Onward to the Bahamas!

We arrived in the Bahamas on Thursday.  As we flew in from Miami, we were amazed at the clear blue/turquoise water greeting us down below.  Once we landed, we discovered a beautiful island with warm balmy weather, incredible white sand, and an amazing resort at the Atlantis.  It's absolutely huge with casinos, restaurants, wandering swimming pools, water slides and lots of activities.  We spent the first couple of days getting to know the place, relaxing, reading and enjoying the water slides and lazy river. 
 

The view of the Bahamas from our airplane.

Brandon on the beach in front of our resort.

View of the Atlantis Resort from our balcony.

Las tres amigas at one of the many restaurants on the property.

Entering the casino area.

 

It didn't take long to lose a few bucks.

End of gambling.  It was fun while it lasted.

The flora and fauna on the grounds is beautiful.  On our second day, we stopped here for a few pics on our way to the water slides...



 

We've all enjoyed the lazy river and the water slides, but Ali and Brandon are the only ones brave enough to go on the Tower of Power, the tallest slide that goes straight down (airborne) and lands in a shark tank.

 

 

 

 

 

We're also enjoying reading and tanning by the pools and beach and just hanging out.



Some of us are on our second book.

 

Cute picture the girls took on the beach.

Cameron and Tara arrived the next day.  Our next blog will include pictures of the snuba trip we all took off the resort on Sunday.  Today, we are going parasailing.  Sorry to be so behind on the blog.  We'll try to catch up later today.  Much to do!