HI I AM IN THE
BAHAMAS THEY DO INDEED HAVE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS, BUT I AM SO FAR AWAY I HAVE TO SHOUT FOR THE LAST FEW MILES. IT IS AMAZING HERE!!!!!!!!!!
...Ok, I think the connection is improving. Well, let me tell you a little bit about this place. I am staying in the Royal Towers of the Atlantis Hotel on Paradise Island (right off of Nassau). Besides having our own private part of the ocean (which is sooooo warm), there are three outdoor pools in the hotel. One is a "fake beach" created inside of the hotel's boundries. They also have a few HUGE water slides that go through tunnels submerged underwater with fish on either side. The most terrifying one is called the "Leap of Faith", which is an almost vertical drop with a tunnel through shark-infested waters (yes, real sharks). The inside of the hotel is pretty much like a shopping mall. With everything here, there's no real reason to go outside the hotel unless you want to sample the REAL Bahamas - which I have sworn to do, and lots of it (why come to the Bahamas just to relax at a hotel which seems more like a slab of America / Europe?).
Tommorrow I hope to go jet skiing among other things, as today my burnt skin stopped me from participating. Not burnt in the usual places, but on my feet. I saw my father and little brother walking down the pavement without shoes, so I thought it was safe. Shortly thereafter, I was reeling from the pain. Afterwards, I found out some migration medication I take can make people "photosensitive" (meaning I sunburn easily), which also explains why I lathered myself up with sunscreen (SPF 30) every hour or two and still managed to get some mild sunburns.
Tonight we shall be dining near lobby, where the walls of the restaurant are actually an aquarium. Sometime this week (we return on Thursday) we are going on a Dolphin Tour, which I am most looking forward to.
This place has everything. They even have a pre-teen & teenager hangout (the pre-teen and the teenager hours are different, so they don't mingle) called "Club Rush", where adults are NOT allowed! It's full of games, movies, drinks (non-achoholic of course!), dancing, and other entertainment. My two little siblings got in of course, being 7 and 9. I tried to pass myself off as 17 and almost suceeded, until they asked for an ID. I said I was over 17 and they thought I was 18
That's what I get for having a baby face and so many pimples
So that's why I am just relaxing on my little geek toy here until dinner. I'd go "scope out the babes", but I doubt they'd be impressed with my little whelps of pain as I wobble over to them.
Oh, and speaking of geek toys...do other geeks also have trouble getting on a plane from USA? I had to take off both of my watches, take out my laptop, show them what's in my Gamepark bag, take off my belt, take off my SHOES (they had little metal stubs), and still had trouble because my hat had a little piece of metal on the back. When I STILL had trouble, I had to empty my pockets: one pen, one packet of Trident sugerfree gum (the aluminun can cause it to go off), one pocket notebook and one comb. I finally passed the scanner, but I guess they were still a little suspicious, as one man proceeded to do a strip search. That was all fine until he got this weird smile on his face and...well, I got fed up after the flute session.
All in all, I'm having a great time! Especially now that I have wireless up and running! And it will even work on the pool and beach now that I signed up here! Exclamation point!
Wish you all were here
