Bahamas, Part 3

Not too much to say today. It is raining a warm tropical rain right now. Gosh I love that! It was one of my favorite things in Benin too. It smells delicious. However, I decided to come inside to do a little work.

Cara is REALLY sunburned today. Pretty much everywhere, although she did manage to make her feet look like she was wearing socks. My theory, her feet were blocking the sun, so the tops of her feet stayed white. It's pretty funny, but at least she can wear shoes. She spent most of the morning in bed, with some occasional aloe rub-downs. I'm going to try and find some Sooth-a-caine for our little Dies. She did finally deign to leave the room for lunch, and once that happened, it didn't take Tony long to convince her to head to the casino. I decided to stay on the hotel side and get a little work done (gambling really isn't my favorite). So I sat poolside and did a little typing on my Pro-Cert portfolio before the rain came. After enjoying the rain for a little, I checked on my fav gamblers. They were still playing, of course. I left them there after telling them they needed to be back for dinner at 6 (I'm sure I'll be pulling them out screaming at 5:45) so we can go to dinner together. Anyway, I'm going to spend a little more time on my Pro-Cert and try to get two sections finished of the three, and then I think a rain-soaked dip is in my future! I'll upload some photos tonight when I'm back in my room with my camera cord. Hopefully, I can get a couple of our beautiful resort today, and the rain!

Bahamas, Part 2

Cara got the monster of all sunburns today. Let's just say she is reliving Tony's tropical vacation of last year. I'm not sure if she'll be able to walk tomorrow. She is pretty much burned anywhere possible, although her back isn't as bad as her front, so she SHOULD be able to sleep tonight. She found the energy to do a little gambling at the casino next door to our hotel (of course she and Tony chose a hotel with a casino attached)! Cara won about $40 as did I, and Tony cashed out when he hit $200.

We're going to check out downtown tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have some pictures to show you as well.

Bahamas, Part 1

It was a crazy trip getting to the Bahamas with Cara and Tony. It all started well enough. I finally got hold of mom after two hours of trying to call and make sure she was coming to get me. She, of course, was asleep. Luckily, Steve finally returned my call and we were off. And Blythe T. was off the hook too. She was my backup ride.

At the airport, I got checked in, but my ticket agent said she couldn't check me through all the way and that I would have to do it at the gate (I was changing airlines in Seattle). She did get my bags checked all the way through, but wasn't sure if my bags would make the exchange in time. My bags did in fact make the plane, but I didn't. My seats were given away at a half hour before the flight took off, while I was waiting in line to check into the flight, as a matter of fact. After the flight took off (it was of course overbooked by about twenty people.). I got to work out my situation with perhaps the nicest gate attendant I have ever met.

After 45 minutes of him trying every which way he could think of to get me to DC/Virginia Friday night to make my flight on Saturday to the Bahamas, he realized there was no way Delta could do it (Not Delta's fault, just so we're clear). So instead he redid my entire trip, and flew me to the Bahamas from Seattle on Saturday. He also arranged for a hotel and meal vouchers, as well as changing my return flights for me, so I could go from the Bahamas to Spokane. Not only that, but he was waiting for me on Saturday morning at my gate to make sure that everything was OK with my ticket. Seriously, the nicest guy, especially considering Friday had been the end of his shift. On Saturday, he also took care of rerouting my bags from Virginia so that I could have clothes in the Bahamas.

After waiting for my shuttle to the Red Lion for pretty close to two hours (or at least it felt that way in the cold of Seattle), I realized I was being an idiot and called aunt Sue, who came and rescued me from the airport. My original plan was to check into the hotel and then call the family. I didn't want anyone to have to get me to the airport at 5:30 in the morning. We had a fun evening of knitting with the girls at Mill Creek yarn. Pam dropped by too and told us about her weird shake and bake class. It seems worth a try as a workout, even though it's incredibly crazy sounding. We also tried to break into the guest room which was locked due to the door handle having been put on backwards. It didn't work, so I slept on the air mattress...

My trip to the airport and the Bahamas went pretty smoothly on Saturday. My super-awesome gate attendant even got me a seat in first class for the Seattle-Atlanta leg, and I had an exit row to myself on the way to Nassau. Could it have been any better!? Did I mention he was amazing? I made it to Nassau a few hours behind Cara and Tony. Once I made it through customs (surprisingly quickly), I headed to the Delta counter to get an ETA for my lost bag. I was ecstatic to learn that it was actually on the same flight as me. So, I collected my bags and headed to the hotel, where after a half-hour of calling Cara and Tony, they finally woke up and took me up to the room. Let the adventures begin!