For fun on the beach, head for Nippers Beach Bar & Grill, Great Guana Cay (tel. 242/365-5143; www.nippersbar.com), a dive where visitors hang out with the locals. Right on the sands, you sit in split-level gazebos and take in the surf, the most stunning seascape in the Abacos, with a snorkeling reef just 11m (36 ft.) offshore. Burgers and well-stuffed sandwiches satisfy your hunger at lunch. But the best time to go is on a Sunday afternoon, for a pig roast with 900 to 1,000 people who gather for food, drinks, and dancing on the beach. One guest is said to have consumed five "Nipper Trippers" -- and lived to tell about it. This is the bartender's specialty, a mix of five different rums along with tropical juices. It's lethal. The Sunday pig roast is from 12:30 to 4:30pm and costs $20 (£11); other menu items range in price from $9 to $16 (£4.75-£8). The grill is open daily 11:30am to 10pm, the bar 7am to 10pm. American Express, MasterCard, and Visa are accepted.
