For the price of a beer you can play dominoes with Hazel at her Seaside Bar in Smith Bay, or look over the straw weavings of Iva Thompson at her First and Last Chance Bar. Bicycle past pineapple fields, stone walls, and the ruins of 19th-century plantation houses. A few small towns are home to a couple hundred fishermen and farmers. Along the world's third longest barrier reef, accomplished divers and novices take the plunge and learn that the Bahamas' most profound beauty is found underwater. At first glance, Harbour Island seems straight out of a time warp, with 18th-century clapboard houses edged with picket fences.
Cars are all but forbidden, and nowhere is more than a short stroll from the beach.
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