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Bahamas Vacation Rental
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The climate is subtropical in nature, with temperature swings held in check by the vast amounts of surrounding water. Fall and spring are delightful, with warm days and pleasantly cool nights. Summers are hotter all around, but comfortable due to constant trade winds off the ocean. Winters are quite pleasant, with temperatures seldom lower than the 60s in the evening. A light sweater or jacket is the extent of needed winter wear.
Despite being an island and a long way from the US mainland, there are telephones, fax machines, computers, the internet, and cable TV. Telephone calls to North America from the Sawyer house over an internet phone are free. Our internet phone number is 954 681 4117. Many cell phones will work, though this should not be relied upon. The local phone number at the Clifford Sawyer House is 242-366-0352. A VHF radio at the house allows communication to many local businesses or you pleasure craft. A fast cable internet connection and laptop computer enable guests to keep in touch during their vacation. The Clifford Sawyer House also has cable TV with a wide selection of channels.
From Hope Town, Elbow Cay stretches a couple of miles to the north to a newly developed area called North Hope Town and five miles south to Tahiti Beach, a beautiful, sheltered, palm fringed beach. Tahiti Beach itself is easier to reach by boat. On the way to Tahiti Beach, by road, is another settled area called White Sound that also incorporates an impressive hotel, bar and restaurant. Sea Spray Resort and Marina also on White Sound has extensive services and the excellent Boathouse Restaurant If you are in the village; the beaches, restaurants, grocery stores and other services are within walking distance. The restaurants outside the village will send free transportation to pick you up. If you are staying outside of Hope Town you will require a boat or a golf cart to get back and forth to shops, restaurants and ferries. You can easily rent boats, golf carts or bicycles but you should make arrangements well in advance as they are often totally booked up.
