Although if that's what you want to do, that's
fine. Try Lower Bay to start with. A mile of golden sand backed by palm trees
and fronted by the calm Caribbean Sea side of the island. A good beginners snorkeling reef can be found on the northern
end where the point separates Lower Bay
beach from Princess Margaret Beach.
For the truly hedonistic experience try being one of
the people watching from one of the three main bar/restaurants above the beach whilst enjoying
an ice cold Hairoun beer ..................... It's the sort of occupation
I can guarantee you could get very used to!
Next door there's Princess Margaret Beach. Originally
called the Tony Gibbons Beach it was renamed when the late Princess
swam from here in 1956. Generally a little quieter, unless there is a cruise ship in the bay, there are several ladies
selling local crafts
that would love you
to spend some time with them whilst at the northern end there's a new restaurant, Jack's Bar, popular with
the yachts that anchor in the bay, to help with lunches and,
if you stay late to enjoy the magnificent sunset views, dinner.