Last Friday, Andy, Jude and I, along with my mom and Andy’s mom went on a short cruise in the Bahamas. Jude traveled great. It appears that he will be Daddy’s little co-pilot (Andy has a private pilot license). Jude is such a social butterfly. He loves seeing and charming new people. And, people love him. I love it when people love him. He’s my little “beauty king.”
Below is a summary of our trip:
Royal Caribbean cruise. This was the 2nd cruise Andy and I have been on. We liked NCL better. Royal Caribbean had lots of events on the ship, but they occurred well past our 9 p.m. bedtime or while we were out and about exploring the Bahamas.
Beautiful turquoise water in the Bahamas. Snorkeling was not good. Saw about 4-5 different kinds of fish. The snorkeling was nothing compared to the snorkeling in Cozumel or Hawaii.
The water was fairly cold. Nevertheless, Jude went “swim-swimming” for a short time.
Nassau (the capital city). Lots of pushy people trying to sell you their homemade goods or knock-off purses (insisting the purses were the real thing). I bought Jude a hand painted piggy bank with “Bahamas” on it, but nothing else.
The historical sites in Nassau were not as impressive as they sounded on the country’s official website. We went to Fort Charlotte, Fort Fincastle, the Queen’s Staircase and saw the Water Tower.
Overall, we had a good time and we all traveled well together. But, I would not go to the Bahamas again. Been there. Done that.
On another note, my brother Mike was supposed to come with us, but he has been afflicted with disabling shoulder pain for the past 2-1/2 weeks that has had him in and out of the ER and he even had to spend several days in the hospital. He is still on heavy pain killers. The doctors are not sure what is going on.