French Leave is nice.

Honestly though, Eleuthera is a place to go to get away from 'resorts'. It is a place to unplug from ordinary daily life and truly enjoy the act of exploring.

South end of the Island -- Lighthouse beach, and The Island School (Cape Eleuthera Foundation) are really cool places to visit.

North end -- Spanish Wells is a cool little island to explore and have some good food and meet some true original 'characters' of island living.

Everywhere in between has coves, bays, beaches and towns that are worth a once over. Rent a car, and if you see someone looking to hitch a ride, stop and pick them up. You'll come home with some good stories, guaranteed.

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Lighthouse beach at the extreme southern tip of the island was our favorite, crazy hard to get to though.

Very much and understatement. But that will all change soon, as Disney has bought Lighthouse Beach from the Bahamian government.

Sorry for thread hijack, but this should make anyone that has ever visited the place vomit a little bit.

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Posted by Dock Holiday

Member since Sep 2015

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Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:41 am to Floating Change Up

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Lighthouse beach at the extreme southern tip of the island was our favorite, crazy hard to get to though.
Very much and understatement.

We made it there in a rented old Dodge minivan. The time it took and riskiness of the "road" was part of the fun, but not sure I would tempt fate twice, so glad it didn't rain that day.

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Disney has bought Lighthouse Beach from the Bahamian government.

This is disturbing and sad. They will destroy the very thing that makes this place special. I hope their recent financial struggles makes them scrap the idea.

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Posted by LaLadyinTx

Cypress, TX

Member since Nov 2018

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Posted on 12/9/20 at 4:07 pm to Floating Change Up

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Very much and understatement. But that will all change soon, as Disney has bought Lighthouse Beach from the Bahamian government.

Sorry for thread hijack, but this should make anyone that has ever visited the place vomit a little bit.

It does make me want to vomit a little. Eluthera and Exuma are both (or either) places on my bucket list as they have some of the most gorgeous and untouched beaches in the world. I've done a reasonable amount of research on travelling there. Thinking of it as a cruise port...