In the valley below Fort Charlotte there is a traditional cricket field. Last night, the full moon illuminated the cricket field and lured Rache and I to the Cricket Club. I felt like we learned about one of the best kept secrets in Nassau. Walk past the gentlemen playing dominoes and go up the creaky staircase to the open air patio upstairs. It was almost magical. The food was rich and succulent but the best part was the live blues being sung by a gravelly voice. Today we took the ferry back to New Providence where Rache got a chance to [View Full Entry]

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Summer is almost over but before I let my suitcases rest, I headed off to meet my sister, Rachelle, in Nassau. Since this is her first time appearing in my travel blog, I put the pressure on and asked her write today's blog. Without futher ado, here's her update on today's adventure... Traveling back to the lost continent was an experience in food, water, and fun! Arriving late last night, we went exploring around Zeus and Hera's tank in The Dig. Zeus and Hera are manta rays with at least a 20 foot wingspan. Their welcome to the island was spectacular [View Full Entry]

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Who dares to start their morning with a bit of dolphin training and end their day with a dive in a SUB down to 20 feet over gorgeous reefs? We DO! We started the morning off with a dolphin encounter. Rachelle had her very first experience with dolphin training. After getting her wetsuit and a training orientation, Rache headed into the water to meet... Noah! It was love just hearing the dolphin's name. But even sweeter when Noah the dolphin gave Rache a kiss. The dolphin lagoon was jumping as the rescued Katrina dolphins showed their love for Atlantis by showing [View Full Entry]

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I’m a month and a day away from the end of this contract and going home. Meanwhile, something exciting is happening to help the time go by - my sister Melanie and her friend Jessica have come to cruise with me!! The girls arrived yesterday when we were in Miami. They stepped on the ship and I immediately took care of them at the lobby bar! I had to work both in the afternoon and evening, but in between we had a lovely dinner in the dining room and then we closed the night in the crew bar. Today is their [View Full Entry]

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Mostly just pictures this time, and an irrelevant comment: I don't like neither/nor sentences. They always make the speaker or writer sound pretentious. One day if I can use them in a sentence without it sounding that way, I'll consider myself very accomplished. P.S. Senor Frog's tonight!! [View Full Entry]

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The lazy river, and this resort overall, is amazing. Though I always seem to have some kind of physical ailment when I arrive at Atlantis (all two times I've been here), it really is stunning. The property is huge and comprised of more than 5 hotel building, a casino, pools, slides, lagoons, and beaches all based on the legendary lost city. The restaurants are incredible- we went to Casa D'Angelo tonight, and aside from the ridiculously priced food ($11.50 for a bacon egg and cheese breakfast sandwich) it really is one of the coolest places I've ever seen. On another note, [View Full Entry]

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We arrived at the Atlantis this morning after flying in one of those little planes Mom and Dad would describe by saying that "each seat is a window and an aisle". I'll put it this way... the co-pilot counted all 9 of us before he escorted us into the plane, and then I got to watch the entire turbulent flight through the front window in addition to the side ones. Honestly, every time I board a plane I somehow come to terms in the back of my mind that it could crash. Morbid, I know, but since my first flight I've [View Full Entry]

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Nicole, Steph, and I had been waiting weeks to visit the Atlantis Resort while we were in Nassau, and we were finally all off duty in the port together, so off to Atlantis we went. We were super excited to see sharks, as Nicole has a great fear/strange obsession with them and we knew it would be exciting for her to see them. We purchased the "Discover Atlantis" package, and spent the day exploring the aquariums. There were tons of cool fish, a manaray, sharks, and I finally got to see what a sea horse looks like! I was surprised at [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from the Bahamas! Just wanted to send an email letting you know what’s been going on the past few days since I’ve left the states. Currently just sitting on my laptop outside on my balcony feet away from the palm trees and beaches. I got into the Bahamas around 12:30 on Wednesday. It was hot hot hot, 94 degrees and all humid. The locals here are some of the nicest people I have ever met. They are more than willing to sit and chat or to answer a question. But who can really complain living in a place like this. [View Full Entry]

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We were calling this trip an escape from our everyday life...although, since neither Beth nor I have started our new jobs yet (although we are both employed!!) our everyday life still seems pretty damn good to us! But nonetheless, Beth, my mom, her friend Jackie and I all went on a fabulous trip to the Bahamas for a week. After hearing some positive experiences, and researching how amazing Atlantis Resort looked, we decided to splurge. Well....although the trip itself was a lot of fun, I don't think any of us will be coming back to Atlantis anytime soon!!! I don't know [View Full Entry]

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