What we saw at the other end of the trail was this beautiful beach and the most fun beach bar ever! It was colorful and lively with music and karaoke, drinks, food, and a beach to play on! Perfection.

Even better was the fact that it was basically empty! Captain Ryan said there are usually boats lined up out in the water but there were none today because that side of the island was where the rough waters were so boats couldn’t get it. It was only our boat and two others with a big group from Atlanta that had come up and docked on the south side. We took full advantage and enjoyed some drinks, played on the beach, and swam in the water!

The water was just as pretty and as turquoise as I hoped it would be!

I mean…this makes me so happy.

The boys brought a football so easily kept themselves entertained…

as did Samantha!

The very best day!!

After a couple of hours we got back on the boat…

and stopped for one last quick snorkel…

before heading back to the marina.

We are so glad we found Captain Ryan and had an epic boat day!! It was a day that proved it really is better in the Bahamas!!

We woke up on Sunday and it was raining and a bit dreary. Robert and I got breakfast while the kids lounged in bed. I just couldn’t accept the fact that we traveled all the way to the Bahamas to see the turquoise water and snorkel and weren’t going to even get to go into the ocean! I started googling and found a boat tour company that would take us out that day! Hooray!! I had no idea what we were getting into and if it was a smart idea or if the ride was going to be miserable but…we had to give it a try.

Captain Ryan with Bahama Boat Tours could not have been nicer and it turned into the very best excursion! All of the winds and rough waters were on the north side of the island. He kept us on the south side and it was totally fine!

He knew of a good place to snorkel so we all jumped in and saw lots of colorful fish in the reef!

We then got back in the boat which Samantha could not get enough of! Living her best life for sure!

This cool kid was doing alright too…

We then docked and walked up over his hill and weren’t quite sure what we were walking to…

But then we saw this and knew it was going to be awesome!

More to come tomorrow!

Over Labor Day weekend we took a little trip down to the Bahamas! So fun!! We drove over to Atlanta Thursday night after Maxwell’s football game and took a morning flight from Atlanta to Nassau. We were at the Rosewood in Baha Mar by lunchtime! Our room wasn’t ready yet so we starting exploring the massive Baha Mar resort…lots to see!

When our rooms were ready we were pumped to see that they were just perfect!

It didn’t take long to get our swimsuits on and hit up the water park! So may fun slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river!

We then got all cleaned up for a fantastic dinner at Costa, the mexican restaurant at the Rosewood.

We then spent some time just walking around the resort and even checked out the casino…

Silly Samantha!

A great first day of our trip!