The Harmony Highway: Cruise 2012 | Day 6, 7 & 8 {Days at Sea/Nassau}

Well folks, we're about at the end of our journey. After leaving Tortola we had one last day at sea before getting to Nassau. I've been to Nassau 3 times now and I can say that I will be perfectly happy if that port doesn't show up in the itinerary any time soon. On our way to Nassau, another tropical storm was brewing in the Caribbean. This produced a waterspout that hovered over the water for a very long time. Nathan and I were eating breakfast and all of a sudden people started clamoring to the opposite side of the ship. We were about finished eating, so I grabbed my trusty camera and set off to see what all of the fuss was about. The side of the ship that we were sitting on was bright and sunny and by the looks of it, the complete opposite was happening on the other side. Rain, dark clouds and of course the water spout. Unfortunately, I didn't have my long lens with me and Nathan didn't want to run to the room to get it, so all we get are some wider shots. :) I won't bore you with the many pictures I took of the H2O spout but here are a few:

After we passed the storm

After the waterspout excitement had passed, we sat on the deck content to sit on a bench and read a book while we watched Nassau come into view. This was the only port itinerary that had a strange timeline. We didn't get into port until about 1pm and then we left around 6. It was a short stop. Fine with me but short. Not sure how anyone was able to get in any "excursion time". We got off the boat with Jimmy and Chell and made our way through the throngs of people, tourist traps and pushy natives selling their wares. We did not plan an excursion for this stop because, to be perfectly honest, none of the four of us were all that excited about it. We were pretty hungry when we got off the boat so we headed out in search of something to eat. We found a place called "Sharkeez". It was really good. I got an island burger, which was absolutely HUMONGOUS, was made with their caribbean jerk sauce and had grilled pineapple and other yummy goodness on it. The burger was seriously the size of my head! Nathan had to help me eat it.... :) Also treated myself to a mango margarita which was good but wish I'd told them on-the-rocks instead of frozen.

Waiting for our food at Sharkeez

After lunch we strolled down the main drag and found ourselves at Senor Frogs.

The Senor himself!

Is NC on this?

Senor Frogs was PACKED with people. We barely made our way into the gift shop and got out alive. I am really glad that we didn't try to eat there because we may have missed the boat, that's how long the lines were. Neat place, but those of you that know me, know that I can definitely go without crowded spaces.

Once again, Nathan and I decided to head back to the ship for a nap while Jimmy and Chell explored the city. After a few hours of shopping and walking around we were bushed and ready to relax. We showered, changed and relaxed a little bit before heading off to an early dinner. This was the last night on board the ship and somehow we both ended up getting two desserts! Yikes. Nathan had some kind of mango or peach cold soup for his appetizer which was divine! He said he could have eaten 3 times the amount he did, it was so good. Since we had eaten pretty early we headed up to the top deck to watch the sun go down as we said goodbye to Atlantis and its tropical home.

Yes, that's my shadow blocking half his face- dang it!

You can't tell by the picture but this was Michael Buble in concert. The daily ship happenings had it listed as "Michael Bubble". I could not stop laughing.

Empty waterslide

Goodbye, Atlantis!

I went a little bit overboard with the sunset pictures that night. It was the only night that we were able to see any kind of sunset at all. The other nights, we were either at dinner or it was cloudy and we couldn't see anything. I remember thinking that we had better sunsets off the back deck of my house. :) (Seriously, they are pretty amazing...come visit and you'll see.)