Nassau, Bahamas

We departed West Bay on March 16th and arrived in Nassau 3 1/2 hours later after encountering two rainstorms that completely covered everything in sight.  We stayed at Nassau Harbor Club still within reasonable walking distance to Atlantis Resort over a 67 foot bridge.  Our friends, Ron and Cindy on s/v Akula, whom we travelled with down the ICW, are staying at the Atlantis Marina and have passes for us for Atlantis.  We are so fortunate that they are here the same time we are and chose to stay in Atlantis – great friends!  Atlantis is quite a place with a marina full of mega-yachts, aquariums, sharks, turtles, dolphins, predator lagoons, body slide, water coasters, water slides, mile-long current, pools, beaches, restaurants and casino.  Our motor on the windlass quit working, so we are staying a bit longer than anticipated in hopes that we can get it repaired here in Nassau.  Cruise ships here are numerous and frequent.  Downtown Nassau is full of shops and restaurants and the historical straw market with its hundreds of vendors.  On St. Patrick’s Day we found $1 green beers at the Green Parrot Harbourfront along with Corned Beef Ruebens!  We have been enjoying lots of seafood such as conch salad, conch fritters, crab and rice, cracked lobster, and cracked conch – love it!  Just before sunset we spotted a funnel cloud over Atlantis, scary and beautiful at the same time.