• Getting there: Gulfstream International (800-231-0856; www.continental.com) -- flies nonstop to Andros Town Airport from Fort Lauderdale once a week; from $314. Otherwise, make the one-hour flight to Nassau (Continental, Spirit and Bahamasair fly nonstop from Fort Lauderdale, from $205 roundtrip; Bahamasair and American fly nonstop from Miami, from $232). From Nassau, Western Air (242-377-2222; www.westernairbahamas.com) makes the 15-minute flight to Andros Island twice daily, $140 roundtrip. Bahamas Ferry (242-323-2166; www.bahamasferries.com) travels to Fresh Creek on Andros Island from Nassau on Fridays and Sundays at $90 per person roundtrip, about 2 ½ hours.

• Information: www.bahamas.com/out-islands/andros.

WHERE TO STAY

AND EAT

• Guests at all-inclusive Small Hope Bay Lodge (242-368-2014, 800-223-6961; www.smallhope.com; $229/person) enjoy three buffet-style meals daily. Nonguests can usually be accommodated with reservations, and breakfast, lunch and dinner cost $10/$15/$30 respectively. Long popular with divers for its many dive trips, eco-minded Small Hope also provides guests with complimentary use of kayaks, bikes, snorkeling gear and maps.

• Andros Lighthouse Yacht Club and Marina (242-368-2305; www.androslighthouse.com; $135) is beside the government dock and has an on-site restaurant.

• For pub grub and cocktails beside Fresh Creek, sit on the deck at nautical-minded Hank's Place Restaurant and Bar (242-368-2447; www.hanks-place.com).