Early rising is essential when you only have one day at a location. I had to get out on the beach for a walk as the sun was rising!  And, it didn’t disappoint. Nassau must be a busy spot for the cruise ship industry because ship after ship was heading to dock. 

 

Someone was fishing off a dock, there were a few people out walking and a tractor grooming the beach, but mostly there was quiet and beautiful light. 

 

I went for quite a long walk and then spent a little time in one of the hammocks, just relaxing on the beach. The sun was out, but it was quite windy.  

 

We went to the buffet for breakfast. One of my favourite things is for someone to make me a fresh omelet as I wait, so I was excited to see that I could have that at this buffet. There was lots of variety and choices, and we ate our share.

 

After breakfast we decided that the pool was there, so we needed to use it. It was a tad bit chilly…like cold, but having a swim was an important part of the all-inclusive experience. After all, it’s the Bahamas!

 

We packed up our bags and stored them after checking out. We were planning to hang around for a few hours but had to check out of the room.

 

We spent some time on the beach and, at the bar we discovered a new drink called a Junkanoo.  We would later find out that there is a Junkanoo Beach and a festival that is celebrated twice a year with a parade called a Junkanoo. The only problem is that Bill couldn’t remember the name of the drink and called it a “Whackadoo”. The name stuck, but the drink would be modified and adapted as the week went on.

 

We enjoyed one more trip to the buffet at lunchtime. The bar had several more visits and the boys might have been a bit tipsy as we headed to the airport with Deserai again. She gave us her phone number for “the next time” we come to the Bahamas!

 

This time we made it to the plane with loads of time to spare, although Bahamas Air has the slowest check-in procedure we have ever encountered. We had to wait for the plane, as we had allowed lots of time to make sure we made the flight! Bill befriended the bartender and took his time to say goodbye when it was time to board. We were hearing the announcement for the last call for boarding and no Bill and Sarah were in sight. They finally were heading down the escalator and I breathed a sigh of relief! 

 

We had to wait a bit on the plane, as they were trying to discover who the extra passenger on the plane was.  After a while, a woman was ushered off the plane.  I don’t think she spoke English, and I am not quite sure how she could get onto the plane, but the plane still managed to depart about 10 minutes before the scheduled time.

 

A quick flight…basically up and down in 30 minutes or so. After arriving at the airport in Marsh Harbour, we had to wait for the luggage to get unloaded, but the carousel for the bags seemed to be broken and they just shoved the bags in through the doorway and pushed it along the carousel that wasn’t moving!  

 

We left the terminal and grabbed a cab. The driver agreed to take us to the grocery store, wait while we shop, and then take us to Treasure Cay. We got to the grocery store and Ian (Captain Ian) was waiting for us there. We rushed through the store, trying to figure out everything we would need for a week of meals as we were told there was only a mini-mart and it was very expensive, in Treasure.

 

We dropped Ian off at the Marina.  Unfortunately, the water was pretty rough and Ian felt we wouldn’t feel comfortable on the boat, so the cab it was and he would bring the boat back to Treasure Cay the next morning. We made another stop to pick up some beer and we were off. The cab driver was difficult to understand, but great and told us lots about the area. It was getting dark so we didn’t see a lot. But what we did notice was destruction from Hurricane Dorian including many trees that looked like they had been through a fire. They were simply logs standing upright. We found out they were pine trees and later discovered that it was the salt water from the flooding the hurricane caused that actually killed them.

 

When we arrived at the Treasure Cay Beach Villas, the cab driver got out of the car and walked down a walkway to find our villa. He helped us carry all the groceries and our luggage. The cab cost $180, but he certainly went out of his way for us. 

 

We made some nachos for supper and headed to bed shortly after eating. It was a long day, but we were happy to be in Treasure Cay.

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