First stop, The Bahamas...

Well we sold the house and stuck a pin in the map (kind of) and this is where we ended up - temporarily anyway! First stop - Treasure Cay, The Bahamas. Here was our beach. We spent May 10th to May 20th there - yep, the old birthday vacation. Unfortunately it didn't look like this everyday, but it did for at least half the time. The storm that came in managed to put out the fires that were burning and spreading a haze over the island, but it churned up the water which meant the snorkeling was limited (even more limited in my case, since I won't go out of my depth or venture into areas where I can't see the bottom!) I blame it all on the ads we had on TV in England when we were kids warning us to keep out of the water - remember those? The figure of death coming to the water where the kids were happily playing and then the screamming as one of them gets caught on the reeds or something and starts to drown...talk about a way to scare your kids out of the water for life...Nick did more than I did, but what I did do was fun...

Anyway, The Bahamas was very relaxing...a little too relaxing for us perhaps, but we managed to get out and about. Rented a couple of bikes for a few days, and a scooter another - here is Nick and a friend in March Harbour, locally known as "The Big City"


and my view from the scooter!

The view from the condo was great too - we were right on the harbour and enjoyed many a sip of rum watching the boats come in and out...



we were just around from the restaurant and bar too which was handy on our birthday!

Green Turtle Cay was beautiful - we really liked this beach too...spent a couple of hours soaking up the sun and enjoying the peace and quiet... paradise!




And of course, there was BONEFISHING! Nick went on his own a few times and then with Vincent and a guide one day - the day he caught his first one...apparently our vacations are now going to be arranged around places that bonefish can be caught! I gather they are peskier than trout and take the whole line when you snag them - the setting doesn't really hurt either, does it? So if anyone has any secret bonefishing grounds that they are holding out on us on, please share as my life is now to be dedicated to finding the elusive little critters!

We came back from the Bahamas much browner and poorer (!) than when we left. Not the cheapest place we have ever visited for sure. Beer was $5 (hence the increase in rum consumption - it was only $8 a bottle!) and pizza was around $40. We had a good time though!

Next on the list was New Mexico and Arizona to visit some of Nick's family....