Pics from my trip to Long Island Bahamas July 2003.  I went to look at properties at Stella Maris Resort, and then went around with a local realtor.  I ended up buying a waterfront lot just north of Deals Beach.  These photos were taken with a Nikon D1-X with a Sigma Fisheye and a Tokina 28-300 lens.  The island was stunningly beautiful, and basically deserted.  I was certainly not there in prime tourist season, but it was almost unnerving how alone I was in all the stunning spots I visited.   The resort was wonderful and they treat their guests like royalty.  I was just sorry they had no lots that were right for me.   I can't wait to return and start building a little deck and dock, then a cottage. 

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757 to Nassau	Landing	Bahamasair Dash-8, SML airport	I was seated on the bulkhead facing backwards.
Dash-8 at Stella Maris	SML Airport	SML Airport	SML Airport
Baggage Claim	Dupe Photo	My room	My room
Pool 1	Pool 2	coast	Saltwater pool
View from pool deck	6" wingspan moth in my room	I thought it was a bat at first	Hotel bar
Deals Beach, looking north	Deals Beach, looking south		only my footprints, it was deserted
little fish	the water is so clear		section of beach made of all tiny shells
	Huge starfish	very neat	Dupe Photo
More of shell beach	Dupe Photo	More tiny shells	boats at anchor
	looking north...	my lot is only a few hundred feet from the northern end of the beach	lovely flowers
Boats at Cape Santa Maria	DBoats at Cape Santa Maria	Cape Santa Maria Beach	it was impossibly blue and white
this must be the most beautiful beach in the world
me	There was NOBODY here!	if this was Magens Bay you'd be tripping over people	and this beach is far lovelier and cleaner
storm moving in	rain on the water	A new friend Bobby at ALfred's Place	Pool table, bar and ice cream parlor
sunset	land crab	they came out after the rain	and they were absolutely everywhere
	View from Ocean Villa for sale	Dupe Photo	Ocean Villa living room
and bedroom	view across road from lot 19 at Stella maris	lot 19	view from lot
another view from lot-when someone else builds the view would be gone.	it was beautiful but I didn't think it was worth 98K		view of the coast from the road
view from road		another cool plant	t there was a path to this beach from the road
pool at new complex being built at the resort	more crabs	road to lot 19	pool at the resort, crabs on bottom
East coast beach at Stella Maris	pretty but too rough and rocky for swimming		depths plunge just past those rocks
snails		clear water but too rocky	Wouldn't it be nice?
I spent a lot of time here	even if I couldn't swim..	I enjoyed climbing on the rocks	and watching the waves
and taking wayy too many pics
hey, it's digital, why not?
		A snail
there were some cool rock formations	neat hermit crab		these guys were everywhere