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Great beach vacations can be hard to find, especially if you hate sharing the beach with hundreds of other tourists. I've found an island, with a remote unspoiled beach, and its right off the coast of Florida! Where is this exotic beach vacation? Look no further than Cat Island, Bahamas' Fernandez Bay Village! The Bahamas is a country of 700 different islands and cays, stretching southeast off the Florida coast. And if you've been thinking about a great beach vacation, you won't find more islands, or more interesting islands, than right here in the country of 700 islands and cays. And if you're looking for a remote out island with unspoiled white sand beaches…Cat Island's Fernandez Bay Village is the place.Because each of the Bahamian Islands retains its individual character, each has something unique and unexpected to contribute to your exotic beach vacation. But if you're looking for a family beach vacation without hundreds of other families, you're in luck! At Fernandez Bay Village you'll find twelve ocean front villas are strung along a cozy mile of sugary beach, nestled among the whispering Casurina pines and blooming hibiscus. Dinners are relaxed candle lit affairs on the beach terrace around a blazing bon fire. Shoes are not part of the dress code. The beachfront tiki-bar runs on the honor system. Guests keep track of their own libations. Fernandez Bay is definitely a place to relax and de-stress, so pack comfortably, casual clothing, plenty of bathing suits, an evening cover up and a sweater during the winter months. The Tropic of Cancer is less than 70 miles south of Cat Island, it enjoys a subtropical climate year round. The best beach vacation, is right under your nose! Whether you're looking for an exotic beach vacation, a family beach vacation or a plain old GREAT beach vacation…you've got to check out Fernandez Bay Village! Eclectic visitors, cottages, and islanders make this remote island one of The Beach Vacations best kept secrets. It's not that hard to get to, you just have to work at it a little. Your efforts are well rewarded with a deserted, powdery white sand beach rimmed with causerina pines. Peace and solitude are the hallmark of this established nine-villa Beach Vacations. Each beach house is unique, some wood, some stone, some with kitchens, garden baths, all with ceiling fans. You have yards of beach with gently lapping waves all to yourself. Fernandez Bay Beach Vacations lies on the leeward side of Cat Island, about midway in its long, skinny 45-mile length. Catt, a pirate who plied its clear waters is the island's namesake. Maintaining the just-settled 17th century quality Beach Vacations, villages still known as settlements, dot the quiet coastline. The Armbrister family has owned a large portion of Beach Vacations Cat Island since an eighteenth century English monarch deeded this far-off land to their ancestors. Operating this sleepy Beach Vacations for over 20 years, Mrs. A, as she is affectionately known, revels in her role as hostess, divulging tidbits of information and history on The Bahamas and Cat Island in particular. Her son, Tony and a small, friendly Beach Vacations staff assist in the operation of Fernandez Bay, including charter air service from Nassau to the adjacent airstrip. Strolling barefoot down the Beach Vacations beach at sunset, guests gather for drinks and dinner at dusk each evening. A great chance to mingle with other fortunate souls who hang out on Cat. The beach bar runs on the honor system, you make yourself a drink and write the tab. "Bahamian scrumptious" best describes the cuisine as able and creative local chefs spoil you with lobster, grilled seafood, steaks, chicken, and local vegetables to satisfy the most hardy appetite. Provisions from the resort's general store are available to fix your own breakfast and lunches, or you can savor home-cooked meals in the library-turned-cafe. The biggest decision every day at this Beach Vacations is whether to bike the 4 miles to Mt. Alvernia, highest point in The Bahamas at 206 feet to visit The Hermitage, snorkel and swim in front of your cottage, take a sunfish sail, join the dive staff in an excursion to Cat Island's shipwrecks and coral reefs, or laze in the hammock and read a book. Nightlife is what you make it. Visiting sailors, many repeat guests, and newcomers enliven the dinner conversation and evening bonfire. Couples and families alike love the Beach Vacations. Children are welcome, babysitters available, and the villas are quiet and private along the half-moon bay. Fernandez Bay Village proves the perfect choice to indulge yourself, languishing in the Bahamas Out Islands' solitude and relaxed atmosphere.Check out Fernandez Bay Village, for more information about this luxury Bahamas vacation resort! |
