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colony of beach cabanas, and their friendliness has earned them a loyal following of repeat
guests. A small wooden restaurant, perched on stilts above the sand, is the Seascape's heart,
where visitors shoot the breeze, play pub games and read battered paperbacks from the
book exchange. Outside, you can play with the dogs, borrow kayaks, bikes and snorkel
gear, or simply lounge on the silvery sand. The five blue cabanas are cheery and rustic,
with tiled floors and ceiling fans.
Mangrove Cay Inn
MOTEL $$
( 242-369-0069;
www.mangrovecayinn.net
;
r $110; ) The closest thing on Man-
grove Cay to a traditional motel, with 12 rooms and two cottages done up in homey, floral
fabrics and wood-paneled walls. The owners, a friendly Bahamian-American couple, run a
casual on-site restaurant serving cheeseburgers, fried fish fingers and the like. The beach is
a short walk away. No credit cards.
Swain's Cay Lodge
BONEFISHING LODGE $$
( 242-369-0296;
www.swainscaylodge.com
;
r $199; ) Nicer than the average bone-
fishing lodge, Swain's has eight clean, well-appointed rooms and a restaurant on a quiet
stretch of sand.
Dianne Cash
BAHAMIAN, SEAFOOD $$
( 242-369-0430) South of the Seascape Inn, Mangrove native Dianne Cash cooks up
legendary stuffed Androsian crab and other local delights, all made to order - call ahead.
Four Kids Bakery
BAKERY $
(Moxey Town) Stop in for yummy, hot-from-the-oven cassava bread, banana cake or
muffins.
INFORMATION
Bank of the Bahamas International
(
242-369-1787;
10am-2pm Mon & Fri)
Police
( 242-369-0083)
Saunder's Drugs & Notions
(
242-369-0312)
South Andros
Virtually bypassed by tourists, South Andros has superb bonefishing and some extraordin-
ary silver-and-pink beaches. Look out for Androsian iguanas, which can grow to 5ft in
length and dwell in scattered coppices.
Poverty is highly visible here, as there's little industry besides lobstering, crabbing and
sponging.
