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It was a short night and after a quick breakfast we went back to the Miami airport. We were fortunate enough to skip the line again at security this time thanks to Kalina. This meant we had enough time
to check out the centurion lounge overlooking one of the runways. We had plenty of fruit and started our day with some Prosecco. After we were all fed we boarded the short flight down to the Bahamas arriving early. Since we had some time to spare we walked to the main road and took one of the local buses into town. This gave us a nice tour of the area and coastline. Even flying in we were amazed by the colours of the water. It is the best we have seen in the Caribbean so far. The kids took a long nap, trying to catch up after a short night. We walked down a few beaches to a fish fry restaurant for a much needed balanced meal. At night we watched the many cruise ships pull out and slowly making their way to their next destination. The next day, on a Sunday our mission was to check out Atlantis on paradise island. We first got some cash and then walked to the water taxis only to find out they weren’t running until 930am. The captain felt bad and gave us three free tickets to use on our way back. So instead we took a local bus as far as the big bridge and then walked up the very steep bridge over to paradise island. It is a very pretty area, reminded us more of Las Vegas, in a good way. There are neatly manicured gardens around the colourful shops and the casino feels a bit out of place. The Atlantis hotels are massive and a maze once inside. We wandered around as much as we could. Initially our plan was to get into the areas reserved for guests, apparently possible before 9am or after 7pm only, but the running back and forth wasted a lot of time so by the time we got into the grounds, security was already checking for guests only. This limited the amount of walking we did do, but it was still a lot of ground we covered. We took our time walking back past the massive yachts and when we got to the ferry dock, we were told that it wouldn’t leave for another half an hour. We didn’t end up using our free tickets after all and instead walked back over the bridge, not just to the main road but all the way back to our hotel, a good 4kms away. Kalina passed out in the stroller and Kilian deserved a special lunch treat for all the walking he did, so we stopped at McDonald’s. The toy was his highlight of course rather then the chicken nuggets, but he was happy. In the afternoon we checked out the nearby beach before heading back to fish fry street for another delicious meal. The wait was quite long so we ended up getting free drinks! The people here have been very friendly and we often stop to have a quick chat with some of them. It is a big change from what we have found farther south. Comments are closed.
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