Day 2 At Sea ...

So woke on in the Bahamas today ... in Nassau.  

The two sons and I went on our excursion to Atlantis.  We had a full day of water slides, a mile-long lazy river .... and getting caught in a huge rain storm.

What is it with this cruise and monsoons?!

Anyway, my first though upon looking out on this island was one of sadness.  Jim and  I came here on our honeymoon.  To Paradise Beach.  I still have a framed picture of that trip.  The beach has changed a great deal in 25 years.

There was no "Atlantis" at that time.

So in started out as sad, but then I thought, "I've never seen this resort with Jim, so this trip will be different.  It will mine and the boys'."  And so it was.  And we did have a mostly good time.  Except for the moment when the monsoon came ...... just as we got near the end of the the very long line on top of a tower for a water slide.  Seriously?  Yes ... just as we got to the top the rain started.  And by rain I mean the sideways slamming of rain into your body that stings.  A lot.

So they kicked everyone off of the tower, very much like the way the kicked us all out of the pool area at the pool the day before at Disney World.  

We climbed back down the tower and the two sons found protection in the water (because I guess the sideways rain and lightening wasn't enough to clear ALL of the pools ... go figure .... while I huddled on a beach chair, under a small umbrella, trying to keep my already soaked body as dry as possible.  No, I don't know why ..... just female instinct?  Go figure.

Anyway, after half an hour or so the storm passed and Son #3 came and waved me back towards the tower, which we re-climbed and then got on a straight-down, in the dark, slide.  I think I moaned for the first 30 seconds or so of what seemed to be my certain-doom.

We then went down another steep slide, around the not-so-lazy-river again and then climbed up another towner to go down a glassed-in slide that went under water amid sharks.  You got to watch them all around and over you while you went through the slide.  It was very cool.  Very.

After the shark slide it was time to gather up our belongings and head back to the boat.  We were pooped.

And so we did.

We hung out around the boat for a while .... I walked around and took some pictures of Nassau and the ship, and then we got ready for dinner.  Tonight was "formal night"  Whatever that means anymore.

And yes, the small, but ever-so-pleasant family of 3 showed up tonight.  We must be entertainment too good to pass up.  Especially because we're free.

By the way .... the whole "singles mingle" thing last night was a bust.  This is not for me.  My mind knows that I am technically "single", but my heart does not.  All it did was miss Jim and kept thinking how much fun.

And I did seem to be among the oldest people there .... and the only one not divorced.

It was not fun.  Not by a long shot .... but hey, at least i tried it. And that' something.

 

Tomorrow is another full day at a Disney-owned private island.  The Sons and I are going snorkeling and just hanging out and relaxing.

Until then, my Peeps ..... thanks for praying.