OH MY GAW . The Bahamas is fawking drop dead beautiful! And so commences the extra-long, extra-yummy blog about my vacation at the Bahamas.
First off, I must say that the Bahamas is a very beautiful place. We just happened to come at the wrong time.
The first thing I noticed was the hot&heavy air. It wasn't that bad though, compared to my past experiences with Hawaii. Secondly, as we taxiied to our resort, I noticed a lot of construction work off the side of the road. The taxi driver said that the roads needed fixing.
My welcoming party came in the form of a dead gecko, brains splattered on the pavement. Apparently my taxi driver drove over it as she dropped us outside off our resort. Wonderful.
Later on, I headed to the private strip of beach claimed by our resort. The sand was beautiful and white, and the water was crystal clear. It was delightfully sunny, but some tourist lady said there had been some light showers on the days before we came. Nothing out of the ordinary, because it is still rainy season in tropical places such as the Bahamas.
Played in the ocean all day, occasionally taking a dip in the pool, but I prefer salt water over chlorinated stuff any day. Then, I went to a casino/arcade that night and came back around midnight.
Next morning, I woke up bright and early to catch a tropical sunrise. Even though I got there around 6am, the sun had already risen. Disappointment, disappointment. But, took a long walk along the beach while the sky was violent shades of red&orange. Que bonito.
Went downtown, and couldn't find any souvenirs worth purchasing. Well, except for a superAwesome rasta hat w/ the fake dreads and everything. Iloveit!
Took a mini-cruise to the middle of the ocean to do some intense snorkeling. Paid $1 for a bag of fish food and watched as the fishies came to eat, occasionally scraping against my skin with their slimy, cool bodies. There was little fishies that would fit in my hand, and fishes that were almost half my size! Very scary, but it was so much fun!
Then went to an mini-island where we enjoyed lunch and a nice strip of beach. Then it was back on the ship for dancing and drinks.
By the time we got back to the hotel, it had started raining. It was a heavy downpour, but felt wonderful. The rain was slightly warm and felt cool compared to the earlier morning's indescribable heat. Back at my room, I decided it would be a lovely idea to go swimming in the rain. Decided to swim in the pool, because the beach looked scary when it was raining. The water in the pool was warm and I had a great time. No one was out there because of the rain, which made it even better!
After dinner and all, it was around 9pm, so I decided to get some rest. I needed as much sleep as possible if I wanted to catch the sunrise the next day!
Early in the morning, almost missed the first few seconds of the sunrise. Huge clouds also blocked my view, but gave an interesting show as I watched the clouds change from dark grey to red to orange to yellow to white. Then met a German guy in his 40s also watching the sunrise. Had been living on the island for 27 years, just him&his Pops, both of them ran the Rolex store on the island. Told me living on paradise was lonely, people envy you, but no one sticks around long enough to get to know. That explains why he's rich, single & lonely. Poor guy, I just wanted to give him a big fat hug, but that would've sent off the wrong vibes.
Lay on the beach at nighttime, & had the once in a lifetime chance to watch a beautiful lightning storm, minus the thunder. Apparently the lightning was far away enough that the thunder couldn't be heard. It was bloody awesome. Lasted around half an hour, maybe longer. The flashes of lightning came every 2-5 minutes, and I barely blinked, afraid I would miss the flash. Strained my ears to catch the rumbles of thunder, but only heard the ocean waves in front of me and sound of chatter and laughter from the bar behind me. Looked up and I believe I saw the Little Dipper; or was it the Big Dipper? Either way, it was a Dipper and I'm proud to have identified it.
If you've read to this far, I congratulate you. Too bad there is no prize, besides the satisfaction of reading a bunch of pointless crap about my life. Perhaps we will enjoy a sunrise together in the near future.
