The pictures will probably speak for themselves, so I'll make this short. Our cruise started at 4 p.m. Sunday and ended at 8 a.m. the following Sunday. We stopped at Nassau, then a private island owned by the cruise company, and lastly in Grand Turk. The cruise itself was relaxing for me -- pregnant mother of two toddlers: I slept a lot. Next time we take a cruise, however, I'd like to stay awake more and participate in some of the activities. The few I was able to attend were quite fun. I think my favorite was the towel animal demonstration. Well -- here are the pics.
Nassau beach. I braved the water, Jon went snorkeling, but the girls refused to get within 30 feet of the gnarly waves (some were at least 6 feet high).
Hotel Atlantis
Naomi actually wearing sunglasses and choosing not to remove them. To Naomi's delight, however, the hat was lost when we left the beach.
Half Moon Cay.
Even the tiny waves here made Naomi nervous. She wasn't happy until I took her into deeper water.
This was Adara's favorite stop -- plenty of water toys, shallow water that she walked into up to her neck!, and nearly non-existent waves.
Bored on board.
Towel Animal.
Adara, on her bunkbed. Every night after dinner she asked if the staff had put her bed down. Simple joys.
Grand Turk.
I didn't take any pictures of the ocean, since Jon and I went alone and were both snorkeling the whole time. But this is an example of what most of the buildings looked like on this hurricane-ravaged island. Apparently, the government / constitution of the area is also currently not in force, which I'm sure makes matters even worse.
Those were the highlights. That's two items to check off the bucket list: snorkeling in the Bahamas and taking a cruise.
5 comments:
Snorkeling sounds like fun!!! I'm glad you went.
That hotel looks like something straight out of Las Vegas, doesn't it?
The kiddie beach looks like fun to me, too. :)
Any more pics of the towel animals? I assume that's one in the bed pic, but I was hoping for more. It sounds like so much more fun than napkin origami or making balloon animals.
Thanks for posting all this. I am so glad you got spoiled with this kind of gift. Yeah for you!
Dang that is soooo cool! Jealousy!
Towel animals -- Jon has some pictures from his camera that I'm not sure where they are. I'll see if I can find them and post them.
Bonnie -- sorry to make you jealous. It was a really affordable vacation, though, if that makes you feel better. Well, it made it more affordable since we could drive to the embarkation city. Personally, I'd like to do the Alaska cruise, and you're in a better position to do that one.
Pregnant! Congrats. What a great vacation.
Ooh, I agree about the Alaska cruise. That's one I've long contemplated doing.
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