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Some have asked about other islands, so I thought I'd share our recent (very short!) trip to Elbow Cay in the Abacos, Bahamas. Part of the out-islands of the Bahamas, the Abaco Cays are a great place to spend some time. If you love St. John, you'll likely love the Abacos. This was our 5th trip down, the other four being to Guana Cay.

Don't get me wrong, this place will never REPLACE St. John for me...it definitely falls behind my favorite little island. It is, however, a nice place to visit in-between because it's a little closer and a little cheaper. It's good for that "sand and sea" fix in-between St. John trips.

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And for those of you that remember last July's DISASTER to Abaco, yes, this trip was better, thank you.

Pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42427255@N ... 388265716/

vicki-
thank you for this info. i've always been intrigued about the out islands but they seem difficult to get to. how do you get to abaco?

Next time if I meet you in TN can I hop a ride

Looks amazing and great writing. Love your style. But you know that already!

I want to go now! It looks so fabulous - now, I need to figure out how to buy a plan, have Ron learn to captain it, etc.

As always, Vicki, I truly enjoyed your report, humor and excellent photos. Thank you!

Beautiful!

Thank you for the - as usual - great report, Vicki. I like to read about different places in the world, and there is so many places I would love to see. Including Bahamas. Abacos looks awesome.

Linne

omg, i just bookmarked that! makes me SO want to go there!

wow! great write-up and really exquisite pictures...and that trying to climb a palm-tree photo is laugh-out-loud funny!

Another WOW...another delightful account and photos of a most beautiful place...love slowly reading, looking, and dreaming through your travel diary. Thanks for sharing the pleasures.

Where are we going next????

LysaC - Most visitors to the Abacos either 1) boat over from Florida 2) hop on a charter plane from Florida or 3) fly their own plane. I think there are at least 3 commercial airlines that fly into either Marsh Harbor or Treasure Cay in Abaco: Continental, USAir, and American. Commercial flights tend to be semi-expensive, however.

lprof - Next stop: Maine. I'll bring you back some photos of blueberries and lobsters in a few weeks.

Thank goodness there are no palm trees in Maine....

thanks for the info vicki!

I just read your past two Abaco trip reports.

2008? Ah yeah, I understand.

We had a similar trip to Block Island where two grown husbands (who should have known better) got completely PLOWED by lunch.

One (mine) wandered home drunk in the middle of the afternoon, taking time to fall down (pass out) along side the road and getting chemical burns on the side of his face from the hot tar.

2009 sounds like a big improvement. The pictures are lovely and so make me want to go! We had a trip planned in 2001 but cancelled it for a number of reasons.

Wooohooo! Much improved, I'd say. Like day and night. Or day and another day on an entirely different planet. I'd take a hop on that flight any day (I can hold it for a long time, promise!).

Maryanne had the best word for your photos I've heard so far: exquisite!

VickiH wrote:LysaC - Most visitors to the Abacos either 1) boat over from Florida 2) hop on a charter plane from Florida or 3) fly their own plane. I think there are at least 3 commercial airlines that fly into either Marsh Harbor or Treasure Cay in Abaco: Continental, USAir, and American. Commercial flights tend to be semi-expensive, however.

lprof - Next stop: Maine. I'll bring you back some photos of blueberries and lobsters in a few weeks.

Thank goodness there are no palm trees in Maine....

Just got back from a week in Maine... BRING WARM CLOTHES. Never got above 62 all week, no sun to speak of, lots of fog, but the lobsters were sweet and the company was great!

Trying to shimmie up a pine tree would be down right painful!

Gooooooommmmbaaaaaaay!

Cheers, RickG