{"id":28410,"date":"2012-11-21T08:10:47","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T13:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=28410"},"modified":"2012-11-21T08:10:47","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T13:10:47","slug":"eleuthera-could-be-your-next-vacation-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2012\/11\/eleuthera-could-be-your-next-vacation-spot","title":{"rendered":"Eleuthera Could Be Your Next Vacation Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2012\/11\/eleuthera-could-be-your-next-vacation-spot-28410.html\/ocean\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28412\" title=\"ocean\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ocean.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ocean.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ocean-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>As one of the Bahamas&#8217; sleepy out islands, Eleuthera has an untouched feel, with pink sand beaches outlining interior green hills, few crowds\u2014and not a single traffic light. It\u2019s the anti\u2013Paradise Island (where the 3,300-room Vegas-style Atlantis resort dominates), appealing to die-hard divers, windsurfers, and hikers who prefer frolicking in the sea and the countryside to gambling and partying in mega-clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Flights from the United States connect via Miami or Fort Lauderdale to Governor\u2019s Harbour Airport, served by United Express and American Eagle. From there, it\u2019s a 20-minute drive to Alabaster Bay, where you can bathe in the crystalline shallows shown here; the quiet bay is seven miles north of Governor\u2019s Harbour, the island\u2019s capital and a British colonial settlement dating to 1648.<\/p>\n<p>During low tide, it\u2019s possible to walk out more than a hundred yards into Alabaster Bay\u2019s waters without getting your shoulders wet. This calm inlet is ideal for kayaking and snorkeling (look for needlefish, comb jellies, and colonies of brain coral), and the powder-soft sand of the mile-long beach is perfect for a sunset stroll. The beach\u2019s charming hotel, Cocodimama, is closed for renovations, so you\u2019ll want to head back to Governor\u2019s Harbour at day\u2019s end for the famous Friday-night fish fry at Anchor Bay. Order conch fritters and a bottle of Kalik\u2014the Bahamas\u2019 beloved national beer.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">By John Wogan<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">The Daily Traveler<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As one of the Bahamas&#8217; sleepy out islands, Eleuthera has an untouched feel, with pink sand beaches outlining interior green hills, few crowds\u2014and not a single traffic light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[499,284,33],"class_list":["post-28410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-bahamas","tag-eleuthera","tag-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}