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cuit, they'll often function as impromptu taxis, taking you wherever you want to go for a
fee. Just ask.
Free shuttles also run between most downtown hotels, the beach and town.
Car & Scooter Hire
The following companies have car-rental agencies at the airport. The local companies are
cheaper than the internationals, and daily car rental is from $50. Collision waiver insurance
is about $15 a day.
Avis
( 242-352-7666)
Brad's
( 242-352-7930)
Dollar
( 242-352-9325)
KSR Rent A Car
( 242-351-5737)
Millie's
( 242-351-3486)
You can rent a scooter in the parking lot of the Port Lucaya Marketplace for about $40 a
day, plus a hefty cash deposit.
Taxi
You'll find taxis at the airport and major hotels. Fares are fixed by the government for
short distances (eg the fare from the airport to Lucaya is about $15). Bonded taxis (with
white license plates) can't go outside the tax-free zone. You can call for a radio-dis-
patched taxi from
Freeport Taxi
(
242-352-6666) or
Grand Bahama Taxi Union
(
242-352-7101) .
East of Freeport
East of the Grand Lucayan Waterway (a 7½-mile canal), the Grand Bahama Hwy runs
parallel to the shore to East End. Side roads lead to the south shore's talcum-powder soft
beaches.
PETERSON CAY NATIONAL PARK
This 1.5-acre park is the only cay on Grand Bahama's south shore. It's a popular getaway,
busy with locals' boats on weekends. Coral reefs provide splendid snorkeling and diving.
You can hire a boat from any marina in Freeport and Lucaya. Take snorkel gear and a pic-
nic. Also try Grand Bahamas Nature Tours (
Click here
).
OLD FREE TOWN
The settlement of Old Free Town, 3 miles east of the Grand Lucayan Waterway, was for-
cibly abandoned in the 1960s when the Port Authority acquired the land. There are several
blue holes (subaqueous caves) in the surrounding swamp, notably Mermaid's Lair and
Owl
