Nassau and Paradise Island

 We were both relieved to be in Nassau. We'd had a rough ride into town and we both wanted some rest after it. So we walked over to a local Chinese restaurant and had a dinner that was actually quite good. It wasn't long before we were out cold snoring away.
 In the morning we decided to get over to Paradise Island and check out Atlantis.  The forecast was improving so we walked along the shoreline of the harbour towards the bridges. The East side of the Harbour has a number of marinas and quite honestly some of them have been beaten down by years of use and storms. The view of the Harbour on this side is full of derilict boats sinking, floating, and sort of floating. It gives one pause to reflect on how a government would tolerate this situation when it is so dependent on tourism.
 And then there is the other extreme. The Atlantis marina is loaded with Megayachts. Including the one that ran its generator all night long in Spanish Wells because he was too cheap to pay for power. I would have thought the generator in a 110 foot Lazzara would have been more quiet than that one was. By the way it's not in this photo. 
 The hotel itself is massive and loaded with attractions that look tempting enough. We walked through quite a bit of it. But it's loaded with people and after the quiet life in the Abacos this past Winter it's not something we are the least bit acclimated to. We much prefer the walks on beaches that are less traveled and actually have some shells to collect.
 With that we made our way back to the boat and checked in on the weather. As it turned out Saturday was a good day to travel so we booked reservations at Highbourne Cay and Compass Cay. Right after I get off the phone, Deb discovers her Strep throat has turned into scarlet fever. So we walked out to another walk in center and fortunately the good doctor there prescribed some more medication to clear up the residual indications of Strep.

 So off we went for Highbourne on Saturday. As it turns out the dockmaster here is terrific. She remains cheerful in spite of our making and canceling reservations. That and all of the larger yachts are demanding special treatments and attention. For example, it could take one 45 minutes to get into the marina on Highbourne and if you can do it in 5, they wonder what your problem is if you scoot in front of them when they are going about a 1/2 a knot 2 miles away from the place.
 But the water here is very clear and today we move on to Compass for a bit of a stay and some relaxation. I might even get to launch the dink!

 The GPS data is current and I'll load up some more photos shortly. No dissing on the lack of photo comments please.