We are now staging here in Long Island on our way to the Crookeds and Aklin Islands; sometimes referred to as the "Fragrant Islands"( When Columbus arrived here he thought it was the Spice Islands of the East Indies). These are some of the most fertile areas of the Bahamas but there is very little farming and most of the people have left. we'll update in a future blog when we have some first hand experience. Sorry about the lack of pictures but we have a software problem downloading from the new camera.