Hanging out in Nassau

 

 

 

 

Rehearsal

 

All settled in and we have actually taken a few days to run around and do some sightseeing in Nassau.  Some of the things we were able to see were Fort Fincastle, Fort Montagu and The Queen’s Staircase.  These are some great sights; however, we found it quite interesting their forts are quite small.  The Queen’s Staircase was actually a limestone quarry, which was used to build the forts.  The views of Nassau are interesting in that you can see the British influence and the buildings which looked quite nice at one time are now in disrepair.  We think this is mainly because of the Bahamian independence in the mid 70’s, which ended the British funding power and money into the islands.  We are not really sure if it is a lack of ability or guidance of the Bahamian government, but when you see the island away from the tourist and cruise ship areas, it is quite apparent things are going downhill.

 

 

The Queen's Staircase

 

Fort Fincastle

 



The cannons took 26 men to man

 

Jim only needs 1 man for his cannon

 

Sherry, Jim, Pat & David

 

 

Sherry with her own cannon

 

 

Fort Montagu

 

One fun day, we spent on Paradise Island with our friends from s/v Santuary, David and Pat.  We dinghyed over from our boat to the island amongst the mega yachts, and these are some serious mega yachts.  The place seems to be invaded with them right now.  J Lo and P Diddy have nothing on these guys.  Upon our arrival at the island, we felt great at the dinghy dock next to the mega yachts and all we could do was laugh about “we dinghyed in from our boat” as people were taking pictures of us as if we were from one of the mega yachts.  Paradise Island is home to the mega resort Atlantis.  We spent a wonderful day running around the resort and aquarium being in awe of its incredible beauty.  Unknown to us, while we were inside one of the aquariums, a norther blew in and drenched everything.  When we realized it, all we could think was, “Oh God, we have to dinghy back to the boat and are going to get soaked.”   The day ended with another lobster dinner.  You can pick up 4 lobsters for less than $20 here.  Butterflied and cooked with a little garlic and butter on the barbecue, they were excellent.

 

View from the man made lagoon

 

 

Hanging out at Atlantis
 

 
Outside the Aquarium
 

Our sailboat amongst the Mega Yachts

Just a few $$$ here
 

This is one MEGA Yacht!

 

 

 Parked on the next dock over from us

 

Dinner! 4 lobsters for less than $20

 

 

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family back home! 

 

 

We love you all,
Jim & Sherry