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Page let Travel Outlook Around the World Freeport a good choice for sunny vacation of The Bahama minutes from he game on the beach Hand in the hushed quid pine forest while a tiny bird An hour s drive from the and of topless showgirls and shirring roulette wheels you can an an a dock in an old rum runners hangout sip cold beer and watch the sun sink into the like and delight visitors to Grand Bahama roost of whom probably expected no more than big doses of sun and slat machines They help explain why the island is a particularly good choice for the destination More than any other place in the island nation Grand Bahama is a microcosm of Bahamian life Its major centre doesnt have Nassaus sense of history because it scarcely existed 30 years ago but Bahama is dotted with charming slow paced native settlements the second biggest modern well kept town of 32000 people with stores and houses that could have been transplanted from Florida Its broad vards spaciousness and sense of order reflect the fact that was planned from scratch Is pro reflects the fact that a though tourism is the number one dollar earner has an in dustnal and manufacturing base that is ihe envy of other islands One guidebook calls Grand Bahama the country club island because of the range of ports facilities golf tennis fishing boating windsurfing woleraknng horseback riding persuading How about diving The Underwater Society is right next to the Beach Resort Casino For as little as 59 LIS you can receive three in a training the very next morning dive with your instructor on a shallow reef Safe Skin Diver magazine calls the most sophisticated and best equipped diving facility in The Bahamas and in fact the world The International Bazaar is a magnet for shoppers There are shops on a 10acre site a maze of and arcades with architectural styles reflecting the country whose merchandise is featured You can buy anything from a puppet for US at Mexicans to spectacular emerald at a bargain price at Columbian Emeralds Inter national Something Bahamian How about a bill Theyre rarely seen but you can buy a mint condition one for You can eat inexpensively in the bazaar several places offer early bird dinner specials for just What you save on bargains you can invest at the gaming tables There are two cannot The Princess Casino between the Princess Tower and the bazaar and Beach Casino Tourists wander in and out of them during the day but they dont really get moving until after dark Some offer beginners lessons in gambling If your hotel doesnt go to the casino early when the dealers arent busy and ask one to explain the Canadian who did this made a 50 per cent profit in five minutes in blackjack Memorial Nature S cab ride from here the birds will ut of your hand provided you squeamish about holding Ihe tiny worms the guide uses to attract them This sort of close encounter is a highlight of a 90- minute stroll through 100 bushes and a flamingo filled pond You 11 learn about tin jniropha whose pretty pink flowers will If you sniff them about berries that are good to cat and about plants the locals claim will heal burns banish dandruff or stimulate their HALTON ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAM The Halton Roman Catholic School Board an French Imersion Program to its English language students en Grade in September 987