NASSAU and ELEUTHERA

This may sound strange, but, we decided to take a mini vacation. We went to Nassau and over to Paradise to experience a day at Atlantis Resort. From our view you notice the huge hotel buildings and the fountains when you approach the entrance to the place. We went through the aquarium portion of Atlantis and saw some of the most wonderful array of fish you can imagine. We walked through a glass tunnel (the picture of our friend John) and you see the underbellies of fish as they swim right over top of you. I got a couple of shots through the glass of a couple of the displays underwater. The picture of the large grouper is real. These fish are HUGE. And notice the fish above Bill's head. It looks like it's trying to kiss him through the glass.
What a cool place. It was worth the time taken out to experience it.

We made our way back up to Eleuthera. This is the upper central Bahamas. The first set of pics is the cave we found. Luckily there was a rail and steps to get down into it. Many have gone before us as you can see writing on the walls. The next set is a small strip of land that was the thinnest part of Eleuthera. The water washed away most of the land over time and a bridge was built to re-connect the island. The water on the east side is very tumultuous. The waves from the sea crash up onto the limestone sides. The other side is the west side. It is much calmer and protected by the lee side of the island. You can see they are very different. And the last two are a picture of an old church dated back to the 1800's and a picturesque shot of our boat.