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Wonderful collection of vintage photos from Old Bahamas.
Okay so composite post today it is. Yesterday, to sum it up in one word, was uneventful. I got a new teacher and for the most part she’s pretty good. i think she just needs to let us talk more, like letting us read rather than reading for us. For lunch i ate at this restaurant called ‘Fresas’ (‘strawberries’ in spanish). It was good meal, but a little bit expensive. I had a chicken burger and fries and it was real chicken and not some pre-packaged thing. That pretty much summed up my Monday.
Today was i gues a bit more exciting. Class was extra boring so i finally asked to be moved up. We’ll see how that goes in the morning. Dance class was supposed to be today, but it got postponed (again). Tomorrow is cooking class, so i’m looking forward to that and free food. Movie night is also tomorrow, but i don’t know what are our options.
There are currenly a lot of cross country groups but tomorrow will be their last day, thankfully. The school is extra packed with them around and they pretty much take over because it’s so many of them. They don’t really cause any trouble though.
I also paid for my departure tax todays so that’s out of the way. Most countries and airlines have the departure tax attached to the plane ticket, but not here in Costa Rica. I also signed up to go to volcano Arenal on the weekend, but so far we need at least one more person to have the minimum amount of people. While i’m on that trip i’ll be in transit to Flamingo Beach in the northwest (Guanacaste).
No pictures today, but i haven’t taken any noteworthy pictures today or yesterday. There will be pics tomorrow. Pics of FOOD! Chyeah!
Simone.. fishing hehe
Wonderful collection of vintage photos from Old Bahamas.
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South Bimini, Bahamas by jason.groffman on Flickr.
hello fishyy
byebye
i just found these from last summer & i love them lol
untitled on Flickr.
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Yesterday night I posted a picture of the view of one of my...
This is a scenic shot of one of my granite customers in the Bahamas.
It made me realize that our work lives are a small portion of why we’re here on this planet. Many people would trade the fifty years in the system for a few short years living on an island paradise eating grapes.
Hopefully in our lives, we’ll all have the opportunity to sample both at one time or another.
I miss the Bahamas so much. I’d love to just live there forever. I will go back to Atlantis one day!
Yesterday night I posted a picture of the view of one of my client’s houses in Nassau in the Bahamas.
Later the next day, we found that one of his employees had been taken to jail for possessing a gun. He was 19 years old and as we drove up to the worker’s driveway I had a sinking feeling.
We sat and drank tea with his mother while Indian music blasted behind us. Without his work she would not be able to survive. The money we dropped off, which I originally thought was “bail money” was actually to bribe the sheriff to let him go.
Outside no less than a dozen young kids played while eating from closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam containers.
His worker was out of jail by the end of lunch time.
Great Isaac Cay’s abandoned lighthouse
Lighthouse in the middle of the island. What a sight indeed.
Why did the caretakers abandon this place?
Great Isaac Cay’s abandoned lighthouse
Great Isaac Cay is a small Bahamian island located about 20 miles NNE of the Bimini Islands. It is accessible only by boat. And it is so small that it’s not visible on google map or google earth. The most prominent feature of the island is its lighthouse, which was erected in 1859.
In the late 19th century local lore tells of a ship wreck on the island with one survivor, an infant. The child’s distraught mother, known as the Grey Lady, is said to haunt the island to this very day, wailing in sorrow during the full moon.
On August 4, 1969, the station was discovered to have been abandoned by its two keepers, who were never found. The keepers’ house, cistern, and assorted buildings are crumbling into ruins. The Lighthouse look abandoned but is actually still in use, fully automated.
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On the Move: Paradise Island, Bahamas
Breathtaking.
One down, three to go…
On the Move: Paradise Island, Bahamas
I spent a good chunk every summer of my childhood (and adolescence, and adulthood) on the beaches and in the mud-green waters of the Atlantic, near Maryland and Delaware. Honestly, I’ve always felt lucky to be 3 hours away from a beach, regardless of the quality of food and entertainment (*cough* Ocean City, Maryland, is awful *cough*). And while I’ve spent some time on the West Coast on some fantastic beaches by L.A. (Hermosa and Laguna, to name two,) it wasn’t until this summer that I went to a place where the sands and waters are of the color and clarity we dream about when we hear the word “beach.”
The Riu Palace on Paradise Island is an all-inclusive resort, which basically boils down to all you can eat and all you can drink. At first, this might seem like a disaster of an idea. After all, how many solid buffets seem to exist outside of Vegas? (Answer: probably a bunch of them, I just haven’t been there.) Most of the time a buffet is a heap of mediocrity, brimming with macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, and soggy fries.
I am happy to report that the quality of food offered by the Riu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is fantastic. Breakfast and dinner are hosted in the roomy, high-ceilinged Atlantic room, while lunch is hosted in the more casual Bahamas room. The spread put out by the kitchen is somewhat of a spectacle, offering dish after dish of beautifully arranged, freshly prepared foods. If you aren’t happy with the scrambled, sunny-side up, over-easy, poached, or hard-boiled eggs that are constantly being cooked up every morning, you can always head on over to the omelet station to having something more to your liking. Your breakfast staples are all there, along with a few Bahamian offerings in the mix (mostly involving cassava, which is delicious). Dinner offerings rotated on a nightly basis and featured some outstanding themes. At 6:30 every night, the staff throws open the doors with their own cheering and applause, soon to be joined by the guests who are about to savor the work that has been put in all afternoon. Make sure you don’t miss Greek night, which has endless dishes of gyro meat, kofta, chicken kebabs, hummus, tzatziki, and moussaka. This, of course, doesn’t include the platters of marinated olives, the towering dish of Greek salad, the grilled fish selections, the carving station’s offering, the nightly trio of Bahamian dishes, hearts of palm salad—hell, I could list a hundred more dishes, so I’ll stop because I think you get the picture. Bonus points are awarded for the fact that NOT ONCE did they offer macaroni and cheese.
If the buffet isn’t to your liking, you can always opt to make a reservation at one of the four themed restaurants in the resort, instead. There’s a steakhouse (easily the best of the bunch), an attempt at old school gourmet (offering dishes like duck a l’orange), a Japanese spot (passable, but offering portions that sent me wandering over to the buffet immediately afterwards), and a fusion restaurant (I didn’t eat there, due to my reservation coinciding with Greek night).
So, I think 400 words about food is enough. Let’s hit the beach.
The sand is a blinding white, the water is a glassy emerald green, and schools of angel fish will dart past your feet without a hint of fear. In short, it’s amazing. The heat is a little intense at times. To borrow the recent words of a good friend, there are times when you want to reach up and swat at the sun because it feels too close. The plus side is that the ocean is the right amount of cool where it’s easy to walk right in and feel instantly refreshed. You won’t find big waves on Paradise Island. What you get is a laid-back, bobbing flow—the kind that lends itself to floating on your back for pretty much as long as you want. It’s hard to deal with the fact that in a few weeks I’ll be back in the cold, nasty Delaware surf.
The only downside to the beach at the Riu is the swarm of jet-ski hawkers that line the coast. If going out on a jet ski, banana boat, or parasail is your thing, you’ll have easy access. If it’s not your thing, you’ll still be propositioned a few times each hour. It’s annoying, so if you’re looking to get away, you can always hit the pool.
After a little research, I found that pretty much every Riu outside of Paradise Island has a pool that might have been designed by a team of artists. The one at my place wasn’t anything to write home about, but that was okay by me. I’ve never understood people who go to an island and want to stay in a pool instead of the ocean, which is why I never spent more than five minutes in the Riu’s pool (and that was to swim up to the bar and order a ho-hum Kalik beer for the sole reason of saying I ordered something from the pool bar.)
One of the Riu’s advantages is that it’s right next door to the Atlantis resort that dominates Paradise Island. Think of Atlantis as a lost Disney park and you’ll have a grasp on what it’s like. It’s part casino, part aquarium, part water park, part high-end shopping, and part private beach. I spent a day there and made my through pretty much every corner of their property. Their beaches and inlets are spectacular and completely free of anyone trying to sell you a jet-ski ride. I also firmly stand by the statement that the day I can’t have fun in a water park is the day that I’m not fit to be a teacher anymore and I’m happy to report that my brother and I hit the body slides and flume rides and acted like we were 10 again.
You can also try your luck in the Atlantis casino playing games like “Oops, there goes my money” and “Hey, why am I broke?” Sure, other people call them “blackjack” or “roulette” but they all pretty much work the same way. Another great game to play is “watch people burn through twenty thousand dollars in thirty minutes because they have more money than you and, really, that’s just pocket change compared to what they really have in their bank accounts.” Fun times.
The Riu was a great place on a great island filled with great food and great people. You’ll walk away with a tan, some minor and/or major sunburn, and a huge appetite that takes days to get back to normal.
—Written by Grant Goodman
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in less than 24 hours i will be right there. can’t wait.
me @ the bahamas :]
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So, even though its still 6 months away, we’ve already started planning. It will blow the PANTS off any anniversary EVER.
Drive to Florida ? Go to Disney for a day (park hopping of course) ? wake up the next morning and drive to Port Canaveral ? get on a wonderful Bahama Cruise for a couple days.
Yes. I know, amazing.
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Hello anybody who is reading this; just yesterday I came home from Atlantis, Bahamas. I took many pictures there because it was very beautiful! Everything was a photo op; however, I took too many photos to post them all… That is why I am going to post a few. Maybe more to come. Ask me whatever questions you have about the Bahamas! I’ve been there three times before, so I know all about Atlantis!
I love that feeling when you realize that life could not get any better…
i know i look retarded but i love the water :D
The stairs outside my house, yep :)
Fun Times
a lonely 18-year-old virgin with a messy room, an empty stomach, sexual frustration, time to kill, and a boyfriend who is in the Bahamas.
I am feeling too cool right now.
So far, No phone but tumblr!! haha :D
this would be an amazing painting.
So far, No phone but tumblr!! haha :D
Bahamas on Flickr.
the bahamas waters by chennette)
My girls and I at the DC Carnival!
(The following is a response to these comments)
I don’t think the Old or New Testaments make any mention whatsoever of the “continuation of the species”. Although it’s fantastic to be so enthusiastic about Charles Darwin, one really oughtn’t confuse the two. Believe me, if Jesus had taken a break from telling everyone to be less concerned with following ancient laws, rites, and rituals and more concerned with treating everyone in the world with love and respect as fellow children of God, and just given us a quick run-down on how Earthly species diverge and evolve over time, America wouldn’t have nearly as much of a mess going on in our public schools right now.
And since I’m sure that no one would want to be so hypocritical as to make a buffet lunch of the Bible, picking and choosing only the elements that one supports one’s narrow viewpoint and ignoring all the rest, I’ll go on and throw out some other things that it makes pretty clear, such as: No Tattoos (Leviticus 19:28)… that probably includes having the rays of the sun inked around one’s belly button. And logically, tattoo parlors are also illegal, correct?; No Shellfish (Lev. 11:10)…shellfish? like conch?; this one is actually from the New Testament, but I’ll throw that one in there, anyway: No Divorce (Mark 10:8-12)…so I’m sure that divorce is illegal in your Bible-loving paradise, too, right?; going back to the Old Testament, there’s also No Hair or Beard Trimming (Lev. 19:27)…so shaving your whole head and face is right out.
Now let’s not forget that this is the same book that people used in a similar fashion of selective rationalizing to feel completely justified in enslaving countless numbers of Africans and their descendants for two centuries.
Let’s put it this way: If you’re an Orthodox Jew who daily puts forth every effort to abide as literally by the laws in the Old Testament as you humanly can, then I respect that you may hold that particular stance on male homosexuality (noting that *only* men are mentioned in Lev. 18:22). Otherwise, you’re a willfully ignorant hypocrite in the company of all those who so fervently opposed the abolition of slavery, clung to anti-miscegenation laws, and fought for segregation to stay in place.
Regardless, this is not an issue of religion or personal morals. Churches have the right to administer sacrament to whomever they choose, and deny whomever they choose. And that is something that should always remain. However, the government does not have the right to deny civil liberties to its own citizens. This is an issue of legally-protected contracts between eligible and consenting people. There is actually no pre-requisite established by the American government that I know of that requires a sexual relationship as part of the legal marriage contract.
Very slowly, state legislature by state legislature, the people in power in our government are coming to realize that there is no legitimate, legal argument against marriage equality. Because there isn’t—the only arguments against marriage equality or any human equality are based in fear, hatred, and ignorance.
Frida on the beach.
Sunset.
Glittering water and horses.
I recently returned from a vacation in the Bahamas. It was such a beautiful and relaxing trip, which makes it difficult to get back into the swing of things.
Next up, Peru!
Bahamas on Flickr.
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