Columbus’ first landfall in 1492 was the Bahamas.Ĭonnery’s love of the area is matched by that of the Four Seasons staff at The Ocean Club so devoted to the resort are the employees, that Cash’s tenure is typical. Other well-known Bahamian islands include the Exumas, the Abacos, Freeport, Bimini, and Eleuthra.
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas comprises some 700 islands, islets, and cays (about three dozen are inhabited), occupying 1,000 square miles in the Atlantic, with New Providence Island (Nassau is its capital), among the most popular Paradise Island (a mere one-mile wide, about five miles long) is its neighbor.
