Snuba Day!

Cameron and Tara arrived in the Bahamas Saturday night after a two-week trip to Spain.  They were exhausted and ready to sleep so we made a spaghetti dinner for everyone in our room.  After dinner, Cameron rallied and headed to the 18 and up nightclub with Corinne.  The next morning, we all got up and headed across the island in a bus for our snuba excursion.  Snuba is a combination of scuba and snorkel.  Basically, the tanks and air tubes are on a raft.  Each person has an air regulator that's connected to a long air tube.  It enables you to have the benefit of scuba (continuous air) without carrying an air tank on your back.  It's a great concept; it allows you to get up close to the fish and coral. It worked great and everyone enjoyed it.   

 

Our guides were super helpful and friendly--one woman and two men. 

Corinne and Ali.

Taylor, Ali and Corinne getting ready to dive down.

Cameron getting ready to go in.



Tara also getting ready.

Recognize Palm Tree Island?  It's been in many movies and we snuba'ed right next to it.  You may know this spot, in particular, from Pirates of the Caribbean.  Other films include several James Bond movies, Jaws the Revenge, Flipper, Into the Blue, and Day of the Dolphin. 

Resting after the snuba.

Snorkeling after the snuba.

Back at the beach at Atlantis.

Our taxi driver recommended this local restaurant in town famous for its conch and red snapper.  They were out of red snapper but it was still delicious. 

 

Last night, Brandon took a couple of pictures of the resort from our balcony.  This is how it looks at night.

Giant movie screen by the pool.

Last night, we had dinner at Bobby Flay's restaurant on the property...

 

Today, we are going on a parasailing excursion.  Catch up with you later.