{"id":777,"date":"2013-03-17T17:26:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T21:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/?p=777"},"modified":"2013-03-17T19:28:37","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T23:28:37","slug":"freeport-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2013\/03\/freeport-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeport Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fan 4 were in Freeport Bahamas the week of February 22nd to March 1st. I was expecting a warm tropical week. I forgot that Freeport is only 70 miles East of Miami and shares pretty much the same weather. The temperature was in the high 70’s all week with the humidity in the high 80’s so it felt a lot warmer than it was.<\/p>\n

We chose the Island Seas Resort for its location on a \u00a0long white sand beach. It is off the beaten path but only 10 min from Port Lacayo\u00a0by car. There are two sides to the resort. One side has a beach view and the other side has a canal view. I sent the resort an email months in advance requesting a beach view. They replied that they would try to accommodate us. Check in was at 1600 hours but our room was not ready until 1750 hours and we got the canal view. I tried to see what was available with a beach view but no one seem interested in helping me. Everyone told me to go ask someone else until I was told to ask someone who was not there. I was assured that she would call me the following day with availabilities. Didn’t happen. Our room was decent. Old and in need of remodeling. The rooms were clean but the floors had not been.<\/p>\n

I must say, the beach was nice and a short walk down the beach landed us at some inexpensive local bars. One of the first ones we tried was called “On the Rocks” They served local food, local beers and mixed drinks for a great price. I tried the conch and lobster and conch fritters. It was one of my favorite meals of the trip. Brian was the bartender and he was very generous. We exchanged shot recipes and had a great time.<\/p>\n

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Sunday<\/p>\n

We went scuba diving with Sun Odyssey. Sun Odyssey is a small family operated dive shop. The boat is spacious and easy to dive from but the rental equipment needs some attention. We had a tank with a bad O ring and a BC inflater\u00a0valve stuck open. Our first dive was on a reef at 14 ft. The reef was alive with lots of fish but is was surgy on the bottom. Visibility was approximately 60 ft. Our second dive was on a wreck and I was excited to get in the water. Unfortunately my dive partner had equipment problems and we had to abort the dive.<\/p>\n

While hanging out at the resort, I met a local taxi driver named David. I have included in his information and I recommend his services. David got us up to speed on everything on the island. From taxi fares to local events and attractions. He steered us away from the tourist places and introduced us to some local sites. We used his service exclusively. One of the places he recommended was Sire’s Restaurant. Sire’s serves up some of the best local cuisine with large portions at a great price. Six people had two appetizers, drinks and entres for $20 a person. I was so full I had to waddle out and I was glad David was driving a van.<\/p>\n

Monday<\/p>\n

Monday we went to Port Lacayco. It is two blocks of stores, restaurants and bars set up to accommodate the cruise crowds,\u00a0 Fortunately for us there were no ships in that day.\u00a0 There was a nice Cuban cigar store that had a great selection of Cuban cigars.\u00a0 We had drinks and appetizer at a couple of places (Can’t remember the names). Around dinner time we were trying to decide which restaurant to eat at.\u00a0 A lady walked by and I asked her for advice.\u00a0 Her name was Ginny.\u00a0 Ginny told us to that her husband was the chef at Giovanni’s Italian Restaurant and she invited us to have dinner there.\u00a0 We took her up on her offer and we were not disappointed.\u00a0 Hill and I had the Chef special.\u00a0 For $45 we got appetizer, glass of wine, dessert and the Seafood pasta in olive oil.\u00a0 Delicious.\u00a0 The seafood was made up of local seafood.\u00a0 Conch, lobster,\u00a0grouper and\u00a0lite tomato\u00a0in a\u00a0spicy olive oil sauce.<\/p>\n

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Dolphin day.\u00a0 We booked a dolphin experience with Unexso.\u00a0 Unexso\u00a0is a very impressive dive center.\u00a0 Their dive center sells diving equipment and apparel. They have a restaurant and bar and a pool that you can lounge by while people are taking dive classes.\u00a0 They also have a fleet of dive boat and water taxis.\u00a0 We took one of the taxis, with Captain Carl, to the lagoon where the dolphins were.\u00a0 For $175 we got to swim in the lagoon with the dolphins.\u00a0 What an experience. Each of us got our own dolphin to play with.\u00a0 We could swim with them, dive with them, hug them.\u00a0 They were very playful and funny.\u00a0 They are amazing creatures.<\/p>\n

David had told us about a bonfire at one of the hotels. He said there would be plenty of food, drinks and a good time. So, after our great experience with the dolphins we went to the bonfire.\u00a0 Unfortunately for us, it was too windy for the bonfire and the event was moved into the resorts patio area.\u00a0 There was plenty of drinks, music and limbo.\u00a0 But, nobody was in the party mood so we went back to Port Lacayo and had dinner at Agave.\u00a0 As its name suggest, Agave serves Mexican cuisine and they have a decent tequila selection.<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/p>\n

During the day we relaxed on the beach and walked up to a famous local bar called The Two Dollar Bar.\u00a0 Beers are 2 bucks.\u00a0 Great concept.\u00a0 Everyone walked away a happy customer.\u00a0 Wednesday night\u00a0was the fish fry.\u00a0 Again, David gave us the info on this.\u00a0 Every Wednesday at Smiths Point, local restaurants put together a fish fry.\u00a0 There is plenty of food selections, drinks, music, dancing on the beach of Smith Point.\u00a0 Everyone on the Island goes.\u00a0 It was all that it was billed up to be.\u00a0 We all bought dinner from a different restaurant and then we got together and shared.\u00a0 That was the best part. I had conch, friend snapper, fritters, mac and cheese. All for $6.\u00a0 I think Doc’s grouper was the best.<\/p>\n

All in all I had a nice time.\u00a0 The beach and ocean was beautiful, the local food was interesting and we had fun.\u00a0 I was disappointed with the Island Seas Resort.\u00a0 They were indifferent to our existence and no one was willing to answer any question or assist in any way if they could send you to someone else.\u00a0 I promised David I would include his info so here it is.\u00a0\u00a0 David Francis: Cell#(242)559-6331. Email:Biggs8069@yahoo.com.\u00a0 David is a good man.\u00a0 You can trust him and he will be good to you. Check out the gallery for more photos from the trip.<\/p>\n

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