat excursions 130, 273-4, 295
Abacos 151, 170
Berry Islands 134
Caicos Islands 246
Cat Island 210
Eleuthera 178
Exumas, the 197
Grand Bahama 108
New Providence 80
San Salvador 218
Turks Islands 266
boat travel, see also cruise ships,
catamaran cruises
to/from the Bahamas 289-90
to/from Turks & Caicos 292
within the Bahamas 293
within Turks & Caicos 292
Bond, James 32, 87, 206, 235
Bonefish Pond National Park 41
books 14, 21, 23, 24, 25, 33, 35, 36,
37, 38, 44, 56, 57, 59, see also
literature
beaches 189
Bourke, Martin 28
British occupation 22, 64, 101, 213
Brosnan, Pierce 37
business hours 276
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Cable Beach 75-8, 76
Caicos Islands 240-57, 241
travel to/from 291-2
travel within 250
Calabash Bay 140
car travel 29, see also individual
islands
within the Bahamas 293-4
within Turks & Caicos 295
Cargill Creek 142
casinos 76, 94, 110-11, 115
castles 220
Castro, Fidel 23, 99
Casuarina Point 164
Cat Island 209-15, 209, 7, 123
travel to/from 212
travel within 212
catamaran cruises 182
caves 98, 101, 107, 118, 138, 186,
210, 214, 215, 219, 222, 224,
227, 231
caving 274
cemeteries 74, 118, 127, 157, 169,
178, 213
Chalk Sound National Park 42, 242,
245
Chat n Chill Bar & Grill 58
Cherokee Sound 164
Chez Pierre Bahamas 58, 225
chickcarnies (mythological creatures)
139
children
activities with 33, 78, 109-10
travel with 59-60, 87, 106, 276,
300
Christie, Prime Minister Perry 26
Chub Cay 135
churches 71, 73, 74, 75, 120, 178, 202,
212, 213, 217, 225, 228, 230, 232
Churchill, Sir Winston 86
cigars 71, 96, 116
cinemas 24, 29, 94, 115
Clarence Town 227-8, 123
climate 13, 277-8, see also hurricanes
Cloisters 77
Club Caribe 58
Cockburn Town 217-19, 261-6, 262
cocktails 57, 171, see also rum
Coco Bay 169
Colonel Hill 229-30
Columbus, Christopher 21, 27, 72,
217, 219, 222-4, 229, 232, 261
Columbus Harbour 224
Columbus Landfall National Park 43
Compass Cay 205
Compass Point 98, 121
Compleat Angler Hotel 131
Conception Island 220
Conception Island National Park
40, 220
conch 42, 56, 89, 245
Conch Bar Caves National Park 42,
242, 255, 274
consulates
Bahamas, the 279
Turks & Caicos 279
coral gardens 40, 45, 75, 77, 79
Coral Harbour 99
costs 13-14, 270-1, 281, see also inside
front cover
Crab Cay 40
credit cards 283
cricket 75
Crooked Island 229-32, 230
cruise ships 289-90, 292, 8
cruises 80
cultural considerations 15, 59
culture
Bahamas, the 29-36, 60, 104, 139,
139, 197, 209, 212, 215
Turks & Caicos 29-36
Current 184-5
customs regulations 278, 290
cycling 273, 293, 295
Czernin, Count Ferdinand 241
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dangers 53, 70, 101, 137, 210, 217,
278
Deans blue hole 228, 6
deep vein thrombosis 297
Dellis Cay 253
dengue fever 297-8
Department of Agriculture
(New Providence) 63
Department of Environment
& Coastal Resources 44
diarrhea 299
disabled travelers 279
discounts 58
Discovery Island 76
diving 29, 45-54, 274, see also blue
holes
Abacos 51-2, 53, 151, 157, 165,
169
Andros 49, 54, 140
Bahamas, the 46-7
Biminis 49-50, 53, 127
Caicos Islands 54, 246, 251-2,
257, 124
Cat Island 49, 54, 210-11
cave diving 107
costs 52
Crooked Island 231
dive centers 52-4
Eleuthera 52, 54, 178
Exumas, the 50-1, 54, 195-6, 206
Grand Bahama 53, 78, 106-7,
120, 8
Inaguas 235
itineraries 19
live-aboards 54
Long Island 51, 53, 226
New Providence 45-8, 53, 79,
121
safety 53
San Salvador 50, 54, 217, 219
shark diving 45-8
Turks Islands 54, 263, 266, 267-8
Walkers Cay 51
wall-diving 135, 213, 217, 257
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wreck-dives 45, 51, 52, 127, 140,
151, 178, 217, 219, 220, 231,
252, 263, 267
dolphins
Atlantic spotted 32, 39, 125, 126
bottlenose 39, 42, 243, 5
dolphin encounters 50, 80, 81,
107, 129-30, 169, 243, 274
Drake, Francis 22
drinks 57-8, 281, 300
drivers license
Bahamas, the 294
Turks & Caicos 295
drug-trafficking 20, 25, 28, 32, 205,
231, 278, 282
drugs, illicit 282
duff 56
Duke of Windsor 24
Dumfries 214
Dunmore 229
Dunmore Town 175, 179
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eagle rays 151, 220, 257, see also
manta rays, stingrays
East Bay Islands National Park 42,
242, 254
East Caicos 256
economy
Bahamas, the 20, 26
Turks & Caicos 20
ecotourism 104, 109, 144, 253
eels, moray 51, 151, 169
Elbow Cay 156
Eleuthera 174-91, 176-7
travel to/from 182
travel within 183
Eleuthera Point 191, 6
Elizabeth I 22
Emancipation Day 75, 83, 280
embassies
Bahamas, the 279
Turks & Caicos 279
emergencies 68, 70, 243, 261, 274,
286
employment 30
environmental issues 20, 26, 38,
39-40, 50, 81, 89, 219
Ernest Hemingway Museum 127
exchange rates, see inside front
cover
Exuma Cays 203-7, 204
Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park 39, 40,
204-5
Exumas, the 192-207, 193
travel to/from 199
travel within 199-200
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Family Islands 30, 35, 167, 194,
197, 222
Father Jerome 34, 75, 211, 228
Ferguson, Amos 35
festivals & events, see also Junkanoo
Abacos 152
Andros 139
Bahamas 279-81
Biminis 130
Caicos Islands 247, 281
Exumas, the 197
food 58, 185, 263, 280
Grand Bahama 109-10
music 210, 280-1
New Providence 83-4
sports 152, 170, 187, 197, 206,
210, 247, 263, 280
Turks Islands 263, 281
Fish Frys 75, 91, 92, 138, 142, 143,
145, 167, 187, 189, 199, 201
fishing 274
fishing industry 20, 89, 183
fishing tournaments 130, 152
Flamingo Pond 254
Flamingo Tongue Reef 51
flamingos (West Indian) 38, 42, 75,
164, 234, 236, 252, 254, 8
Fleming, Ian 32
floorshows 94, 115
food 55-60, 83, 281
Bahamas, the 55-7
customs 60
dining hot spots 58
festivals 58, 83, 185, 263, 280
Turks & Caicos 57
Fort George Cay 253
forts 64, 73, 74, 75, 193, 213, 231,
267
fountains 75
Freeport 101-18, 104-5
French Cay 252
French Wells 231
Fresh Creek 40, 140
fruit 56, 185
G
Galliot Cay 224
galleries, see art galleries
gardens 74, 75, 77, 105, 106, 157,
169, see also parks
gay travelers 84, 281
geography
Bahamas, the 37
Turks & Caicos 41
George III 75
George Town 193-200, 196
glow worms 246
Gold Rock Creek 119
golf 82, 98, 108, 166
Government House (Nassau) 71-2
Governors Harbour 187-9, 188
Grace Bay Beach 242, 6, 7
Graces Cottage 58
Grand Bahama 100-20, 102-3
travel to/from 117
travel within 117-18
Grand Bahama Conchman Triathlon
110
Grand Cay 173
Grand Turk 260-6, 260, 124
Grand Turk Cays Land & Sea Park
43, 266
Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant 86
Great Exuma 193-202, 194-5
Great Guana Cay 162-4, 206-7,
163
Great Harbour Cay 134-5
Great Inagua 235-7, 234-5
Green Turtle Cay 167-72, 168, 5
Gregory Town 185-6
grits 55
groupers 51, 56, 89, 151, 169
Groves, Wallace 101
Guy Fawkes Night 84
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Haitian people 30, 35
Halloween 110
Harbour Island 175-83
Harris, Rolph 35
Harrold & Wilson Ponds 41, 63
hawks 39, 40, 42
Hawks Nest 213
Hawksbill Cay 205
Hawksbill Creek 120
Hayek, Salma 37
Healing Hole 127
health 296-300, see also medical
services, traditional medicine
Hemingway, Ernest 32, 127, 129, 131
hepatitis 298
herons 42, 104
High Cay Land & Sea Park 219
High Rock 144
Highborne Cay 203
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hiking 63, 83, 144, 160, 164, 205, 210,
255, 275-6, see also nature tours
plantation trails 210
historic houses 71, 72, 150, 213,
214, 231
Historical Library & Museum
(Nassau) 73
history (the Bahamas) 21-6, 73
20th century 23-4
21st century 20, 25
Bahamas Historical Society
Museum (Nassau) 73
books 21, 23, 24, 25
British occupation 22
Loyalists 23
rum trade 23
slavery 21, 23, 31, 65, 72, 74, 75,
193, 205
Spanish occupation 21-2
websites 21, 22, 26
WWII 24
history (Turks & Caicos) 27-8
20st century 28
21st century 20
books 27-8
WWII 27
hitchhiking
Bahamas, the 294
Turks & Caicos 295
HIV/AIDS 298
holidays 13, 281-2, see also
itinieraries, planning
Hope Town 155, 158
horses 41
horseback riding 82, 83, 108,
180, 247
horse-drawn surreys 73
hummingbirds 104, 118
hunting 137
hurricanes 26, 38, 148, 175, 278
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iguanas 40, 42, 43, 75, 80, 203, 6, 123
Inaguas 233-8, 233
insurance 282, 294, 295, 296
International Bazaar 103
Internet access 282
Internet resources 14, 21, 22, 26,
271-2, 296-7
isolated islands 207
itineraries 11, 16-19, 68
J
jails 73, 75
jogging 82
johnnycakes 55
Junkanoo 33-4, 73, 96, 109-10, 170,
191, 197, 254, 280, 5
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kayaking 186, 197, 247, 276, 6
Abacos 151
Kemps Bay 144-5
King, Martin Luther Jr 127
Knowles 214
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Lake Catherine Nature Reserve 42,
242
lakes 42, 213, 215, 236, 242
Landrail Point 231
language, see glossary for local
phrases
Lee Stocking Island 207
legal matters 282
lesbian travelers 84, 281
libraries 73
lighthouses 74, 141, 157, 165, 191,
219, 231, 235, 263
literature 32-3, see also books
childrens 33
Little Abaco 173
Little Exuma 202-3, 194-5
Little Farmers Cay 207
Little Harbour 164
Little Inagua 41, 235-7, 237, 234-5
Little Island 41
Little Water Cay 252
lobsters 183
Lochabar Bay 228
Long Cay 232, 230
Long Island 222-9, 223
travel to/from 224-5
travel within 225
Lord Dunmore 175
Lowe, Albert 169
Loyalist Cays 155-64
Loyalists 31, 155, 170, 175, 178, 193,
203, 210, 220, 243, 254, 255
Lubbers Quarters Cay 160
Lucaya 101-18, 104-5, 122
Lucayan Indians 21, 72, 73, 98, 118,
147, 219, 222, 233, 241, 255,
259, 274
Lucayan National Park 41, 118-19,
122
Lyford Cay 98
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Macpherson, Elle 86
magazines 271
magic practice 32, 212
mail boats 293
Malone, Brent 35
Mamma Rhoda Cay 40
Man O War Cay 160, 161
Mangrove Cay 143-4
manta rays 43, 119, see also eagle
rays, stingrays
marathon 263
marijuana 282
marinas 88, 107, 109, 112, 117, 120,
130, 133, 135, 141, 153, 155,
160-1, 162, 164, 170, 182-3, 203,
206, 207, 212, 214, 218, 219, 231,
251, 265
markets 72, 74, 115, 144
Mars Bay 144-5
Marsh Harbour 148-55, 149, 150-1,
123
Matthew Town 235-6
Mayaguana 233-8, 237-8, 233
McKanns 225
McLeans Town 119
measures, see inside front cover
medical services
Bahamas, the 70, 297
Turks & Caicos 297
mermaids 213
metric conversions, see inside front
cover
Middle Caicos 255-6, 256
Middle Caicos Reserve & Trail System
42, 242, 255
model-boat building 169
monasteries 75, 210, 211
money 13-14, 282-3, see also inside
front cover
Morgans Bay 213
Moriah Harbour Cay 40, 205
mosquitoes 299
motorcycle travel 293
Mt Alvernia Hermitage 210, 8
movies 29, 32, 37, 57, 87, 206, 235
museums 72, 127, 157, 169, 183, 217,
227, 235, 261
music, see also Junkanoo
Bahamas, the 33-4
festivals 33-4, 83, 109-10, 152,
170, 210, 263, 280-1
goombay 33, 116
jazz 110
live music 115
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music stores 116, 182
R&B 110
rake n scrape 33, 210, 280
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Nassau 63-98, 66-7, 69, 6, 8, 121
accommodations 84-8
attractions 70-8
drinking 92-3
emergency services 68
entertainment 93-4
festivals 83-4
food 88-91
Internet access 68
itineraries 68
medical services 70
shopping 72, 74, 95-6
tourist information 70
travel to/from 96
travel within 96-8
underwater excursions 81
Nassau Botanical Garden 75
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas
35
National Centre for the Performing
Arts 94
national parks 39, 44, 63, 101,
118-19, 148, 160, 165, 204, 220,
237, 242, 245, 254, 259, see
also nature reserves, parks
Abaco National Park 40, 165
Admiral Cockburn Land & Sea Park
43, 242
Bahamas National Trust Park
41, 237
Bonefish Pond National Park
41
Chalk Sound National Park 42,
242, 245
Columbus Landfall National
Park 43
Conception Island National Park
40, 220
Conch Bar Caves National Park 42,
242, 255, 274
East Bay Islands National Park 42,
242, 254
Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park 39,
40, 204-5
Grand Turk Cays Land & Sea Park
43, 266
High Cay Land & Sea Park 219
Lucayan National Park 41, 118-19,
122
Northwest Point Marine National
Park 42, 242
Pelican Cays Land & Sea Park 160
Peterson Cay National Park 40, 118
Princess Alexandra National Park
42, 242
South Creek National Park 43
Three Mary Cays National Park 42,
242, 254
Walkers Cay Marine Park 41
West Caicos Marine National Park
42, 242
nature reserves
Belle Sound & Admiral Cockburn
Cays Nature Reserve 43, 242
Black Sound Cay National Reserve
40
Lake Catherine Nature Reserve
42, 242
Middle Caicos Reserve & Trail
System 42, 242, 255
Rand Memorial Nature Centre 103
Tilloo Cay National Reserve 40
New Bight 210-12
New Providence 62-99, 64-5
newspapers 271
Newton Cay 224
Nicholls Town 138
Normans Cay 203
North Bight 40
North Bimini 127-32, 128
North Caicos 253-5, 253
North Cat Cay 133
North Cat Island 214-17
North Eleuthera 175-90
North Long Island 222-6
Northwest Cays 173
Northwest Point 245, 124
Northwest Point Marine National
Park 42, 242
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obeah (magic practice) 32, 212
Old Bight 212-13
Old Free Town 118
Olympic Games 27
Orange Creek 215
ospreys 42, 104, 205, 252
Our Lucayan Beach & Golf Resort
111
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Paradise Island 76-9, 77, 121
accommodations 87-8
food 91-2
parks 75, see also gardens, national
parks
parrot, Bahama 40, 104
Parrot Cay 253
passports, see also visas
Bahamas, the 287
Turks & Caicos 291
Pelican Cays Land & Sea Park 160
People to People program 109
Peterson Cay National Park 40, 118
Pigeon Pond & Frenchmans Creek
Nature Reserve 245
Pink Sands Beach 178, 5
pigs, swimming 206
Pine Cay 252
pineapples 185
pirates 22, 64, 74, 80, 126
Pirates of Nassau Museum 71
Plana Cays 233
planning 13-15, 138, see
also itineraries
plantations 139, 165, 193, 198, 200,
203, 213, 218, 243, 251, 255
Adderley plantation 224
Armbister plantation 210
Farquharson plantation 219
Grays plantation 227
ruins 205, 209, 210, 212, 219, 222,
227, 229
Wades Green plantation 254
plants 39, 43, 103, 118
Poitier, Sidney 30, 33
population
Bahamas, the 20, 29-30
Turks & Caicos 20
Port Howe 213
Port Lucaya Marketplace & Village
106, 122
postal services 283
Potters Cay 74
powerboats 84
Preachers Cave 184
Primeval Forest 41
Prince George Wharf 73
Princess Alexandra National Park
42, 242
Prohibition 65
Providenciales 242-51, 244-5
accommodations 247-8
drinking 248-9
entertainment 249-50
food 248-9
shopping 250-1
travel to/from 251
travel within 251
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racquetball 82
radio 271
Raleigh, Sir Walter 22
Ramsar Site 42, 254
Rand Memorial Nature Centre 41, 103
Rand, James 103
recipes 55, 57, 59
Red Bay 140
reefs 40, 50-2, 54, 129, 135-6
regattas 109, 130, 134, 152, 155,
162, 170, 187, 191, 194-5, 197,
201, 206, 207, 210, 219, 226, 232,
247, 254
religion
Bahamas, the 31-2
Turks & Caicos 31-2
resorts 58, 87, 88, 269, 272
restaurants 58
Retreat, the 41
Rivas, Carlos Lehder 205
road rules
Bahamas, the 294
Turks & Caicos 295
rock carvings 27, 245
Rock Sound 190-1
Rokers Bluff 214
Roland Lowe, Alton 35
Rolle Cay 200
Rolle Town 202
Roosevelt, Teddy III 241
rum 23, 57, 99, see also cocktails
Rum Cay 220
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safety issues 53, 70, 101, 137, 210,
217, 278
sailing 187, 197, 203, 210, 273-4, 280,
290-1, 292
St Francis Xavier Cathedral 71
St Peters Catholic Church 228, 123
Salt Cay 266-9, 267
salt industry 207, 234, 235, 237, 241
Salt Pond 226
Samana Cay 233
Sampson Cay 205
San Salvador 215-20, 216
travel to/from 218-19
travel within 219
Sandy Point 165
Sapodilla Bay 245
scams 97
Seminole Indians 140
shark encounters 45-8, 50, 79, 107
sharks
blacktip 51, 257
hammerhead 79, 220
nurse 51
reef 51, 121
Ship Channel Cay 203
shipwrecks 45, 51, 52, 127, 140, 151,
178, 217, 219, 220, 252, 263, 267
shopping
antiques 95
arts 250
Bahamas, the 284
cigars 96
clothing 116
commercial art 25-6, 115-16, 164
crafts 95-6
jewelry 94, 95, 116
music 95, 116, 182
perfume 116
Turks & Caicos 285
Siboney Indians 22
Sir Charles Hayward 101
slavery 21, 23, 31, 65, 72, 74, 75,
193, 205
Small Hope Bay 140
snorkeling 274
Abacos 151, 162, 157, 169
Andros 140
Biminis 127, 132
Blue Lagoon 80
Caicos Islands 246
Cat Island 210-11
Crooked Islands 231
Eleuthera 178
Exumas, the 195-6, 215
itineraries 19
Grand Bahama 106-7, 120
Long Island 225, 226
New Providence 79
San Salvador 217
Turks Islands 263
Souse 56
South Bimini 132-3, 128
South Caicos 256-7, 257
South Cat Island 210-14
South Creek National Park 43
South Eleuthera 190-1
South Long Island 226-9
southern Bahamas
itineraries 18
travel to/from 222, 224-5, 229,
231, 233, 235
travel within 222, 225, 229, 231,
233, 235
Spanish Cay 173
Spanish exploration 147
Spanish occupation 21-2
Spanish Wells 183-4, 184
spas 248
special events, see festivals
sponging industry 137
sportfishing 138, 142, 143, 152, 170,
275, see also fishing
Abacos 151, 157, 165, 170
Andros 141
Biminis 130
Caicos Islands 246
Eleuthera 178-80
Exumas, the 197
Grand Bahama 107
Inaguas 236
New Providence 79-80
sporting events 84, 109-10, 152, 170,
187, 197, 206, 210, 247, 263, 280,
see also individual sports
squash 82
Stafford Creek 140
stamp collecting 261
Staniard Creek 40
Staniel Cay 206
Stella Maris 222-6
stingrays 39, 80, 151, 196, see also
eagle rays, manta rays
Stocking Island 200
straw-work 72, 116, 7
surfing 158, 186, 276
swimming pigs 206
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Tarpon Cave 151
Tauwhare, Richard 28
taxis 293-5
Taylor, Max 35
telephone services
Bahamas, the 283
Turks & Caicos 284
television 271
tennis 82, 108-9
Thanksgiving 84
theaters 84, 94, 115
theft 278
Three Mary Cays National Park 42,
242, 254
Thunderball Grotto 206
Tiki Hut 58
Tilloo Cay 160
Tilloo Cay National Reserve 40
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time 305
tipping 59
tourist industry 25-6
tourist information 68, 79, 150, 285
tours 275, see also boat excursions,
cruises
Abacos 152
Caicos Islands 247
Exumas, the 197
Grand Bahama 109
Inaguas 237
nature tours 104, 109, 144,
253
New Providence 82-3
San Salvador 218
traditional beliefs 60, 139, 215
traditional medicine 30, 104, 197
transportation, see also individual
transportation methods
to/from the Bahamas 287-91
to/from Turks & Caicos 291-2
within the Bahamas 293-4
within Turks & Caicos 294-5
Treasure Cay 165-7, 166
triathlons 110, 152, 280
Turks Head cactus 43
Turks & Caicos
economy 20
itineraries 17
Turks & Caicos National Museum
261
Turks & Caicos National Trust 44
Turks Islands 258-69, 259
national flag 259
travel to/from 265
travel within 265-6
Turtle Cove 228
turtles 39, 157, 220
freshwater 210, 237
green 39, 40, 43, 237
hawksbill 39, 43, 267
leatherback 43
loggerhead 39, 43, 167
red-eared 105
typhoid 298
U
Underwater Explorers Society
107
Union Creek Reserve 41
V
vaccinations 296
vegetarians travelers 59,
154
Versailles Gardens 77
Victoria, Queen 72
views 73, 206, 224, 225
Vine Point & Ocean Hole Nature
Reserve 43, 242
visas, see also passports
Bahamas, the 285
Turks & Caicos 286
vultures, turkey 39
W
Walkers Cay 173
Walkers Cay Marine Park
41
wall dives 79
water 300
Water Cay 118
water sports 81, 276
Caicos Islands 246
Grand Bahama 108
New Providence 78, 80
water taxis 293
Watlings Castle 220
websites, see Internet resources
weddings 78
weights, see inside front cover
West Caicos 251-2
West Caicos Marine National Park
42, 242
West End 120
whales 37, 39
blue 39
humpback 39, 257, 263, 268
whale-watching 268
White Sound 169
wildlife, see animals, plants
Williams Town 202-3
Windermere Island 190
windsurfing 276
wine 57
women travelers 286
womens health 300
woodlands 118
work 286
WW I 129
Y
yachting 133
yellow fever 299
Young Sound 40
Z
zoos 75
314 I n d e x ( R - T ) I n d e x ( T - Z ) 315
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