Pick-a-dilly Parliament Inn Nassau

... need a bit more alcohol in our system first!

Being as over whelmed as we were we managed to stuff our faces within about 5 minutes of boarding the ship (Free style dining is going to make us the size of houses!) and shortly later and the sail away party we were eating again! We've got to get our moneys worth out of the food haven't we and with 6 on board restaurants, all serving food 24 hours a day we're certainly giving it a good go!

Bahamas, Bahamas damien_kelly

... off the back of Spindrift, we pulled anchor at 11:30 and headed for Man O Way Cay arriving at 2:00. Man-O-War is a traditional boat-building center of the entire Bahamas. Loyalists settled in the islands of the Bahamas in the 1780's and those settling in the Exumas tended to be farmers, but those settling in the Abacos tended to be merchants ...

... had set it up quite well so that there wasn't a sudden, urgent outflow from the tank once the unit was removed. Apparently our problem was two-fold - two problems working together to create a situation that was less than desirable. Upon closer inspection (if you want to call it that), the impeller on the macerator removed from Spindrift was shot - hence our inability to pump. If this had happened at home, Dave would have probably ...

... for their winter so quite a community develops over the 4 - 5 months, some of it good and some of it bad. The talk on the VHF radio is constant and sometimes a little rude, there are a few Radio Nazis out there who are so quick to jump on and criticise someone, they must have it in their hand permanently, just waiting to pounce... We ended up leaving ours off most of the time.... But for the majority it's good, there are numerous people helping ...

... at Emerald Rock off the Bank but for some reason asked for a mooring in the South anchorage which is off the Sound. They confirmed they knew that so the Park assigned them a mooring there. We watched them go out to the sound and they were really pitching! When they were on the other side of the cliffs, we could just see their mast and it was pitching. I'm sure the ride down to the south anchorage must be eventful! It's ...

... put up the headsail thinking that might give us a boost - it didn't but we did get turned around a bit. Four young people (late 20's, early 30's) came over for a visit in their dinghy. They are on the Gulfstar just outside the entrance with a 6' draft and didn't attempt to come any further into the pond. They are from New Zealand and Australia. Very friendly kids - on their way to the Dominican Republic ...

... today and if you know me then yes, my plans will probably change again before we actually get to port. After a stint in the library Ashley, Steph and myself headed up to the bar grille to grab a cheeseburger. They told me that they had been craving one ever since I told them about the edible paradise that I got to experience. They enjoyed it as much as I did and I am sure that we will be visiting there ...

... im in the shower.. I tell him im in the shower, but he keeps knocking, so I wrap the towel around me and open the door. He insists he should come in. He then tells me its okay, I can dry off in front of him.. The penny really should have dropped at this stage but again was just going with the flow.. I told him I was in the middle of my shower so it was okay, come back in like half an hour for my bags... So thats all good he leaves.. I have my ...

... together. We were next to each other with 3 couples at our table and two at the other. I had the Duck with strawberry bisque it was great. After dinner we took a taxi into the huge casino in Nassau - Atlantis and saw the giant salt water aquarium then looke around some of the shops. That evening we went to a show which was good, played bingo which was eh.

... they don't know how to go through buffet lines. Honestly people its not that hard, you take your food you sit down) {ok josh enough about breakfast, no not even breakfast you typed 10 stinking lines and we're still in the breakfast line, this is gonna be a long day} then we got on a boat... no a different boat... like not the one we are already on... it was a different one, but don't worry both were ...