Pictures of Nassau

Here are some photos of Nassau. the first is our cruise ship and 3 others at the port. The second photo is of the famous Atlantis resort. The other photos are around the port.

Towel Animals

Towel animals are famous on cruise ships. Here are the animals our cabin steward left for us.

Cruise Food

Cold fruit soups were on the menu for several nights. The waiter would bring an empty bowl with only a bit of fruit in the middle. Then from a small pitcher he would pour the soup into the bowl. Quite a presentation. This was strawberry soup. The dessert for lunch the last day was a pastry with ice cream in the middle and it looked like a swan.
very cool.

Cruise Friday Nassau

On Friday, we went to the Blue Lagoon. A beautiful little island with a nice beach. We went snorkeling - we saw some pretty fish. We were able to relax in a hammock underneath palm trees. It was a very relaxing time.
I will post photos later.
Laurie

Cruise day 3

Today Thursday we stopped in Freeport. We went to Paradise Cove to kayak and snorkel. Both were very enjoyable. It started to rain as we were finishing snorkeling. It rained and rained and then when we were heading back to the ship it stopped and the sun came out. Of course, we were hungry by the time we got back to the ship so I had Mongolian BBQ.

Paradise Cove was a beautiful place. This was not an excursion through the cruise line so there were not alot of people there. It was a friendly place and not fancy.
In the rain - notice the difference in the sky.

Wednesday Cruise Day 2

So yesterday was our day at sea. A beautiful sunny and hot day. Here we are relaxing in the sun. We were able to catch alot of the events of the day - Hairy Chest Contest, the introduction of the officers to name some. We had a fancy lunch in the main dining room and an even fancier dinner where we were dressed up. We saw the show and listened to some music in the lounge.
This is our cabin. See the towel animal our cabin steward leaves for us each evening. The bed is king size and the room is just big enough with space to put everything away.

Bon Voyage

Well, we made it. We are on the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship sailing the Atlantic heading for the Bahamas. On our way out of Charleston we passed Fort Sumter. Our room is cozy and we have a window which is nice. Our dinner was good and out tablemates are from NC, of course.

TJ with a haircut

Early this week, TJ went in to get groomed and this beautiful dog came out. He looks so different and so cute; we keep hugging him!

Spiffy, indeed!

Friends,
Here's an updated photo of my vegetable garden.
I told you it would start to look like something.
I planted 3 more cucumber plants and so far so good with them. We could use some rain.
On Saturday, Ben and I picked strawberries at Holland's farm. When we moved here oh so many years ago I did not know we were moving in the middle of so many pick your own strawberry farms. It is definitely a plus and I go about every week for a month or so for strawberries. Last Sat. was a good day, the plants were so full and the strawberries were big and I don't think it was even 10 minutes before we had a bucket full. The plants are in black plastic and the rows in between are covered with straw so you don't even get dirty.
I made a strawberry cake on Sat. afternoon. I sorta made up the cake. I used the Cake Mix Doctor's recipes ,of course, as I often do. I made a yellow sour cream cake in 2 layers which is very good. Then I made cream cheese frosting. I sliced the strawberries and laid them on the frosting in between the layers and on top. Should have taken a photo as it looked pretty and was delicious, too.
In the evening, Joey and I attended a Jazz concert at his school. It was very good.