Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
lops:
Sugar Beach
to the north and
Great Harbour Bay
to the south. A few dozen expats
have houses along the shore. Great Harbour Bay runs south to
Shell Beach
and a reef (ex-
posed at low tide) that is good for finding sand dollars.
Birds prefer the mangroves, flats and salt pools on the west of the island, where herons
and egrets hunch and watch for their lunch. Most of the interior is smothered in thatch
palm, scrub and casuarinas, and snakes and butterflies abound. There are vast flats for
bonefishing. Great Harbour Dr runs the length of the east coast.
The island's annual Homecoming Regatta is held each August, with plenty of home
cooking, live music and fun.
Happy People
(
242-367-8117; Great Harbour Marina;
8am-5pm) rents boats,
cars, bikes and snorkel and fishing gear.
Bonefishing guides can be hired through the marinas. Try
Percy Darville
(
242-461-4149;
www.bonefish.cbt.cc
;
Great Harbour Yacht Club & Marina; half-/full day
$400/600). Sportfishing boats need permits.
There are no hotels on the island - most visitors rent a villa or a town house by
the marina. For rental info, contact realtor
Lauren
Higgs
(
242-67-8135;
www.coldwellbankerbahamas.com
;
villas per night from $100; ) .
For food, try the casual
Beach Club
by the airport or
Coolie Mae's
, serving up
Bahamian-style fried seafood by the Marina. There are a handful of small grocery stores in
Bullock's Harbour.
INFORMATION
Medical clinic
(
242-367-8400; Bullock's Harbour;
9am-2pm Mon-Fri)
Police
( 242-367-8344; Bullock's Harbour)
Post office
(Bullock's Harbour;
9am-5:30pm Mon-Fri) Has a public telephone kiosk.
GETTING THERE & AROUND
Most visitors arrive at Great Harbour Cay either by charter plane, private boat or mail boat.
You can get around mainly on foot, or rent a bicycle or scooter. For more information, see
Chub Cay
The southernmost isle in the chain, this little place has been popular over the years with all
sorts of moneyed folk who like to fish, from Texan businessmen to musician Quincy Jones
and comedian Bill Cosby.
The 4-mile-long Chub Cay sits at the edge of the Tongue of the Ocean and offers fab-
ulous wall-diving. One of the best sites is
Mama Rhoda Rock
, protected by the Bahamas
