Fun in the Bahamas Pt. 2
Picking up where we left off on my recent trip to the Bahamas!
Day 4: We went snorkeling!
We swam all the way out to those rocks to snorkel! I must admit, we were kind of chicken- it’s creepy being alone that far out. We spotted some beautiful fish and coral; some other snorkelers spotted eels and sea turtles- thank God we didn’t, I would have died!
On the way back to our hotel we had to pull over and check out all of these conch shells! It was unreal how many were jsut laying there..
That night we took a little trip to a private beach for a dinner/bon fire type thing. We arrived and were literally force fed Bahama Mama’s! LOL
I got suckered into the DJ’s game…. basically musical chairs with people, you dance…when the music stops, you grab the person closest to you. This chef wasn’t even playing, but he swooped in, completely startled me, and helped me make it to the final! 5 😉 I was dying!
They had a huge buffet set up…chicken, ribs, rice, beans, corn bread, cole slaw, corn on the cob…so YUM!
After dinner they had a bon fire set up on the beach. After a few too many Bahama Mama’s Kath and I had a photo shoot …
Then came a fire dancer! She was dancing, eating fire, and rubbing it all over her skin! I don’t know how she did it! So crazy…
Day 5: Back to the beach! I couldn’t wait to just lay out. Books, tanning, and pina coladas all day 🙂
We went to lunch with my parents 🙂
I LOVE floppy hats! But I was rocking my baseball hat most of the week for minimal facial shade 😉 However, Katherine looked SO adorable & totally pulled hers off!
After the beach, we went to this mediterranean spot for dinner. If you know me, you know how much I love bread! It’s one of my weaknesses. (Side story- When my boyfriend and I started dating a couple years ago, he’d always take me to dinner at restaurants that he KNEW would bring out a bread basket ! That’s love, encouraging unnecessary carb consumption 😉 )
The restaurant brought out this amazing warm, sliced, baguette with garlic butter and a hummus spread. I swear, it was so so yummy!
For dinner I basically got a caprese salad with feta subbing for mozz lol. It was alright, I definitely had better dinners that week…
A picture of my Mama and I at dinner 🙂
Still sifting through my pictures! I think the next post will wrap up my trip 🙂
Fun in the Bahamas! Pt. 1
I spent the past week in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been- Freeport, Bahamas. When my Mom invited me on the trip a few months ago, I couldn’t pass it up! I went with my Mom, Dad and little sister, Katherine (we missed my brother who is away at college).
Day 1:
We left our house at the crack of dawn last Saturday and headed to Newark airport. Now let it be know that I do not enjoy flying. I am super anxious and do not understand how all of those people, and all of those suitcases stay in the air. I just don’t.
After a not-so-scary flight, we landed in Ft. Lauderdale, I looked out the window and set sights on this beautiful little puddle jumper of a plane… then I saw my suitcase.
I knew we were going to have to take it to the island. Luckily, I’ve flown on a baby plane a couple of times in the past so I wasn’t completely freaking out- but my nerves still kicked in. Something about my wingspan being smaller than the planes width, and my ability to touch the pilot from my seat doesn’t sit well with me.
However, my 16 year old sister is a champ, and volunteered to hold my hand. 🙂
The flight was no longer than 40 minutes, and before you knew it we were in the beautiful Bahamas! It was dark by this time, but we hopped in our rental car and headed to our hotel. Fun fact…in the Bahamas they drive on the left side of the road.
We got to our hotel and settled in. My sister and I shared a gorgeous room with a balcony over looking the ocean.
We hadn’t eaten all day so we went to this little greek spot across the street for a quick dinner, my appetite is basically non-existent when I fly, so I just had some Tzatziki sauce with warm pita chips- so good!
We went back to our rooms and completely crashed. We were exhausted- plus we wanted to be up bright and early to lay out!
Day 2:
We spent the first day pool side. This guy played his steel drums all day, it couldn’t have been any more tropical of a setting.
I spent the day completely engulfed in The Huger Games and my pina colada (I’m not sure which of the two is more amazing!)
We shared some wonton nachos poolside…
That night we went to Agave for dinner. Obviously drinks were in order!
I ordered grilled pineapple & lime glazed chicken breast with black beans, rice and golden plantains. A little spicy but still yummy 🙂
Day 3:
Breakfast, beach, books, and booze!
…oh and burns for Katherine who struggled to find shade LOL
Dinner was at Giovanni’s…
Dessert: mini peanut butter ice cream cone! I swear this thing was only an inch and a half tall..
We stopped to take some pictures on the way home…
I have so many more pictures to share, but I think I’m going to have to break this trip into two or three posts!
Ohh…how I miss the Bahamas already…