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Quality Inn Cigatoo
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Restaurant on premises serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Tennis courts and more. Walk to...
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Bahamas: Search Dive Areas
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Eleuthera
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Acting as a barrier, the Gulf Stream protects the Bahamas from Florida's rain and river run-off, and together with vast oceanic trenches that allow sediment to settle into deep water, it ensures spectacular visibility. The Bahama Banks act as a breeding and feeding ground for a prolific variety of marine life; they are particularly favored mating grounds for bottlenose and spotted dolphins. In addition to world-class reefs, blue holes and wrecks, the Bahamas are famous for encounters with stingrays, dolphins and sharks.
Eleuthera is an island of extensive pink sand beaches edged by pine, casuarinas and palms, with an interior of rolling hills and high, dramatic cliffs overlooking a deep blue sea.
The Eleuthera Train Wreck, in 7 – 10 metres of water, is one of The Bahamas most distinctive and unusual wrecks. Divers will discover huge sets of railroad wheels and other wreckage-the remains of a U.S. Civil War era train that slid off a barge during a storm. An interesting comparison close by is the wreck of the Carnavon. This is a 60 metre freighter that sank in 1919. It is still intact, sitting in 10 metres of water.
Keep hurricane season, June through October, in mind; winter weather from December to March means 23°C, cooler water, and sweaters in the evening. May through November is summer in the Bahamas. During these months, the most rain falls and temperatures average about 27°C.
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