Powell Pointe Resort at Cape Eleuthera

... aquamarine water... we were also greeted by the local stingray..... and a little historical tour of the island..... and a moment on a sandbar.... This is privately owned cay (pronounced as key) ... 44 of them owned by one person.

I would say this is one real Bahamas......

On our way to the island tour, we were welcomed by a friendly stingray and gave us the experience of being suctioned by its mouth as we tried to feed him. But then, he realized that we don't have any food for him so eventually, he left but gave us the knowledge of not fearing them. They are gentle creatures of the sea.

A different kind of experience... feeding shark in broad daylight.....shoreside.....

Free port has one at Pier One, but you are like so high above the waters and in the evening. So all you are seeing are but splashes made by the shark as they feed.

Here, you will see the entire length of the shark under the very crystal clear waters, just one meter high.

... Island but we decided to stay on board and catch a few rays. Today we've docked at Nassau and we've ventured off the boat to have a little look around! From the ship we can see the Atlantis hotel - but we've already visited the Dubai version so its not that special!

Overnight we're sailing to Great Stirrup Cay which is a beach privately owned by the cruise line.

Anyway, we're off to enjoy the sunshine.

Ta da!

K & D

... Nassau, mon! Nobody ain't steal nothing from anybody, mon! Just how the people of Harbour Island proudly say that!!!

Golf cart.... Pink Sands Resort..... Valentine's Resort and Marina.... Beach..... Sunset at the Marina.... Sunrise at the beach..... Lone Tree..... Return the golf cart then back to Nassau.

We stopped at Princess Cays, but my wife and myself had been there before and were not interested in getting off the ship to re-visit the island. We stayed on board and took advantage of the ship being emptied of most of the passengers and enjoyed a couple hours in the exercise room, spa and at the pool.

We signed up for a shoulder and foot massage and it was very enjoyable. The masseuses did try to sell us the products used for the massage, but they weren ...

Sorry that we haven't been able to write a blog sooner, this is the first time we've had internet access for long enough! Well, the two of us have been having a fantastic time in the Bahamas. We started out in Nassau where we spent a couple of days exploring the capital. The buildings here are very twee, pastel coloured and kind of colonial style. We navigated the streets and wandered through the straw market and watched the big cruise ships at the harbour ...

We had an awesome first full day of the cruise. Woke up early so we could get over to the beach for a full day of snorkeling and we weren't let down. Bought a few packs of fish food and we had feeding frenzys around us. Unfortunately we didn't take the camera ashore.

... right in front of me appeared a huge silver Barracuda. Initially I thought it was a Wahoo (the relative of a Barracuda that we had been eating in the Galapagos Islands! however, as I stood rigid I remembered that I had seen a picture of a Wahoo and it wasn't the same... then it hit me... **** it had to be a Barracuda!! Stupidly I wanted to get a picture and I swam close behind the almost stationary fish and snapped away... then I lost my nerve, turned ...

... Haven, which could have been cleaner but the location was awesome, overlooking the Carribbean. This was a delightfully isolated spot with incredible waves for surfing (board or body), swimming, lounging in coral rock water holes or soaking up the rays. To get out of the strong sun, locals built tiki huts along the beach, which came in handy when we got caught in a sudden rain shower. We ate local food ...