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Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-07-2019, 11:36
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

Been to both, a few times, the guy in Eleuthra would often have spices, we bought cilantro from him, which was a rare item it seemed.

Pretty good auto parts store too if we are talking about the...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-07-2019, 12:37
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

I think the issue is it’s to easy to import food from the US.

I would have expected some “truck’ farming, small gardens if you will to grow vegetables for the family to consume, but saw none of...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-07-2019, 07:09
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

And yet I believe there used to be considerable agriculture back when the Brits were there.
Eluthera was I believe called the breadbasket of the Bahamas.
I thought cattle were raised there, but I...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-07-2019, 05:35
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

Unemployment numbers are almost never correct, or don’t reflect the number of people without a job.
I believe for instance in the US, they only include people that are looking for a job, If your...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-07-2019, 15:21
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

Near as I could tell the Bahamas has two sources of income, tourism and banking, that’s pretty much it.
Spanish Wells does some Lobstering and I guess you could say the Nassau straw market, but I...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-07-2019, 15:17
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

I can tell you what it cost to be shipped to Ft. Lauderdale, where you pay to have them flown to Georgetown, then pay for custom duties and then of course the importer gets their cut too.
Forum: Cruising News & Events 16-07-2019, 19:17
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

Agreed, but they concentrate where the touristy activities are.
A Cruiser moves around and buys provisions and food in the family Islands, so what little impact we have is spread around and goes...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 16-07-2019, 13:28
Replies: 62
Views: 7,692
Posted By a64pilot
Re: Bahamas - the next cruising domino teeters...

I’d bet that what you will see though is that a 90 day stay will be about what the current 1 yr one is and one year will be real expensive.

Which they may be shooting theirselves in the foot doing...
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