We Really Did Go to Nassau!

And On to Nassau! 

Geri & Big Daddy

Dorothy at The Queen's Staircase

What a wonderful surprise, we really DID wake up in Nassau!  I hadn't been there in at least three or four years and it was a first for Geri so we booked a tour after we got off the ship.  Once we'd looked around at the offerings both inside and outside the secure area of the port we found Big Daddy's Taxi & Tours.  Big Daddy takes about 10 - 14 people on a 2 1/2 hour tour of Nassau (which was just about all the time we had) and everyone is family on Big Daddy's tour.  Big Daddy is not shy, and his tour was pretty funny.  He jokingly claims to be the father of Ana Nicole Smith's baby (but he was on vacation so they never took his DNA) and he showed us the Governor's Mansion, Parliament, Princess Margaret Hospital,  Fort Fincastle, the Queen's Staircase, a rum bar, rum cake factory, Atlantis Resort & Casino, the Straw Market and more .  I'd go with Big Daddy again, he was a hoot, and he's a hard worker (and he kept track of all the stragglers).  If you're going to Nassau and want a short tour you can reach him here.

Atlantis Hotel & Casino

Then it was back to the ship (and our feet were already sore, but I did the 45 minute in the gym thing - earning two desserts at dinner), and then went to the Travel Agent talk with Vicki Freed and Michael Bayley.  What was really great this afternoon though was the parade on the Promenade Deck that started at 4:45 PM.   Everyone loves a parade, and when you get one with fairy tale princesses, Puss 'n Boots, Shrek, and other Dream Works characters, not to mention knights in white horses (yes, in not on), junkanoo dancers and lively music ... well it's a great little parade!