June 11, 2015

June 11, 2015

The last two days have been a riot. On Tuesday, we started out at 10AM when the water slides opened. We were able to do that until about 1PM when storms came in. They shut the park down due to lightning. On Wednesday, we did the same thing, but ran from slide to slide from 10AM to 4PM. I don’t remember climbing so may stairs in one day. I think we did every slide at least once, and the favorites two to three times. What a blast.

Leap of Faith

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Bahama Steel Drums

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A couple of days ago, we were stressing over our budget. As I said, we have spent 2/3’s of your budget in the first ten days. We are pretty sure we may start heading back next week taking our time, but trying to get home early July rather than late July.

However, right now we are stuck here due to winds. For the next several days, the wind is going to be blowing 20 to 25 knots with Seas 5 to 7 feet. There is no way are we going anywhere until they at least settle to 3 to 4’s. We are hoping Sunday or Monday. Unfortunately, Atlantis could only extend us until Saturday. Worst case, we could move over to Hurricane Hole for a couple of days. Not a great marina,  but much cheaper, and we still have full access to Atlantis. And this is not a bad place to be stuck. I guess we will just have to make due. :-)

Right now our options are as follows; Head a little ways down the Exumas or head west toward Chub Cay or back to Bimini and from there go down the Keys. We are thinking Marina del mar and Key West would each be a 4 or 5 day stop.

Today, we decided to go over to Nassau and see downtown, including the Straw Market. We bought some shirts, jewelry for Heather, and some Cuban Cigars. All told, not bad for $200.00. There were some nice shops, restaurants, and sights. After a few hours, it did get a little boring, so around 2PM, we decided to take the ferry back over to Atlantis. Heather was pooped out, so Chris and I went over to the beach on the North side of the island. It was really a nice time, but man did it get hot.

This shack was filmed during the James Bond Thunderball Movie.

Today we got the Marina to extend us until Saturday Morning. They are still calling for 5 to 7 foot seas. I still believe we can get out of here Sunday or Monday.