The grass does always seem greener on the other side, doesn’t it. No matter what we have, we always think maybe something else would be better. You think about some cooler weather, changing leaves, and maybe growing some fruits like apples or cherries that you can’t grow. I have that, but I think how nice it would be to have warm winters, tropical fruits (mangos, pineapples, bananas, etc) and, of course, beautiful beaches.
I guess my favorite island so far are Culebra (just off coast of Puerto Rico Mainland). Close behind it is St. Martin, mainland Puerto Rico, and Isla Mujeres (Off coast of Mexico near Cancun). Probably my favorite place in the Caribbean isn’t an island at all, and some don’t even consider it the Caribbean- but it the Yucatan in Mexico. I specifically exclude Cancun from that because its a huge, awful, Americanized tourist trap. But the rest of the Yucatan is my heaven, especially south of Playa Del Carmen all the way to Belize, and also Merida. My heaven will look a lot like that.
I’ve been to Grand Bahama, but only for a few hours and never made it beyond freeport. I’ve stayed on Paradise Island (at Atlantis, even though I usually prefer small hotels and undeveloped or less-developed areas). Also been to Nassau of course. I’d like to go to Bimini and live like my hero Hemingway for a while. I’d love to go to several of the outward cays, as well. and great Exuma. Oh heck, I’d like to go to every island. Do you get to any other islands much? Are you from down there? If not, how did you come to live there? Sorry if I’m being nosy…its just I’m interested in all things Caribbean and its fun to meet someone who lives there!