In the Storm

Bahamas Album Done

 
I added this page to another that I'd already completed to make a two page spread.

 
This is the last page of the album. And I'm done. I've ordered my copy.

More on the Bahamas

 
This was our ship, the Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas.

 
 
Our dining experience. For breakfast we dined at the buffetstyle, Windjammer Cafe, In the evenings we dined at Claude's, a more formal setting. We loved our waiter and assistant waiter.

Bahamas Tour - Even more album pages

 
 
Fun pages to do. I can't believe I'm already up to pages 18 & 19 in my album. Of course many of the pages I've already done aren't in any kind of order.

Because it's my album I wanted to include just me on some of the pages. Those things that meant the most to me. I loved this. Taking my shoes off and walking on the beach of the Bahamas. Very cool feeling walking into the crystal clear blue waters the Bahamas are so famous for.

Bahamas

 
 
 
Moving right along on my album. Here is another Nassau page spread. We went on an amazing private tour of Nassau. Our driver did an exceptional job of not only showing us the 'hot' spots of Nassau like Paradise Island but the not-so-hot spots, and interesting facts about how Bahamians live and work. It was an fun filled morning of sightseeing. I would suggest everyone take a private tour over one generated by the cruise line. Our driver was most attentive and caring and went above and beyond stopping at places we wanted to see further or up close. Great morning.

More Bahamas album

 
We were ready to eat lunch after spending all morning touring Nassau via taxi-van with an amazing guide, Marcus. We asked Marcus to take us to the row of restaurants we'd seen, and he'd mentioned in his tour. Everyone else on the tour had already gotten off so when Marcus dropped us off he said he'd be back to pick us up in an hour - how's that for service. We were all after Conch for lunch. While everyone else liked their meal I wasn't to thrilled with it but I absolutely loved the Conch Fritters that I ordered and ended up eating them as my main course. Loved them so much I even came home to find a recipe for them and the sauce that was served with them.

Bahamas Tour - Album Pages

 
 
On our third day of the cruise we made it into Nassau, Bahamas, the capitol city. As part of our tour we went to Paradise Island and visited the famed Atlantis resort and hotel. This thing is ostentatious (sp). We were only allowed to visit a small section of the hotel. While I thought the entire island and accompanying resort was amazing I just wasn't that impressed. I guess if I could afford to stay on the resort I might feel different. I personally enjoyed the rest of the island better.

A Bahamas Tour - Homeschooling 101

 
 
 
 
 
 
The last several pages Facts about the Bahamas are apart of the entire assignment spelled out on the first two pages. Everything has to be completed neatly - I'm a stickler on neatness. The Georgia Boys both have the abilities to be extremely neat if they set their mind to it. Neatness to me reflects pride in work and can certainly push a grade up from one level to the next. I'm excited to see the answers the boys come up with and the level of research they do to find the answers. I'm also looking forward to the 'drawings' they are required to do.

Bahamas Album Pages

 
 
Coco Cay is getting alot of album attention because it was absolutely my most favorite part of the cruise. I would have been happy to go back and forth from ship to Coco Cay from ship to Coco Cay for a couple of days and taken advantage of the many water activities the island had to offer.

Bahamas Album - More pages

 
This is the right half of a two-page spread. It will probably be close to the beginning right after the title page.

 
Our first day getting on board and settling in...

 
A page for our first stop at Coco Cay. I will probably have several from this day besides what I'm sharing today.

 
This is page two of the two-page layout that I did for some of our Coco Cay adventure.

 
More Coco Cay...

 
Our glass bottom boat tour around Coco Cay. This was a most amazing trip. This is the left side of the 2-pager.

 
I'm lovin' this album. Here's the last page for today.

 

Bahamas - the clothes

 
I took way to many clothes for my cruise but it was nice to have an assortment. I loved that I had jewelry for every outfit. I'm on such a fashion jewelry kick right now and I love it. I also wear the black capris (from middle bottom picture) with a slinky white sleeveless drape blouse with a deep pink sweater (perfect night for a sweater too!) with yummy 24-inch chains, one silver rings of various sizes and the other of pink bauble that really pulled the outfit together. I think one of my most favorite pieces of the trip was the swimsuit cotton long black cover up that I pulled on over my suit. It was breathable, very comfortable and perfect for walking around the ship. I would wear a long dress (next cruise) for the captain's dinner instead of the short one I wore. I even had a long skirt and top that would have been lovely but didn't think to bring it. So next cruise (which I hope there is one with Hoosier Man and Georgia Boys) I know what to pack and what not to pack.