A dinghy dock is also available for your use while patronizing Le Shack and Coconuts restaurants on East Bay Street. Getting around the town is easy. Most of the things you will really need are within walking distance of the marinas. If this is your first visit to the city, you may enjoy having one of the taxi drivers take you on a tour. Negotiate the prices in advance and don t accept the first price you re quoted.
Motor scooters are readily available for rent and make a fun way to tour the island.
Extreme caution is in order for those not familiar with them, since riding in congested left hand traffic can be challenging, at best, and certainly not the place to learn to ride a motor scooter. Prices for groceries, fuel, and parts in Nassau are generally much more favorable than we ve grown to expect in Abaco. The new government has taken major steps toward making import duties more reasonable, and while still not quite as economical as we find in the States, a cruiser in Abaco would have to think long and hard about going to Nassau to reprovision instead of crossing the stream. Hurricane Hole Marina is a good choice if you want to walk to the casino or the beach. As the name implies, it offers the best protection on the island.