Well, if you were wondering what a tropical island beach looks like
here it is, at least a tropical island beach at a resort town, anyway.
We will explore more deserted islands later.
But this is the basic scene. Sand on the bottom. Blue sky on the top.
Palm trees bent half over in the wind. Wall, behind which is the
resort hotel. And two tourists enjoying the beach.
Only two? Yup, only two. It seems the Great Republican Economic
Implosion of 2009 is not over yet and the Bahamas, which survives
almost entirely on tourism, is still hurting economically. When I ask
the ladies selling the cheap, made in China beachware and 'Gramma went
to Lucaya and all I got was this lousy tee shirt' tee shirts in the
stalls downtown how business is they say,"Basically, zero."
And if each of the tourists I see buys something from them, they are
still going broke. The streets are empty. And this is their busy
month, usually!
The people at the marina we stayed at hadn't been paid since last
year. They still show up for work, though. That's dedication. That's
also no other jobs to be had in town.
So if you young'uns save up your allowances and charter a plane for
Grand Bahama Island, you would be much appreciated.
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