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Old 6th Mar 2007, 11:21
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Pilot DAR
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I took my wife and two Brompton folding bikes in my C150 from Canada to Freeport, it was a great trip! A moving map GPS will be reassuring, so you can watch the Bahamas shoreline as you approach. The day we did it the visibility was poor and it was raining, but no problem. Instead of looking for suitable landing areas as you go along, you're looking to see how you will set up a ditching in front of helpful looking vessels!

We ran afoul of the Bahamian Immigration officer though because we had not made prior hotel reservations - this is apparently important to them. I had to remind my wife to ride on the other side of the road. Other than that, great! Have a good trip!

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