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Cat Island: Obeah, Beaches, Undeveloped, Undiscovered |
Cat Island, to some, is the most "Bahamian" of the out Islands. Even most native Bahamians have never been there, and it is certainly off the tourist map.  There is very little development there, which is currently changing with a few projects. It is considered one of the most beautiful and fertile islands in the Bahamas. The beaches, especially on the Caribbean side, are fantastic, and it is home to great fishing, and diving. It is truly an undiscovered gem. And there are direct flights from Ft. Lauderdale........
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|  | Cat Island supplies Compari to Italy |  by Conchy Joe
Cat Island is extremely fertile and residents make a living from the traditional slash-and-burn farming method. Cascarilla bark is gathered and shipped to Italy where it becomes a main ingredient in medicines, scents and the Italian aperitif called Campari. Campari is a bitter Italian aperitif made according to a secret recipe originally developed in 1860 by Gaspare Campari in Milan. Campari is the result of a unique blend of aromatic herbs mellowed in selected spirit.
.... More . . . | | "I can't see why people want to know what I do. Can't they go divin', fishin', and boatin', and leave me alone?" |
| | Building a Boat and Following a Dream to the Bahamas |  (Award-Winning Web Site)
"I've never been as free as we were cruising on our own boat. How close can a modern person come to feeling anything remotely like true adventure? Although we travelled some of the most highly-trafficked water routes in the world, the very nature of boat travel makes each crossing seem as if it is the first. No footprints remind you of previous passagemakers and away from the markers even the most popular passages leave you as isolated as if you were adrift in the middle of the largest ocean. I had wanted a journey that would change my life. And that's what I got..." ...
More . . . | | "This was why I was out here in the middle of the Gulf Stream in a little boat -- to see what I had never seen, to see what many people will never have the chance to see. I had that feeling that children have but adults rarely remember-- ..." |
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