out in my headstraights by appointment only

Our last stop is the Bahamas, and the sun is out in all its glory today. We dock in at 1pm and the passengers troop out onto the deck to discover what hidden wonders this island has in store. Unfortunately, most of the shopkeepers were still recovering from a huge New Year’s Day parade, so most shops were shut. I found a few interesting shops to go into (as well as a Hard Rock Café!) but other than the usual diamond jewelers that you see at every port, there wasn’t much open that was worth really looking at. Still it was nice to get off the ship and walk around for a while. Of course, glaring at me over the horizon was the Atlantis Bahamas, so it almost felt like I was back on the Palm. I smartly decided to avoid the mobs of people flocking to the resort and headed into town instead.

Back on the boat I decided to turn into a couch potato for the rest of the afternoon and watched some truly god-awful television shows. But I managed to catch an episode of ‘The Good Wife’ which I think I’ll catch up on entirely when I’m back home. The captain then announced that we’re in for a bit of rough weather in the evening, and sure enough by dinner time the ship had begun to sway ever so slightly, and was being blessed by pounding rain on the decks. Here’s hoping that things will clear up tomorrow!