If youâre reading this, you probably understand the realities of Out Island life: food stocks are hit & miss, restaurants & stores are sometimes open & often closed for no known reason, & you canât equate spectacular natural beauty with luxury living at this price point. Nonetheless, weâre delighted to recommend Raymond & Ulrisaâs rentals in Black Point, Exuma. You can watch the sun rise from the hammock on your front porch â & see it set from your back porch. That alone makes this wonderful home worth the price of admission!
Though Raymond was very busy with his businesses, he was always accessible to answer questions & point us in the right direction. He got us a great guide, Ralph, though we would have enjoyed having Raymondâs hands-on touch as some of the other reviewers did. Ulrisa made us a lovely dinner one night & we ended our week with a visit to their home on our final evening in Black Point.
We had a boat for the week â a great idea if you like to explore. We brought a small GPS loaded with Bahamas charts, had an orientation trip with Ralph to mark key waypoints like the swimming pigs, Thunderball Grotto, & the Exuma Land & Sea Park, and afterward we had the confidence to push our limits & explore 3 hours north & enjoy some of the uninhabited beaches nearby.
The house was clean & well-appointed. Raymond & Ulrisa kept our golf cart charged & ready to go. Everything in the house was in good working order. The beach out back was a great place to float the hours away & there were several vantage points nearby to enjoy superb sunsets. The star shows were spectacular, with the Milky Way clearly visible overhead. The small bluff brought constant nighttime breezes, so bugs werenât a problem.
The settlement of Black Point, 5 minutes away, was charming & welcoming, so long as you donât expect air conditioned restaurants or stocked supermarkets. The government dock is a great place to just hang out.
There were a few things that we would be willing to pay more for on a subsequent visit: A decent nightâs sleep was hard to come by on the hard bed, the dive ladder on the boat was a challenge, & access to the laundry facilities was limited to when the larger rental house was vacant. But NONE of that took away from one of the best vacations ever.
If you want a vacation where the occasional comprise yields priceless memories & spectacular scenery, rent from Raymond & Ulrisa and adopt Black Point, Exuma as your island home.