I am going to the Bahamas (Nassau) next week. Any suggestions on what I just HAVE to do? I fully intend on doing a lot of nothing in the sun, but what else?

Take me with you!!

Damn doodlebanker!! You stole my line!

Gotta be quick in the cooler!

Try the conk chowder and conk fritters! Have a drink called the "Yellow Bird"! Have several Yellow Birds!
I wantna go too!

If it is as it was years ago when I last went, be ready to barter. There weren't fixed prices at shops or cabs. You tell them what you're willing to pay and they bump you up and you bump them down.

I remember the beach. The only work we did was flagging down the waiter for another libation.

Stay close to the hotel?

That's normally the only advise I hear about going to the Bahamas.

Bankster - you'll have to tell me all about it. For our honeymoon in June, we're taking a cruise and Nassau is one of the stops!!

Have a great time!!!

One place to go is the Atlantis Hotel on Paradise Island. They have a real cool aquarium that's called "The Dig". It's huge. The hotel & casino are also something to see and don't miss the Straw Market.

Although I didn't attend, one of my nieces got married at Atlantis. The pictures were stunning!

Take a boat ride to the Blue Lagoon Island. It's less than 30 minutes away from Nassau. DH and I did and it was nice. There were dolphin rides, snorkeling and some secluded spots for napping and swimming. We did this as part of a cruise in 2003.

The markets are nice but be careful of the people waiting at the dock to take you to their shop. We were warned by our cruise director. Our ship docked in Nassau.

If your staying at Sandals, don't go to their private Island for dinner. If you do, wear pants. We came back with sand mites bites all over our legs! The only negative on the whole trip!

Agreed with Anonymous above. Once spent a week on the island of San Salvador. Very laid-back and there is not much to do on the island. However, got much R & R, toured the island on a moped, and had the luxury of not having to share the beaches with anyone.

At the time I went, there were two flights into the island and one flight out of the island weekly. The local Priest came out to the airstrip and blessed each plane before takeoff.

Long Island
Long Island is the most scenic in The Bahamas. Atlantic rollers crash against the cliffs on the windward coast while shallow bays indent the western shore. At the northern tip of the island is Cape Santa Maria, where the western shore is one long white-sand beach shelving into turquoise waters.

And the best part is that Long Island is virtually untapped by tourism. Snorkelling is especially good at the reef gardens on the cape's southern end. The island's main base is Stella Maris, the setting for acclaimed scuba diving and sport fishing.

Thanks for all the advice! TrueBlue, what the heck is conk chowder and fritters?

If you go, I believe it is "conch" chowder and fritters. They are made out of the animals that live inside those large "conch" shells that are sort of spiral shaped.

Oh, and Key West is unofficially known as "The Conch Republic" as they try to secede every few years, lol.