Heather Hinchcliffe finds that "Lady Di" is alive and well and tending to her pineapple plantation on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, where she's affectionately known as the Pineapple Princess.

Contributor Cristina Huré fulfills a lifelong desire to swim with sharks and photographer Patrick Barton records the event for TraveLife readers in the waters off the Bahamas.

On a recent trip to Bahamas, Marc Atchison is invited to visit the exclusive Abaco Club and comes away with a smile.

ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS — The sweet scent of basil permeates the balmy late afternoon trade winds on Clyde Bethel’s organic farm on Eleuthera. The sky is a shocking cerulean blue, a not unusual phenomenon on this Bahamian outer island, though one that continually delights.

CAMBRIDGE CAY, BAHAMAS — From the deck of our friend’s 49-foot Beneteau sailboat, we admire some of the pristine private islands that dot the azure waters of The Exumas, that glorious necklace of 365 islands, or cays as they are known here, in the Bahamas that sailors like to explore.

GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND - “It’s your birthday tomorrow. We have to find something special for you,” says Andre, the tourist official I meet at this island’s chic Pelican Bay Hotel.

SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC - As the flight nears our destination in the Bahamas, my son Noah looks out from under his shaggy mop of hair and asks, “How will we know what stop to get off?”

HOPE TOWN, BAHAMAS - This may be the prettiest town you’ve never heard about. Crayon colored homes line Hope Town’s narrow roads; sleek yachts bob in its tranquil harbor; a candy-cane lighthouse stands tall amongst its small dwellings; townsfolk always make time for small talk; and the town’s lone constable is known by his first name.