A Day in Nassau

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March 11th 2011

Published: March 23rd 2011

It used to be that we came regularly to Nassau. It was the place the kids flew into for Christmas and spring break from school, or the place we chose to do check-in formalities with the Bahamian government. While it is a big and dusty city, by Bahamian standards, we always found fun things to do like dinghying the canal into Paradise Island to try our luck at the casinos, or meandering down to Pot... Read Full Entry

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Christian & Mary Verlaque

I Wanda

We have been cruising on our Nichloson 40 pilot house sloop "I Wanda" since the summer of 1993. In the early years we cruised from Maine to the Bahamas with our teenagers and now we visit them by boat. In 2003 we crossed the Atlantic via Bermuda and the Azores, and spent 3 years cruisng the Med. Kitties have nearly always accompanied us.... full info

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Dieu et Mon Droit

The Bank of Canada displayng the coat of arms. I translate roughly "God and my Right" The other part "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense" I believe translates something like "shame on on those who think ill (of him?) Always amuses me to see British and Commonwealth symbols written in old French.

Traffic cop

Not a good shot but there was TOO much traffic.

Ferry anyone?

An inexpensive way to cross from the cruise ships to Paradise Island. We thought they were already loaded when the wheelchair folks arrived.

Shells

The conch shell is often stunningly beautiful and there are a number of other lovely giant shells in the Bahamas. You can find them for sale on the wharf in front of the Straw Market

Bridge to Paradise

The new bridge over Nassau Harbor joins the old city to Paradise island. the pedestrian walk is wide and protected.

Marina Village

A shopping village has been built around Atlantis Marina. Very clean and colorful. Rather like an advertisement for the Bahamas and not the real thing.

Where ARE We?

There seemed to be more American shops in the Marina Village than Bahamian ones.

Doc Sands Menu

There is a new beer in the Bahamas called Sands and we wondered if Doc was related. We decided on "Fry Fish"

Back for More

We returned to Potters Cay on day 2...

Fry Fish

This snapper may not look appetizing but it was delicious. Scored and marinated in lime it is pan fried with no batter.

Power channel

Several power boats converge in the channel heading to the west exit past the cruise ships. I Wanda is tiny, top right anchored on the Paradise Island side.

23rd March 2011

lora
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Nassau harbor
THANKS so much for the pictures!!! Hungrily looked at all of them! Brought back a lot of memories. Glad Nick and Carolyn are still doing their thing. Good to also see a picture of the two of you - looking great!

29th May 2011

Pam Lazio
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Enjoyed this blog entry which I hadn't seen before. We never went to Nassau so seeing the pics were especially entertaining. Love the Kalik next to the conch salad!

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