We started our world travels years ago by going to Nassau in the Bahamas for two weeks. It was pretty
uneventful at first, but then we discovered snorkeling. If you've never tried
it, you really ought to. It is very easy. There is just one thing you must
remember, wear a t-shirt in the water, your back is constantly exposed to the
sun and the cool water is deceiving. You can get burnt very quickly. We started out exploring a sunken
rowboat that played host to about 50 moray eels. It was really neat. Then the activities
director signed us up for a tour of an out island. They warned us before we
left not to wear any jewelry because it attracted baracuda. We dove down for starfish and conch. Our guides showed
us how to get the live conch out of the shell and eat it raw, it was good. My sister and I were
snorkeling around and came upon just the head of a big gar fish. The gills were
still moving. Then out of the corner of our eyes we saw a BIG 2 foot baracuda turning to swim
away, obviously with a full belly. Wheww! Have you ever screamed through a snorkel? We decided to go first class and take the gourmet meal plan at the Cable Beach Resort Hotel.
Have you ever been served by four waiters with white gloves? It was so elegant. Every piece of
lettuce was so carefully placed on your salad. Appetizers were works of art.
When they served your entre it was covered with oval silver hoods which were
similutaneously removed by two waiters as they said "viola". It was like something
you see in the Movies. Desserts were spectacular. If you want to be spoiled
completely, go to the Bahamas. When our stay was over we went to airport to go home and found that our flight
had been changed to 10:00 am instead of 1:00 pm. It had already left! Can you
believe that? We found out that the airline we had been booked on had gone
bankrupt during our stay. They switched people to other airlines and other
flights but did not notify us. They said we were supposed to verify the flight
information the day before we left. This was our first trip and we had no idea
that this could happen. We sat at the airport for hours and hours waiting for
another flight. My mother was LIVID! After a lot of aggrevation and complaining
to tour companies and travel agents we got a flight home on KLM. It was the
nicest airline I've ever been on. Since that flight took us to another airport
than the one we left our car at, the travel agent arranged a stretch limo to pick
us up and take us home. It was a luxurious ride we didn't expect but we were
all too tired to enjoy it.
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