Many of you know that the http://www.bahamas.com/bahamas/experience/experience.aspx?experience=flyi>Bahamas sponsors monthly trips to the Bahamas for pilots and plane owners. These are usually Friday through Sunday, but are often timed to coincide with our 3 day weekends.
These trips include a discounted hotel rates, one or two meals, usually a cocktail party, often an activity and sometimes some freebies. The deal is actually quite good.
All participants travel via private plane and “Ambassadors” are available to help arrange the trips, answer questions and assist newbies with forms, procedures, etc. These trips are open to all pilots, are a lot of fun and you can stay with the group or go off on your own as much as you like. I strongly recommend them. More information is available herehere.
The schedule for the remainder of the year is:
April 28- May 6: Island Hopping
Lou Nistler: flyout2007@nistler.com
May 26-28: Congo Town, Andros
Mark Steinberg markms1949@aol.com
June 15-17: Exuma
Gordon Tubesing gordonandalice@earthlink.com
July 6-8: Cat Island
Mark Steinberg markms1949@aol.com
August 3-5: Abaco
Norman Bell nbell80587@aol.com
September 1-3: Marsh Harbour
Marty Kent mk2day@tx.rr.com
October 6-8: Green Turtle Cay
Terry Spurlock tspurlock@aol.com
November 10-12: Cape Santa Maria, Long Island
Gordon Tubesing gordonandalice@earthlink.com
December 1-3: Nassau Paradise Island
Norman Bell nbell80587@aol.com
In the interest of full disclosure, I am an “Ambasador” and will be arranging the Labor Day trip. I do know all of the Ambassadors and all are quite knowledgeable and helpful. We are all pilots.