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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.

No matter where you might roam in The Bahamas, you'll find gin-clear waters that are obviously intoxicating in their own special way.

Leap in. Float around. Stare up at the brilliant blue sky. Or dive in search of shrimp. Owl's Hole is the coolest pool you'll ever swim in.

You can seemingly run forever on the sandbars strewn about the Bimini archipelago set in the most westerly corner of The Bahamas.

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

Mix aerobatics with the splendor of beaches in The Bahamas and you get something special: The Grand Bahama Island Air Show.

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.