Eleuthera, Bahamas Honest Trip Report

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00:00 Eleuthera Tropical Paradise ?!
00:43 MIA-ELH Flight
01:55 Current Settlement
03:50 Riptide Beach
06:08 Current Double Moon Beach
06:43 Marina Beach
07:06 Current Public Beach
07:38 Sand Banks Beach
08:03 Upper Cove Beach And Ed's Bay Beach
08:23 Left-handed Lake
09:08 Lower Bogue Settlement
09:44 Upper Bogue Beach
09:56 The Bluff Settlement
10:27 Spanish Wells Ferry Beach
11:14 Sapphire Blue Hole
12:19 Preacher's Cave
14:41 Tay Bay Beach
15:14 Current Bay Beach
15:56 Three Rings Beach
16:30 Whale Point Beach
18:07 Bottom Harbour Beach
18:56 Harbour Island
24:08 Glass Window Bridge
26:10 Queen's Baths
27:08 Oleander Gardens
27:38 Hatchet Bay Cave
28:37 Sweetings Pond
31:20 The Leon Levy Native Plant
34:27 Navy Beach
36:13 Slide Beach And Round Hole Beach
Embark on a captivating journey to Eleuthera, a Bahamian island just 400 km from Miami. Beyond being a celebrity hotspot, it enchants regular travelers with its stunning nature, endless beaches, rich history, and friendly locals. Discover travel tips, from flights to local gems like Current Settlement, diverse beaches, and historical sites like Preacher's Cave. Explore Harbour Island, Glass Window Bridge, natural wonders like Sapphire Blue Hole, and unique spots like Sweeting Pond's seahorse conservation lake. Dive into the Leon Levy Native Plant Reserve, Navy Beach's historic U.S. base, and more. Join us on this unforgettable adventure! #Eleuthera #Bahamas #travel

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@samantha1054 19 күн бұрын

This may be the best youtube presentation I have seen. Thank you for this review. What a beautiful island with tremendous potential. Its now on my agenda.

@bertclements 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I was thinking about taking my family there on a vacation.

@jenniferpeterson8790 5 ай бұрын

Go! You won't regret it! Research Governor's Harbour. The island is beautiful!!! You won't be disappointed. Make sure to visit Tippy's restaurant. ❤

@autonomous_collective 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your video. Plz visit again and view the rest of the island.

@Classyflowers 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I will

@chad-122 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this informative video on mostly the North Eleuthera District. Having been to Eleuthera, and only visiting north to get to/from the airport and an afternoon trip to the sites, our experience was different than yours. Current Bay Beach at 15:14 may be one of your favs, but it pails in comparison to almost all of the beaches south of the Glass Window Bridge. You did make it to the Navy Base Beach, which is another beautiful beach as is Double Bay, Twin Coves, Ten Bay, and many others. I hope your next visit includes James Cistern, Governors Harbour, French Leave Beach, Palmetto Point, Double Bay, Windemere, and Lighthouse Point. Garbage is an issue (either from the ocean, locals, or visitors) that needs to be remedied. That said, the charm of Eleuthera is the lack of tourism and absolutely beautiful beaches. We have been to many Caribbean islands, and found Eleuthera to be one of the top vacation spots away from commercialism and tourism.

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

We did not have enough time to explore the whole island. Theft is an issue at Ten Bay Beach, and I hope it does not spread to other beaches.

@zidane0196 6 ай бұрын

Any statistics on that? Bahamas out islands are not known for crime local or otherwise.@@Classyflowers

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

@@zidane0196 Look at police statistics, search local FB groups, check Trip Advisor Eleuthera forum, read local newspapers: www.royalbahamaspolice.org/statistics/ or facebook.com/groups/EleutheraForum/ or www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowForum-g147428-i1135-Eleuthera_Out_Islands_Bahamas.html

@zidane0196 6 ай бұрын

@Classyflowers Miss, well, unfortunately for you, you got the right one. I have multiple in-laws and family on the police force, my spouse is a high ranking police officer, and my father's family is from savanna Sound and Palmetto Point. They all say you are talking horse nanny with crime in eleuthera. Police don't like to be stationed there because nothing happens outside of the occasional domestic dispute between spouses. Which is in line with the upper middle class area I lived and grew up in in Central Florida, aka heathrow and Lake mary. The statistics do not support you either. The crime was over blown. Like I said. I know firsthand people sleep with their doors unlocked on that island. Crime is little to no issue. Plus, everybody literally knows everybody.

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

@zidane0196 Fortunately for me, I have you. Can I ask your husband or any of your relatives in the police force to address the ongoing issue of theft and car break-ins at Ten Bay Beach? They can read about it here: shorturl.at/vCOP7 and here: shorturl.at/lyLU5 When they are done with Ten Bay Beach, they can focus on the following: Gene's Bay dock car vandalism: shorturl.at/fwBPQ Crime in and around Governor’s Harbour: shorturl.at/jtPV4 shorturl.at/gKMPT Harbour Island crime: rb.gy/kw29ml rb.gy/yj2z7x

@charlottefox4775 Ай бұрын

Yikes! I had been planning a trip to Eleuthera, but your descriptions have given me great pause! Thank you for your truth!

@tomtendam6550 4 ай бұрын

Your sense of humour has me crying 😂💀

@Classyflowers 4 ай бұрын

Is it a good thing or bad?

@tomtendam6550 4 ай бұрын

@@Classyflowers definitely a good thing 😋

@seawhaturnissen 6 ай бұрын

ugh! maybe you should have went south. Amazing island

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

Next time

@pfifla1 6 ай бұрын

Ive had similar experiences in the out islands. The trash is honestly really depressing. The tax revenues charged on everything should really go to setting up proper reffuse and recycling facilities..

@JaneKinneary 6 ай бұрын

May I ask what rental car company you used?

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

Kean Stubbs

@JaneKinneary 6 ай бұрын

@@Classyflowers Thank you! What did you think of your Airbnb? We have rented that same place at the end of the month.

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

@@JaneKinneary We liked it but be ready for frequent power outages.

@JaneKinneary 6 ай бұрын

@@Classyflowers Yes...I've heard that. Thanks!

@asianangler 4 ай бұрын

i've heard of TEN Bay Beach, not Tay Bay... a typo?

@Classyflowers 4 ай бұрын

Tay Bay Beach

@Bigchuckers 4 ай бұрын

It's near Spanish Well facing the Atlantic where as Ten Bay in south of South Palmetto facing the Caribbean.

@lamarcurtis1582 4 ай бұрын

Way better then the usa 🇺🇲... I have been back and forward to Bahamas Eleuthera and never heard of somebody stealing items out of your car🥴... You have to be from Kentucky or Alabama😂😂😂

@Classyflowers 4 ай бұрын

From Moronto

@i_am_chaplin 6 ай бұрын

Sorry you were so let down with Eleuthera. All the negativity felt you were on a mission to disregard the island. The positive thing is that tourists like you will stay out of one of the most beautiful places on earth. You had no business in Sweeting Pond especially if you were wearing sunscreen which can be damaging to the waters pH balance that can harm seahorses and other life in the pond. Way to go.

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

I never said that we were let down by Eleuthera. We never wear sunscreen. Instead of pretending the problem does not exist, address it and get it fixed. " Don't blame the mirror if your face is faulty." Nikolai Gogol

@i_am_chaplin 6 ай бұрын

@Classyflowers I have a home in Eleuthera. I don't appreciate you thinking you can sum it all up in one little visit.

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback.

@zidane0196 6 ай бұрын

@Classyflowers The video was informative. The trash issue was highlighted to the point where you gave the impression that the whole island has trash on beaches and in the water and crime ridden. People still leave their doors unlocked on eleuthera. I would not be surprised if other bahamians and residents would be offended. Most of the island and beaches are clean or not to the point where it needs to be highlighted. If that were not the case it would have been in the reviews. I must say though even with you highlighting these things the island still looks inviting although you probably turned off certain types of people from the island.

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

@@zidane0196 By 'highlighting these things,' are you suggesting that I was supposed to turn off my camera or edit out elements to please those who make a living by renting their properties to tourists?

@soniajohannesson2713 6 ай бұрын

It’s Eleuthera not Eluethera

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

Where?

@soniajohannesson2713 6 ай бұрын

Top right on opening title. First thing you notice when you play the video.

@Classyflowers 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ! I missed it

@krystal9658 6 ай бұрын

This is very unfortunate and I’ve seen natives go back and forth with you however the proof is in the videos… while America is not a walk in the park , the Bahamas advertises on SUN , SAND and SEA and we need to do better it’s just that simple

@carolesemkowich7200 7 ай бұрын

I spent two winters on Long Island, BS. This looks very similar. I am not a water person, and I'm much too squeamish for the creepy crawlies and garbage strewn beaches. I went there at the urging of a friend who owned property there. I do not wish to return. I will take Alberta winters or go to Maui instead.

@zidane0196 6 ай бұрын

You obviousky didnt explore that island as most of the beaches i went to in long island did not have trash. You seem to have a negative view going in anyway. The few that did were on the atlantic side which is where lots if ships paaa through. Long Island has some of the most beautiful beaches i have ever seen anywhere. Very nice, beautiful and peacful island, better than anywhere in alberta, something is wrong with you, lol😅

@carolesemkowich7200 6 ай бұрын

@@zidane0196 I much prefer Maui and Oahu. I will say that the Bahamians were wonderful - friendly, kind, generous, and beautiful.

@zidane0196 6 ай бұрын

@carolesemkowich7200 OK, Maui and hawaii are nice but as a beach person I much prefer the Bahamas. The beaches in hawaii are 8/10 bit the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos are 11/10.

@carolesemkowich7200 6 ай бұрын

@@zidane0196 The only really nice beach was at Cape Santa Maria, where one has to either sneak onto or be invited by someone wealthy enough to stay there. There are some fancy homes at Stella Maris, but I did not like the beach there. But I am admittedly not a beach person. I am a city person who likes to be warm in the middle of winter.

@zidane0196 6 ай бұрын

@carolesemkowich7200 OH ok, didn't go to cape Santa Maria although I wanted to. All beaches in the Bahamas are public though.