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The smooth seas surrounding the Exumas are the perfect place for a little paddleboarding... Even if you have to share some beaches with swimming pigs.

The sun rises here just like anywhere, but once you experience a day on Staniel Cay you'll get why this daily natural miracle is so uncommonly special here.

Staniel Cay Airport (TYM), like other landing strips that dot the 700 islands of The Bahamas, is your first taste of pure paradise.

One of the best ways to celebrate Emancipation Day is out on the iridescent waters of the Exumas, with some rum, watching the Black Point Regatta.

Pig Beach, in the middle of The Bahamas, is a pristine white sand beach with a portly bunch of regulars: famous swimming pigs.