pike national forest camping About the Bahamas 3 Geography 3 Nassau 5 Paradise Island 5 Freeport 6 Grand Bahama 6 The Out Islands

Andros, 6, 20, 139, 185-203, 252; accommodations, 21; beaches, 51; bird-watching, 189; blue holes, 187, 189; boat rentals, 197; bonefishing, 189, 197, 203; dining, 201; dive operators, 200; dive sites, 197-200; economy, 190; fishing, 189; fishing camps, 197; geography, 3, 189; getting pike national forest camping there, 190-193; history, 190; map, 188; shipwrecks, pike national forest camping 197, 198; snorkeling, 197, 199-200; size, 187; population, 187; shipwrecks, 187

About the Bahamas 3 Geography 3 Nassau 5 Paradise Island 5 Freeport 6 Grand Bahama 6 The Out Islands 6 History 9 Early Settlement 9 Pirates pike national forest camping & Privateers 9 The 19th Century 11 The Modern Era 12 Getting pike national forest camping There 12 By Air 12 By Cruise Ship 12 By Mail Boat 13 By Private Boat 14 Package Vacations 14 Before You Go 16 Travel Documents 16 Customs 16 Departure Taxes 16 Disabled pike national forest camping Travelers 17 The People 17 Language 18 Eating & Drinking 18 Feast from the Sea 19 Traditional Foods 19 Drinks 20 Tipping 20 Accommodations 20 Out Islands 21 Package Deals 22 Restaurant & Hotel Prices 22 Practical Information 23 Banking 23 Bicycles & Mopeds 23 Buses 23 Casinos 24 Climate 24 Currency 24 Dress 25 Electricity 25

Thick vegetation, mostly shrubs and bushes, covers most of the Out Islands. Each is a tiny land of dunes and rocks, sea grass, spider lilies, seagrape, mangrove, casuarina and palm. Each is a land of endless shores, tiny bays and rocky inlets, pike national forest camping where the colorful families of the ocean live, play and die in the crystal-clear waters of the reefs.