Our last few days in Nassau were busy spending time on the beach, chasing seagulls, digging sandcastles, swimming, running and lying in the sun. On Thanksgiving Day to our surprise the hotel had a special Thanksgiving feast – complete with roast turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, greens, corn, salads, rolls, soups, fresh fruit, chocolate fountain, a dessert buffet and all the trimmings you’d expect. We didn’t think we’d find any place to get turkey while in the Bahamas so it was a welcome surprise and quite impressive – everything was so delicious! We also appreciated not having to worry about cooking or cleaning at all. Other adventures included a visit to the pirate museum which was actually very interesting, and a trip to the Ardastra Gardens & Zoo where we got (a little too) up close with their famous marching flamingos – the National bird.
Hotel lobby decorated for Christmas:
Live music in the hotel bar:
Cole and R meeting the famous marching flamingos:
The flamingos put on a good show at the zoo – I didn’t even think you could train flamingos!
Beautiful colorful exotic parrots and birds:
R of course loved the farm animals and bleating with the goats and sheep:
R asleep on my shoulder on our walk back from the zoo:
Exploring the colonial buildings in downtown Nassau:
R also loved all of the horse carriages on the streets in Nassau – we took a tour and enjoyed the ride. Our horse’s name was Buddy Love:
Old church in Nassau:
Our hotel:
Visiting the pirate museum:
Reading about the Pirates’ Code:
Drinking local Bahamian Goombay Punch:
Enjoying live music at Lukka Kairi:
The view from our table:
We loved this place! The food was like Bahamian tapas – we started with Johnny Cake with sweet cream butter:
Rice and peas:
Conch corn fritters:
Lobster tail:
Conch shells:
Our last evening on the beach:
Baby bump at 31 weeks:
