Kevin,

Can't tell you about New Providence Island in particular but I was prepared to
find nothing on Grand Bahama Island a couple of years ago. That's another
major tourist island.

I found a very nice Strombus raninus (crabbed) in 5 feet water and a live and
gorgeous Chicoreus florifer both a few hundred feet away from a large resort.

Maybe you'll get lucky like me.

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:26:15 -0500 Kevin Czaja <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My wife and I just booked a week vaction in the
> Bahamas in February (our
> first trip there).  Since we are not rich, we
> chose the most affordable
> package which landed us in Nassau.  Since I am
> an avid shell collector, and
> wanted to get a heads up, I checked the Conch-L
> archive for any info on
> Nassau.  I got bummed because just about every
> reference I found said
> basically "don't bother."  I'm more than a tad
> disappointed.  Is there no
> good shells whatsoever on New Providence (even
> for a snorkeler)?  Or is it
> just relatively bad (i.e. other islands being
> preferable).  Does any one
> have advice on how I can make the most of shell
> collecting on this trip?
> -Thank You, Kevin
>