This is Freeport, the Bahamas !!!

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And here I am very happy to have found these photos to write this post, long coming and deservingly so. I am back in my Caribbean sea!!! close ok. All started there for me and the Bahamas were my first “tourist” visit ever!from the USA…back in 1986! yes I have been around ::)  Let me tell you now a bit on the Bahamas from the photos I found in my old vault! And I found more as these were on display in my house and not even notice, they are still in use today! A mug and an ash tray as souvenir gifts from my earliest trip out! Therefore, let me tell you about my first encounter, this is Freeport, the Bahamas !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Bahamas, in the long form the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, located north of the Caribbean Sea. The Bahamas archipelago occupies approximately 700 islands and islets of the Lucay Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba, northwest of Hispaniola and islands Turks and Caicos. Its capital is Nassau,(see post)  located on the island of New Providence.

Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost islands in the Bahamas, 88 km from the Florida coast. The island is 154 km long with a maximum width of 27 km. The Spaniards called the island Gran Bajamar (great shallow sea) and it is undoubtedly from this name that the Bahamian Islands take their name. Yes indeed Bahamas is Baja Mar or shallow sea.  In 1955, an American businessman named Wallace Groves entered into an agreement with the Bahamian government to build the town of Freeport under the terms of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement and manage the port with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA). An agreement, the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, with the Bahamian government dating from 1955, stipulates that Freeport companies will not pay any taxes until 2054. The port of Freeport is accessible to larger ships, and has a container terminal. The port also has a terminal for cruise ships, a container port, a private marina, and a boat maintenance service.

The Grand Bahama International Airport (IATA code: FPO • ICAO code: MYGF) is a private international airport located in Freeport. This is how I came to Freeport! The airport is at 100 km from the coast of Florida USA. The Bahamas Freeport airport: https://www.bahamas.com/getting-here/flying

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The straw market is very pretty colorful place, with small shops, restaurants … excursions nearby; near the marina and the other side of the beach and the casino. A fun place and great shopping indeed.

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The Bahamas tourist authority on Freeport:  https://www.bahamas.com/islands/freeport-grand-bahama-island

There you go folks, now I feel better to bring this nice island to the light, and my wonderful memories of my first trips abroad to the Bahamas islands.  Freeport will stay in my vault of memories forever. Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Freeport, the Bahamas !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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