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So, should you go to the Exumas to marvel at the remaining swimming pigs? I say yes. Just don't forget to pack your common sense and compassion.

Any week can be Shark Week when you're visiting the Exuma Islands where controlled encounters with docile nurse sharks are a top attraction.

Exuma sunset. The water, clear, cool, and inviting. The shore, deserted. No better time for a quick dip. No better place than the Exumas.

Bahamas spearfishing is among the best anywhere. Before you can get on with turning sea life into seafood, though, it's best to know the rules...

They look like doves to me, silhouetted as they are against the radiant burnt-orange sunset sky.

The four-legged friends that draw most people to Staniel Cay are pink and porky. Fervent dog-lover that I am, though, I'm more interested in this furry girl.

Here, in this 100 square-mile archipelago of 365 islets, rocks, and cays, The Bahamas truly shows off...

Pool? No, this is the Exumas.

Everyone's got their own favorite style of beach. This is ours.