The first day waking up on the ship, I wasn't sure how I was going to like it. Brandon went to his conference meetings and I decided that I should go to the gym and work out a bit and then go to the hot tub.
Here is one picture of the sunrise that morning. Beautiful, isn't?
The top of our cruise ship.
Another good shot of the cruise ship.
And a 'stock' picture of the Norwegian Sky.
Arriving at the port. Here is another cruise ship next to us.
This was a very commercialized, industrial city.
We then ate lunch and went off the ship to the first stop on our vacation - The Grand Bahama island - Freeport. I have to tell you that this was one of the funnest times for me. We were 'recruited' by 2 other couples to negotiate with a taxi driver to take us on a tour. We negotiated for $20 per person, which turned out to be a great adventure. The 2 other couples also happened to be on Wireless Without Limits Cruise as well, so that was fun.
The driver's name was Leonard, and he was very enjoyable to listen to. Infact you don't already know, the people of the Bahamas are more 'American' than those of Miami. He gave us so much information about the history and everything, I really quite enjoyed it! One of the things that we learned was about the Bahamian flag.
The black triangle represents the unity of the people, the 2 aquamarine stripes represent the sea, and the 1 yellow stripe represents the sand.
First pictures are the devastation from the hurricane of 2005 (Hurricane Wilma) that tore through this island. These are pine trees. 4 years later, you can still tell the damage that had once been done and how long nature takes to repair itself.
Some of the buildings walking out to the beach. They are all really colorful.
The building next to the beach.
Me on the beach.
Brandon making 'whooshing' noises as he heads out to get wet again.
No beach pictures are complete without toes in the sand pictures.
Last on our stop was the 2 most exclusive homes on the island. The first is the guy that owns the pizza place on the island.
The second owns the KFCs and Burger Kings on the island. He was a smart guy who bought up tons of land for $2 an acre (if I remember correctly) and is now selling them for millions.
Beautiful, isn't it? My next post will be about the little straw market that we visited in Freeport. Stay tuned!
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