Wanderlust: Back from the Bahamas

Wow, what a beautiful place. I've never seen such clear water in my entire life. It's a good thing we weren't there very long, because I didn't get enough time to adjust or get used to being there. And, I'm thinking that might have been the best thing possible.

We arrived Thursday evening to a very warm evening and a nice breeze. It didn't take long to go through the airport. We got into a cab and got the the hotel as quickly as we could. By the by, they do drive on the left hand side of the road, and yes, the Queen is on the money too. (But they do take dollars freely).

Got checked into the hotel and ran down to the beach immediately to dip our tootsies into the water. SHOCKER-- it really is warm!! Ahh. We walked for a little while and thought to ourselves, "How come we haven't had a drink yet?" We went to our hotel bar and ordered up the finest rum drinks we could get our hands on. J got a Bahama Mama (the national drink, of course) and I got something with a really long name that was fruity, a bit of coconut, and strong... YUM. There was plenty more to come.

The hotel next to us had a casino, so we thought we'd try our luck and check it all out. J played blackjack, and actually got ahead for the evening (Yea!!).
In the morning, I immediately woke up and got us ready to go down to the beach. WOW! What a beach, white sands, the clearest yet blue water I've ever seen. We spent the whole day just relaxing, reading our books, and swimming. I had my goggles, so I managed to see some beautiful fish too. Towards the end of the day, we decided to have a mean game of ping pong, and shot some hoops.

In the evening, drinks, a wonderful dinner at an Asian-fusion restaurant, and a bit of blackjack (although this time, minus a few dollars). We were worn out. Not to mention a little burned.

The next day, repeated. Except we got a chance to see a little more of Nassau. We drove along the main road. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see much of Nassau, because it closes down at night, but we went to a fantastic Indian restaurant for dinner. I think it's much what you'd expect from an island nation. It's depressed, relies on tourism. Lots of estates being built, some colonial style buildings, and of course, huge resorts. I'm sure you've heard of the massive complex called "Atlantis". It really is gigantic. The resort could be seen from our hotel and it was around the tip of the island. It reminded me of the pyramids.. No joke. What a strange place that was me. I didn't really care to go visit or see it since we were only there for short time. And J had already been.

Unfortunately it was time to go on Sunday. We didn't have much time to spend on the beach, and we had to make our way to the airport. And it's a good thing we did, because we not only had to go through the Bahamian customs, but also US homeland security...before we boarded the plane back to Miami. Needless to say, it was a long line.

But, here are a few pictures. There aren't too many, because, we were on the beach most of the time. But hopefully you can see what it was like.