Andros Island...

Home of the balmy summer breeze.

In the Bahamas they call Andros Island their "Big Back Yard", an appropriate description considering the thick bush that dominates the island, which in the north consists mainly of tropical and deciduous trees and typical balmy Andros island weather year round.

However, what really makes Andros unique is its magnificent barrier reef, the third longest in the world after those in Australia and Central America, Andros boats take tours out daily for reef exploring, Andros island bone fishing and Andros island scuba diving.

Running parallel to Andros island east coast for 167 miles, the Andros reef is a massive inner bar of elkhorn coral that lies 10-200ft underwater and helps protect the island from tropical storms and hurricanes. It's also a truly spectacular place to explore, whether you dive, snorkel or bone fish , with an outer wall that plunges down spectacularly through a myriad of canyons, caves, blue holes and sand chutes.

The island is divided into three zones: North Andros, home to most of the population; Central Andros, better known as Mangrove Cay, and South Andros, the most lightly populated and remote section.

Aside from the north end, many parts of the rest of the island received electricity only in the last twenty years, and still have a rather poor, antiquated road system. This gives the region a rather charming and isolated character, a rustic appeal for those with the patience to deal with it.

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