It’s a place where postcard like beaches curve around turquoise inlets and gentle sea breezes are always blowing. Or if you want a different mood, just travel a few minutes and see the drama of waves crashing over rocks. There is always a beach where yours will be the first footprints of the day, where you can read a book in absolute solitude, where a new shell can be found, where you can walk for miles and not see another soul. Then at sunset you watch the sky erupt into pink, orange, purple and silver. And if you are lucky, and the sky is completely clear, and the sea in completely calm, you can witness first hand the legendary green flash.
It’s a place where creatures abound. In the pond at Burnt Ground you can find varieties of egrets, herons, anhinga, and stilts. On the ocean side, there are gulls, oyster catchers, terns, and plovers. Look in the pond close to the Stella Maris Marina and there is sure to be a flock of grebes. As you walk among the tropical flowers, there will be hummingbirds willing to pose for a photo or maybe a bananaquit. After dinner, venture to a place away from the water where you might see the yellow crowned night heron hunting for crabs. Maybe you will travel to Dunmores and the Diamond Salt site and see the nesting ospreys and their nest. If you are very lucking you will see the flamingoes who occasionally make an appearance.
It’s a place where creatures abound in the sea. Cross the bridge in Seymours over to Newton Cay and snorkel in the calm waters there. You will see parrot fish, angelfish, rays, barracuda, damsel fish, and colorful little wrasse in their neon colors. You will swim over giant coral formations and through schools of grunts and yellowtail snapper.
It’s a place of quaint and fascinating settlements like Burnt Ground with its stores and restaurants, Stella Maris and the colonial Adderly’s plantation (and the Moonshine Bar right on the Ocean!), Simms on Wednesday when the supply boat comes in, February in Millers during the Basketball Jamboree, Clarencetown to climb the tower of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, and Gordons, the last stop on the Queens Road. All along the way are bumpy dirt roads that lead to an adventure every day.
It’s a place where you can sit at night and look out to watch cruise boats sail by or wish on a shooting star. You can bicycle, hike, dive, kayak, or sleep all day in a hammock by the sea.
It’s a place of friendly caring people who will share their lives with you, who will invite you into their homes, who wave when you pass them on the road.
It is a place that is my tropical island home, and this is my love song to her. It is a place called Long Island, Bahamas.
Julia Hayes
Repeat Guest of Stella Maris Resort
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If you’ve ever dreamed of swimming with sharks in the literal sense, it’s time for a true Bahamas diving experience. And if you’re interested in something a little less daring, your diving experience can include reefs, wrecks and large-growth coral fields, along with spectacularly colored schools of fish.
Divers interested in Bahamas diving are looking for the extraordinary: white-sand bottoms with clear blue water … and all the adventure they can handle.
The crystal clear seas off Long Island beckon with a vast array of dive sites rich with underwater life. There are literally hundreds of sites to explore in pristine waters along the coastlines studded with reefs and ringed with beaches. One of the most popular sites in this prestigious lineup is The Blue Hole. Surrounded by land and recorded as the world’s deepest, this dive site is a must for Blue Hole collectors.
For many divers, the Bahamas diving experience isn’t complete without a shark dive expedition. Shark Reef supplies weekly excitement as divers have the opportunity to examine some 8 to 18 Caribbean reef sharks in their natural setting. In 30' of protected leeside water, divers gather in an underwater amphitheater as guides feed the sharks. The emphasis remains on showing divers these creatures in their natural setting. For shark lovers, it is a chance to study and admire this creature on a dive that makes every effort to maintain its integrity as an unaffected experience.
Bahamas diving vacations are perfected with a dive at Conception Island Wall to check out the vividly colored formations and sea life. Vertical walls fringed with huge coral begin at 45’ and step down to ink blue depths with visibility from 150 to 200’. This site in a Bahamas Nature Park is truly a gem.
When you come up for air, look around and enjoy the non-crowded waterway that beckons you to spend the day as you please.
Escape to a Bahamas diving getaway where the water appears bluer, the fish bigger and underwater landscape more spectacular than you ever imagined.
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Gorgeous Stella Maris Resort and FDMC put together an ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION project held in April at Adderely’s Plantation, a few miles from the Resort.
On April 15 and 16, 2010 we had students from Long Island’s two high schools (North Long Island High School on the 15th and NGM Major on the 16th) join us at Adderley’s Plantation. Everyone had a great time, and lots of interesting artifacts were discovered by the students – including coins!
From Sunday April 18th through Friday April 23rd, we were joined by adults from the US, Germany, and the Bahamas. We spent Sunday morning learning about archaeology and the history of Adderley’s Plantation, and after lunch on Sunday we went bush-whacking! We were searching for slave quarters, which had not yet been found. We didn’t find the slave quarters, but we did find lots of stacked rock walls, two hundred year-old livestock pens, and sinkholes that may have been used for storage.
Monday through Friday we excavated at the site, uncovering a wealth of artifacts and information! We found more coins (probably pennies and half-pence), slate for writing, handmade pencils, a carved bone toothbrush handle, a horn knife handle, a gorgeous carved bone pendant or amulet, a tooth from a metal comb, and countless other treasures. Learm more at Dig The Bahamas on Facebook.
Three of the days we had afternoons off entirely for swimming, snorkeling, beaching, bicycling, or whatever people wanted to do. The other two afternoons we spent working on the artifacts, learning the techniques archaeologists use to clean and store artifacts for posterity. Every day featured amazing meals and gracious service by Resort staff.
We anticipate holding a second project next year (2011) at Adderley’s Plantation, but we only have room for 12, and we will fill up quickly! If you are interested, pleas contact reservations@stellamarisresort.com
Fennelle Miller, Principal
FDMC
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ScubaRadio 5-15-10 HOUR1 stella.mp3 (5.11 mb)
May 15th Greg The Divemaster interviewed Joel on Scuba Radio. They talked about the early days of recreational diving, the introduction of Shark Reef, the pristine Conception Island wall, Long Island wrecks, and the world's deepest Blue Hole. Stella Maris Resort offers Bahamas Dive Packages for 5 or 7 nights.
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Jill Smith is a member of the owner/manager families at Stella Maris Resort Club. As General Manager for Stella Maris Resosrt she is in a unique position to assist brides in coordinating their entire Bahamas wedding trip: honeymoon and wedding guest accommodations, catering, even the hotel’s own flight service from Nassau to Stella Maris.
Jill has coordinated some 30 weddings, large (up to 120 people) and small for the bride and groom, wedding party and wedding guests. While most Stella Maris wedding parties are small, Jill is big on service and attention to every detail. As personal wedding consultant Jill’s energy, creativity, and personality combine with hospitality experience of 15 years, and expert knowledge of Long Islands resources and services to assure a picture perfect Bahamas destination wedding.
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sport diver2010-05.pdf (1.09 mb)
Sport Diver visited Long Island, made some new friends, did a little diving. Ken McAlpine shares the experience. See the attached article above from the May issue. Below Shark Reef.
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Meet the artist March 19, 2010
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