January 27, 2012

NASSAU, Bahamas

Nassau is the busiest port in the Bahamas, with a constant stream of yachts and cruise ships arriving and leaving. There are many beautiful sandy beaches nearby, both on New Providence Island and on Paradise Island, connected by a bridge from Nassau. Cost to cross the bridge: $1.00 US for scooters.

Today we all met up for breakfast, but got off the ship at different times, so Michel and I were on our own. We rented a scooter and began our tour.

Driving on the 'wrong' side of the road, we set our sights on Atlantis. There is an interesting story behind the sunken city of Atlantis, too wordy for my blog, but you can google it if you haven't heard it before. The resort is quite the sight to see. We wandered around taking pictures, looking like the typical tourists. And we weren't alone.... there were hundreds of others doing the same thing.

This is the back area. We weren't allowed in that part, had to have a room card!  

 This is the front as we were entering.

We got a parking violation while we were there - not a ticket, but a nice big red sticker plastered on the front of the bike with 'parking violation' written on it. We had parked by two other scooters, but they were gone when we got there, and our scooter was moved onto the sidewalk.  Who knew???

Next stop, opposite direction, this little daquiri stand, at the sight of the caves.



Had to have a smoothie - the best smoothie I've EVER tasted. It's made with fresh fruit - banana, canteloupe, strawberries - and a rum called Fire-In-Da-Hole Exotic Rum. YUMMM..... This is the guy who owns this little stand. I think he does quite well. It sure was busy when we got there.

 It couldn't be all bad, selling smoothies by the road across from the beach!!!

 So here I am enjoying my smoothie!!!

 Then we took a look inside the cave. It's not a big cave, but we took a few picures. There is a big develolpment going up just behind these caves called "The Caves" - go figure? They are huge, expensive condos. This cave below looks far more affordable to me!

Our scooter had to be back by 2:00 and it's always surprising at how fast time flies by. We drove from one end of the island to the other, but it was time to head back. Nassau is rich in history, tradition, charm and folklore. One day just wasn't enough to see it all!