Sorry this last post took so long to put up! I guess I was in denial and didn’t want the vacation to finally end via my blog posts…Oh well, until the next one I guess!
Our final stop was Nassau in the Bahamas.
To be honest (and I know I’ll probably get some slack from this), it’s not my favorite Caribbean destination. I mean, most of it is dominated by Atlantis, I find the water to be a bit rougher than other islands I’ve been to, and it just feels a little more touristy if that’s even possible. It’s still beautiful, but just not my favorite, hence the lack of pictures.
We ended up going to one of the really busy public beaches (it was a bit dirty to be honest). We didn’t have any interest in paying the exorbitant fee to enter Atlantis for the day. Overall, we only spent a half day there anyway so essentially we went to the beach, cooled off in the water (with the exhaust of water jetski’s in our faces as their owners got ridiculously close to people swimming to hassle them to rent it for an hour), then headed back to the boat to catch the beautiful sunset on our last night on board.
Goodbye Nassau and Atlantis.
Hello beautiful ocean.
Ok, so since we’ve been frequent cruisers in the past, we were offered a free drink on our last night on board before dinner. Now, one thing you should know about me–I don’t drink. As prissy as it might sound, it affects my voice when I sing and since I never know when an audition can spring up, I choose to abstain (as much as a pain in the butt it is at times). However, if I’m on vacation and know that I don’t have to sing anytime soon, I’ll indulge in a drink or two. I’ve always been a lightweight because of this and this time around I made a fatal error and didn’t really eat lunch before indulging in a margarita (which was delicious btw). I hadn’t felt that tipsy since college. My dad had to help me down the stairs in my heels, all while my parents and brother were laughing at me. We ended up heading back to their room to see us pull out of port on their balcony. They had a small box of cheerios that I desperately chomped on trying to sober up when I had a brilliant idea after seeing some seagulls following the ship. In my compromised state I suggested,
“Dad! Throw the Cheerios to the birds!”
Happily he obliged. And did they get close!
I alternated taking photos and screaming obscenities while running out the door convinced they were going to enter the cabin and attack us for Cheerios. Needless to say, my entire family was laughing heartily at my terror.
In my defense, they got pretty close!
After the Cheerios finally had their affect on me, I decided to head up to the top level to enjoy the last sunset on the ship.
I could have stayed there for a long time, but I was getting called down for dinner.
“One last shot Rob!”
“Ugh, fine!”
What a wonderful, relaxing, and much needed vacation.
The next day we started our drive up, stopping in Georgia and then DC before finally arriving home.
Now on to plan the next one…
