Our next stop was Tortolla. Dad is pointing to the place in the bay where he did his dive. He dove on the Wreck of the Rhone- a ship that went down in the late 1800's in a hurricane. He said it was a great dive, they saw lots of fish- some huge- and the tour was interesting. This island was a favorite for me. It was more developed than Antigua, less population than St Thomas and really pretty- lots of hill with houses built up the sides. The house all look huge but that's because people build one level at a time. As they pay off or can afford to to build up, they then rent out the floor below and move up into the next floor. So many houses are 3 or 4 stories, plus built up on stilts. While Dad was diving, we took a taxi and went on a little tour and to a beach for the day. It was a really nice beach, but the water was not as clear and even though I took my gear, there was NOTHING to see in the water- it was murky and there was nothing growing there. But we sure enjoyed the sun and sand.
Our last stop was Nassau, Bahamas. This is the famous Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. We took a "little" tour around the island with "sexy Mary" that was kinda weird. she took us to the sights- such as the high end neighborhood- which was pretty ordinary by our standards, and to the ghetto neighborhood, which was too long. But we did get over to the Atlantis for a little while. the world's largest indoor aquarium is inside. We only saw the lobby- it was HUGE and very impressive. The bridge between the two towers is actually a suite that costs $25,000 per night. Other rooms start at about $600. (Just ask Mary!)
This shows the 14K gold ceiling in the lobby of Atlantis. All around in were these murals depicting the history of the Bahamas. It's hard to get perspective of how massive everything is there.
This is called the Queen's Staircase. It took 16 years to build, by 600 slaves and has 66 steps. It wasn't just a staircase. they carved out this staircase and a walkway that goes from the high point on the island down to the main port. It was built in commemoration of Queen Victoria who abolished slavery there. It was a neat area. The walls were tall and lined with plants and trees, and quite shaded. It was really pretty. At the top was an old Fort, used to defend the harbor. Quite interesting.
What would any cruise be without the towel animals? ( I actually went to a towel folding class that was interesting for about 10 minutes- then not so much) this little monkey was on our last night- Buddy was our steward and did a great job for us. But he wasn't very happy with us when we were still on board by 9:30 on the last morning and he wanted to do up our room for the next cruise. We had a great time- especially being with our cruising buddies, Barry and LuAnne, and Tom and Jane. And we're already talking about our next one... Mediterranean anybody?...
Our next stop was Tortolla. Dad is pointing to the place in the bay where he did his dive. He dove on the Wreck of the Rhone- a ship that went down in the late 1800's in a hurricane. He said it was a great dive, they saw lots of fish- some huge- and the tour was interesting. This island was a favorite for me. It was more developed than Antigua, less population than St Thomas and really pretty- lots of hill with houses built up the sides. The house all look huge but that's because people build one level at a time. As they pay off or can afford to to build up, they then rent out the floor below and move up into the next floor. So many houses are 3 or 4 stories, plus built up on stilts. While Dad was diving, we took a taxi and went on a little tour and to a beach for the day. It was a really nice beach, but the water was not as clear and even though I took my gear, there was NOTHING to see in the water- it was murky and there was nothing growing there. But we sure enjoyed the sun and sand.
Our last stop was Nassau, Bahamas. This is the famous Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. We took a "little" tour around the island with "sexy Mary" that was kinda weird. she took us to the sights- such as the high end neighborhood- which was pretty ordinary by our standards, and to the ghetto neighborhood, which was too long. But we did get over to the Atlantis for a little while. the world's largest indoor aquarium is inside. We only saw the lobby- it was HUGE and very impressive. The bridge between the two towers is actually a suite that costs $25,000 per night. Other rooms start at about $600. (Just ask Mary!)
This shows the 14K gold ceiling in the lobby of Atlantis. All around in were these murals depicting the history of the Bahamas. It's hard to get perspective of how massive everything is there.
This is called the Queen's Staircase. It took 16 years to build, by 600 slaves and has 66 steps. It wasn't just a staircase. they carved out this staircase and a walkway that goes from the high point on the island down to the main port. It was built in commemoration of Queen Victoria who abolished slavery there. It was a neat area. The walls were tall and lined with plants and trees, and quite shaded. It was really pretty. At the top was an old Fort, used to defend the harbor. Quite interesting.
What would any cruise be without the towel animals? ( I actually went to a towel folding class that was interesting for about 10 minutes- then not so much) this little monkey was on our last night- Buddy was our steward and did a great job for us. But he wasn't very happy with us when we were still on board by 9:30 on the last morning and he wanted to do up our room for the next cruise. We had a great time- especially being with our cruising buddies, Barry and LuAnne, and Tom and Jane. And we're already talking about our next one... Mediterranean anybody?...
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