What is there to do? Where is there to go?

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New spot in Freeport and its right on the beach. Manta Ray Restaurant near Island Seas offers a great afternoon and it seems populated mainly by tourists with a sprinkle of locals.

 This is a locally owned business, and so is the conch shack just a few feet away on the same property.

 Looking for somewhere to go, this is now one of those on offer.

 Yesterday's post made it seem as if there are no places to go, but if you check Trip Advisor out it says we have 126 restaurants. I've looked down the list and discovered that have about five still on the list are closed, but they didn't include this gem.

 So we have more than sufficient amount of restaurant and have added such specialties.

 There are four fine dining restaurants:

 Flying Fish: http://www.flyingfishbahamas.com/

 Dolphin Clubhouse: http://www.dolphincovebahamas.com/

 Churchills Restaurant: http://www.grandlucayan.com/dining/

East Restaurant: http://pieroneandeast.com/ which is now in Port Lucaya

 Then there are others such as:

 Cappuccinos: https://dininginparadise.org/2012/11/19/cappuccinos/

 As for hotel/accommodation Trip Advisor says there are 18, another four Bed & Breakfasts; 13 specialty lodging, and 156 vacation rentals.

 Then on to tours 14 scuba and snorkeling tours; seven boat tours, seven nature and wildlife tours, six kayaking and canoeing, six sight seeing tours, five eco tours, four water sports, three cultural tours, two bike tours, one factory tour, one shark dive tour, two 4WD ATV and off-road tours, two private tours, and even a walking tour.

 Impressive if you didn't know and even better if you try to take a tour yourself.



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