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March 10, 2003
Wow...so I'm actually back in
Wow...so I'm actually back in Atlanta. This weekend was a total blast. The Bahamas, the cruise...everything was really quite perfect. So, I figure I'll just go on a day-by-day account of the whole experience. I can't believe it's already over...I'm slightly burnt and maybe a few pounds heavier, but hell, I'd totally go back if I got a chance.
Wednesday - So I wanted to catch an earlier flight to get to Atlanta, but when I got to the airport, I found out the earlier flight was already completely sold out (boo). So I stayed at ABP for like, four hours waiting for my flight. Get on the plane, it's delayed because they need to defrost it or something. We fly to Atlanta to discover there is a huge-ass storm, so we get diverted to North Carolina. We stay in NC for an hour or so, and then finally fly to Atlanta and land around one in the morning. So much for getting there earlier than planned...I friggin got there four hours later. Needless to say...I didn't get to eat any of the good food I wanted to eat *sniffle*
Thursday - Driving to Fort Lauderdale was a serious bitch. It rained like crazy for the first three hours...so it took us about an hour longer than it should have to reach Fort Lauderdale than it should have. Once we got there, everything was pretty good. The cruise ship was fantastic. We were on the seventh floor (as opposed to rock bottom like last time), and the room was actually pretty decently sized. They fed us about a couple hours after we got on...cruise food is always really good. Mike and I watched the sunset, watched some welcome show, watched "The Tuxedo", and then gambled. Mike lost $15 dollars in five minutes, I won $7. Go me.
Friday - We reached Nassau about 11 in the morning. Took lots of pictures. The water is really pretty there. It's so clear that you can see the bottom even if it's like a mile deep...kinda whacky. We decided to go on a shore excursion to "Discover Atlantis." That was the biggest waste of money. Atlantis is a hotel there, and basically we paid like $40 for them to show us their hotel, and tell us how great it is. I thought it was supposed to be some really exotic aquarium, but it was just a small aquarium in the Hotel. It was really kind of stupid. Anyway, we went to the beach afterwards. The beach there is nice...looking into the water, I always forget how salty the damn ocean is. So, we sunbathed there for a while, and then went back to the ship. We had a really great dinner there, some formal dress up stuff. Never knew, but people sure like to get drsesed up. Afterwards, Mike and I decided to try out the clubbing scene in Nassau. Apparently there is the whole Spring Break thing going on there, so we went out to some club that was supposed to be hosting "Girls Gone Wild" tapings...not that I really wanted to see that (which, happens on Saturdays anyway), but we figured it would be decently crowded. Ohmigod...it was SO stupid. The DJ was horrible, and the music was pretty high-school. Mike and I felt soold. Maybe I am used to the Midtown scene in Atlanta or something, but I actually felt overdressed. Is that not whack? People there seemed to be having fun, and I guess maybe if I were completely wasted and also a freshman in college I would think it was crazy fun, but goodness...it was a bit disappointing. So, Mike and I walked back to the ship after about an hour. It was pretty nice...about two mile walk...felt sort of like a workout...sort of.
Saturday - CoCo Cay is absolutely gorgeous. Mike and I got up pretty late (around 10:30) so we missed some of it. But we got to the island around 12:00, just in time for the lunch buffet, which was pretty decent food (notice the focus on food...). We laid out in the sweltering sun for about half an hour before both of us couldn't handle it anymore and had to make a mad run for it into the ocean. We went snorkeling and saw all these different types of fish. I wanted to feed the fish, so I told Mike to put a roll of bread in his pocket. That was probably the stupidest hting I asked him to do...hehe. He got about thirty feet into the water and then like 30 gigantic fish attacked him. You have to imagine him throwing his arms up and dancing around, freaking out. There were two other girls around him and they were totally scared out of their minds too. I think I almost fell over laughing. Anyway, we did that for a while, and then went back to the boat, sunburnt and crazy tired. We relaxed in the "Crown Lounge" on the 14th floor of the ship for a couple of hours, and then had dinner. Caught a comedy show, and then went to some lounge for a couple more hours. The ship had crazy turbulence that night, but it was fun anyway.
Sunday - Drive home was bitch too. Flordia drivers...YOU SUCK. There was no accident, nothing...just rain, but nevertheless, we went about 5 mph for about two hours. I thought I was going to go absolutely insane. So needless to say, the drive took forever, but we got home safely. Now, I'm back in Atlanta. And then tomorrow, I'll be back in Pittsburgh *ugh* But at the very least...I got a tan. =)
Posted by szujin at March 10, 2003 12:05 AM