Our Cruise to the Bahamas!!!

We were so excited to board the ship and get comfortable in our new home for the next few days. Our bags hadn't been delivered yet so we went to eat lunch. That was the first of many meals. If you are not aware, eating is one of the main things to do on a cruise . . . the food is yummy and plentiful!

Then we set sail for the Bahamas!

And we ate again . . . of course. Dinners are fun. We ate in the dining room but about half way through dinner all the waiters stop serving food long enough to dance and sing "Low" by Flo Rida . . . very funny. (I'll try and post a video from you tube)

This was the first view of the Bahamas, Paradise Island. It is right next to Nassau and where we ended up spending most of our day.

This is the customs center on Nassau, I loved the bright colors!

We had decided before hand the we wanted to go to the Atlantis Resort so we jumped on a ferry where they packed us in like sardines to get the next island over. Seriously . . . we thought there were already too many people on the boat and then they crammed another 25 people on.

I guess that what you get when you only pay $3 per ride.

The tour guide on the boat told us not to be in such a hurry because we were on an island and there was no where to go:)

I love how so many of the buildings are bright and colorful!!!

We spent a few hours at the Atlantis resort, it was really nice but unless you pay money they kind of herd you into places (like the casino) and keep you from some of the cool stuff (like the beach and the aquarium and the water-slide park and even the "ruins" walk). So we headed back to the boat, where the air conditioner and food is available in abundance!

This is more what Nassau looked like. Kind of run down and scary. We didn't spend very much time there. Just long enough to buy the kids some souvenirs . . .

and buy a monster conch shell from a guy in a boat off the pier for $5!

Then back to the ship for more food

and relaxation.

Our last night there the waiters treated us to a Jai Ho dance routine.

It really was nice to get away for a few days, to eat and nap and be together. But by the end we missed our kids and were ready to get back to our lives.