From this well dressed little girl….
to the very best GJ ever!
Today is her birthday!! We sure do love you GJ and are wishing you the very best birthday!! And happy birthday on Thursday to that well dressed little boy, Johnny! Lots to celebrate!
Final Bahamas
First, Happy Birthday Keath! Hope it’s a great day!
When we got back from our boat excursion Sunday night we had dinner reservations at Marcus at Baha Mar. We got all cleaned up again!
This meal might have been my favorite of the trip. We started with some conch croquettes that were insane. Everything was so good! Maxwell continued his lobster streak with lobster mac & cheese…
and these two ended the meal and the trip with a sugar bang!
Monday was our last day and we let the kids order room service breakfast. The water park opened at 10:00 and we didn’t have to leave for the airport until 11:45…so why not?! They made the most of the hour they had in there!
That’s Spencer!
and that’s Maxwell!
Samantha said “no thank you!” 🙂
We made it to the airport with no issue and were even able to complete our Global Entry interviews after going through customs so now we will all have Global Entry for our upcoming trip to Paris!! Woohoo! A perfect ending to an absolutely wonderful trip! I think we can all agree that it’s better in the Bahamas!!
Bahamas day 3 again
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!!
Bahamas Day 3
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!
Bahamas day 2
We woke up Saturday happy to be in the Bahamas! What were not happy about is the fact that our original boat charter had been cancelled due to windy conditions. We luckily found another one that said they could take us out that afternoon so we took our time getting breakfast…
and then spent some time at the pool. The beach had red flags so we couldn’t even put our feet in the ocean. Not to worry, the awesome pool kept us plenty entertained!
Unfortunately, midday we got a call that our second boat had also been cancelled because of rough water conditions. Such a bummer. We made the most of it though. We did venture down to the water and barely got our feet in before being told to get out!
We then let the kids head into the water park for a while on their own…
while Robert and I explored and hit up the casino!
Let’s just say we didn’t win big!
We then met back up with the kids and they got a little treat!
We didn’t have dinner plans that night since we were supposed to be out on the boat, but Robert made a friend in the pool and we ended up getting their reservation to the fancy chinese restaurant, Shuang Ba, that they weren’t going to use. Before dinner pics…
Doesn’t get better than this!
Shuang Ba was excellent and quite a dining adventure for the kids!
They tried all kinds of new things – I was so proud of them! Maxwell got some lobster, everyone had potstickers and dumplings, and Robert even ordered the restaurant’s specialty – Peking Duck!
Some were a little more excited about it than others…
hahaha! Spencer ended up trying it and liking it! I even ate some of the duck and must admit that it was delicious! Overall it was an excellent meal that I’m glad we got to experience. After dinner we thought we’d make a quick bet on black…
No luck. But that’s ok, our day was lucky enough just being in the Bahamas!