We had a delightful time on our cruise to the Bahamas out of New York.  We went on Norwegian Cruise Line's Spirit.  It was lovely and Buna dn my dh had a great time.  Bun loved the Kid's Crew, where she spent about six hours a day.    I spent about three hours a day on deck 7 lounging on a wooden lounger reminiscent of the 30's ships that crossed the Atlantic and you were assigned deck chairs.  I loved it, I would look up from my book (ok books, I had a bag of them with me), and gaze out over the water.  And the water once we got past Florida was such a royal blue!  Not the greenishgray muck we have up the east coast.

Our disappointment was Cocoa Beach.  The weather wasn't great that morning and the waves were rough and threw Bun face first into the sand so that ended our beach that day. 

Cable Beach in Nassau was wonderful!  Tranquil with little waves and soft sand and Bun flew a kite for the first time.  I had my disposable underwater camera with me that day so I am waiting for the photos.  I hope I snapped a good one to post.  She was very pround of herself.  I had bought a little swallow kite from a store that jsut opened in Hazleton before we left.  It is made out of nylon and is in the shape of a blue and white swallow.  Very sturdy and flew great.

On Grand Bahama Island, Freeport, we went on the Seaworld Explorer semi-sub to view a reef.  This was not associated with the Seaworld we are familiar with.  I think they jsut 'borrowed' the name.  It was a small, rickety boat run by two local guys and was not anything like the brochure described.   It was also very rocky and half the people we seasick up on the top deck.   However, we did see some neat fish up close.  And seeing the coral was great too.

I swam in the salt water pool most afternoons and enjoyed the hot tubs at night under the stars until it was time to get Bun from Kid's Crew.  She went from 9 to 12, 2 to 4, and 6 to 10 at night.   When we were in port, she skipped the afternoon session.

The meals were out of this world.  Even the buffets were great.  Now we are back to my cooking.

I was goign to blog but it quite quite pricey on the ship.   I was on line for a about 15 minutes and with the connection fees I was charged $21.00!!!!   That ended the interent on holiday.

I will try to get a few photos up in the next few days.  RIght now we are catching school up.

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Posted by deedeeuk

I'm glad you had such a great time! Can't wait to see pictures.

Thanks also for your encouraging note! I needed that picture you shared! (((HUGS)))

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