Hurricane Irma - September 1, 2017

We left Oklahoma City early in the morning and headed for Nassau, Bahamas. We had no issues with our flights and arrived on time. This was our first time checking in at the British Colonial Hilton and it did not disappoint. Right on ocean, next to where all the cruise ships park. We had Senor Frogs around the corner, Fat Tuesday down the street and John Watlings distillery up the hill. All within walking distance. There was no concern regarding hurricanes.

I love the John Watlings distillery. There's so much history and rum! Felix does the best job mixing up the drinks for us. After 3 years of visiting with Felix, each trip, we became Facebook friends.

We enjoyed a Sands and ate Mcdonalds for dinner. It was right across the street from the hotel. Talk about convenient!

The port is constantly full of cruise ships and it is the lifeblood of Nassau. The port can hold 5 ships and on some days, that's how many are there. This part of town is full of tourists and its a fun part of the Bahamas.

Travel Tuesday

Our adventure began with extensive flights: Anchorage to Seattle, long 9 hour layover, Seattle to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to Sydney. That last flight was so long, two meals were served with multiple beverages (none adult to conserve money.) Once in Sydney, exhausted we found a taxi to take us to the camper van rental. We decided to immediately leave Sydney, which was confusing since our only map was the free tourist map from the camper van company. Our first stop was about an hour before sundown, perhaps 3 or 4 hours north of Sydney. Finding dinner was difficult because the camper site was away from civilization and one gas station selling snacks. We bought the best we could find for dinner and breakfast but it was a sparse couple of meals. Our site was a few steps away from a dock inside a little bay. The first morning was brisk but we felt refreshed after all that traveling.

Time to fly

The vacation is over and it's quite bittersweet. I'm looking forward to being at home with the kitties. I'm not looking forward to the upcoming flights and layovers. I will leave you with a photo of a funny sign. I don't need an explanation of a naked flame. It's just a funny sign to me. Tomorrow I'll post about sleeping kitties. E N D