Blogs from Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 42

Geo: 23.8055, -74.8828We were at sea today and we had agreed to let the girls sleep in again. I woke up at 7 and went out to read. I finished my book and while I was reading Nikki came out. Scott and Cheryl had filmed the Panama Canal Crossing and Scott made us a DVD of it so we watched it. It was really cool to see it all in time lapse...a whole 10 hours compressed into about 18 minutes.At 9:00 we had a DVC member group photo in the Atrium so Nikki and I went down for that. I had decided that I wanted to go to a behind the scenes tour of the Walt Disney Theater at 9:30. After the photo we still had a few minutes so Nikki and I ran up to ... read more

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 how the resort stays open, because almost everything about it was horrible!! The rooms were outdated, but that by itself would be fine. The service was horrible, housekeeping was horrible, and the prices for their ... read more

OMG you spell paradise BAHAMAS it is an awesome place and we tried to stay longer but everything was booked out. its absolute paradise.... but seems to be a very very poor country. they have just had a change of government and they have uprisings and some discontent.. but we loved it.. had an amazing day on wedneday. went on a powerboat adventure day - an hour in a speedboat out to iguana island to hand feed the iguanas grapes, they run from everywhere down to the beach. freakn amazing, then off to shipwreck cay, a private island owned by the powerboat people. we handfed stingrays , then sharks!! via a rope lol, the boys went snorkling on the reef. it was brilliant, got a great video of the whole day and heaps of bics of ... read more

Mishay's Reflections: What an awesome opportunity!! I have enjoyed fellowship with Rotarians in Cayman Islands, New Providence, and now Abaco. Our hosts have afforded me the opportunity to experience their fabulous cuisine, rich culture, religious worship, and schools in the Islands. I promise you, the sights that tourists access do not begin to compare to being immersed in the culture and experiencing the day-to-day life. I have enjoyed dining on island cuisine ranging from Turtle with Pigeon Peas & Rice with Carl and Hazel to Conch and fish prepared in native dishes with our hosts in Nassau and Abaco. I will miss this cuisine when I return home!!! My experience was enhanced tremendously after touring Pedro St. James in Cayman, experiencing a glimpse of the social issues at the Dundas Theatre performance with the Rotarians of ... read more

Hello All! We have arrived in the beautiful island of Abaco. We had an early morning (met at the airport at 5am) still dark and i am sure our hosts were happy to go home and back to bed. Sad to say goodbye to Nassau and our host families, but excited for our next destination. Yesterday, we ended our stay at Nassau at the Straw Market on Bay street, was fun shopping! I think we have gained 40lbs since being here (i mean our luggage has gained weight.......). We took a short flight and were met by our hosts in Marsh Harbor, Abaco. We had breakfast and then we all went our seperate ways to get settled in at our host families. We will have our Rotaary meeting tonight and then vocational day tomorrow. Hard to ... read more