Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Our Vacation in the Bahamas

Cor & I just got back from a cruise to the Bahamas. The two ports of call were CocoCay and Nassau. CocoCay is a small private island that is owned by Royal Caribbean. Nassau is the capital of Bahamas. We had a great vacation, the weather was beautiful and the relaxation was needed. (hope you have high speed)


The Majesty of the Seas



The Majesty of the Creator




the presentation was beautiful, but the drink was not worth the money


The church we attended. We were two of 12 that were present!


Paradise Island


the beautiful building in the background is the famous Atlantis Building. It is absolutely gorgeous.

The streets of Nassau, Bahamas






The beach at Paradise Island





the waves were very strong, I wasn't very deep but I almost got knocked over

Amazing talent, it was very hard to walk in the sand without drinks on my head

I have never drank so many drinks without knowing what was in them, but this one was a VERY good one. I was a little hesitant to have one because in the box were fresh coconuts and two jugs, one with icecubes and one with a mixture. The Bahamians are very smart... they don't listen to you and they don't tell you the price before they make you a drink and they sugar you up with compliments. Cor said we would have one to share and he made us two, handed them over and said $20! (actually it would be more correct to say we aren't very smart, we never asked the price) Then 15 minutes later he comes back and asks if we wanted another one, Cor said not for $10! He cut us a deal... $5 bucks for a refill. We got to keep the coconut!

we walked up this bridge and the next few pictures are of the view

Fishing boats



We love our beach at home but the Bahamas is out of this world. The water was so clean and beautiful. We loved the island feel...maybe one day we will live on one selling drinks or being taxi drivers.

8 comments:

Jon and Kel said...

beautiful pictures! Hope your ambitions are, in fact, slightly loftier than selling drinks or driving a taxi!

Glad you had a great time

The Arnold's said...

How fun!! Not enough pictures though! I'm sure you enjoyed the warm temps!!

Aaron said...

We enjoyed the pictures!

Aaron & Ashley

Anonymous said...

Wow! Looks like you had a terrific time.
I'm sure you already heard about the break John had...one of a different kind.
Lucy

MVD said...

Marlene, I was told that you were trying to reach me and I wasn't home, my e-mail address is rmvandyk@rogers.com
Hope to hear from you soon
Megan

Unknown said...

GREAT POST!!! It looks like ya'll are having a blast. The water is extremely blue. Keep us Updated!!

...Jenna

Anonymous said...

look at the color of the water, i wish we had water like that here. looks like you guys had a great time. Mom and dad said they had a great time with the kids. talk to ya later beck

Joel Van Dyk said...

looks like you had a lot of fun!!!