Bahamas Atlantis - 24:04N 77:19W

Neki
Thu 7 Jul 2011 14:58
1 - 3 July

We flew into Nassau on Friday night and took a cab to Neki. She was securely
tied up in the Marina at Atlantis. Eric and Adriane had her looking
fantastic and we were right in the middle of the action. We are the only
sailboat as the Motor Yacht crowd was out in full force. Our neighbours were
on a 160+ foot Trinity M/Y that they chartered for a week. Their plan was to
remain in the marina for a week! A weird way to use a beautiful boat.

Anji and I hit the casino, really the casino hit us, Friday night and met
some interesting new friends. We also saw Jason Terry of the Dallas
Mavericks! He was hanging out without much fanfare but clearly happy to show
off his NBA championship tattoo.

Saturday we took the kids to the pools and slides. The first slide of the
day was a shocker as the minimum ride height is 48" and Luke is 46.5"!
Despite my desperate pleas the lifeguards would not budge. We contemplated
buying him some swim shoes and stuffing them with paper but ultimately
choose to obey the rules. Still we all hit the Lazy River, Rapids, Splash
Pool, and the many available safe slides. Ian, Alex, and I hit the
Challanger slide where you race. Alex had the fastest time which was ironic
because we had to beg her to do it. Ian and I hit the Leap of Faith. It is a
very steep slide through shark tank. Ian was a champion but rumour has it
that I screamed like a little girl.

Saturday night Anji and I had a dinner for two at Nobu. This is one of my
favourite restaurants in the world as the selection of food is unbelievable.
We had a great meal and once again hit the casino. Once again the casino hit
back but we had fun. We hung out with our new group of friends and saw D
Wade and Lebron James playing cards. The security was very tight and nothing
like the Jason Terry reception. The crowd was massive as these two
superstars tried to enjoy a nice holiday weekend.

We enjoyed the hustle and bustle of Atlantis but are looking forward to
setting sail tomorrow.


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