Our Trip to the Bahamas!

Last Wednesday Gavin and I went to the Bahamas. Gavin was the Torchbearer for Sysco Las Vegas again this year and they sent us on cruise to the Bahamas. I was really nervous about going. I didn't know if I could leave the kids for 5 days, but I did and we had a really great time. Thank you Mom, Dad and everyone who helped tend the kids. Gavin and I both needed a little break from the trials of everyday life. 

So here is my travel log of our vacation...

Day 1 Left home at 4:00 am to catch a flight in Vegas at 7:30. 

All our flights were on time and traveling went smooth. We got to Fort Lauderdale at 5:30 that afternoon. Once we got to our hotel we went with some friends from Sysco to dinner at a place called H2O. It was really really good. As we were sitting at dinner watching the waves roll in, Gavin and I decided that it had been a long time since he and I went to dinner alone together! When we go to dinner we usually take all the kids along or at least Addie, so it was really nice to eat slow and enjoy our dinner together. 

Day 2 Boarded the Ship. 

We got on the ship about 1:30 in the afternoon. It was fun they had music, food and drinks for everyone to enjoy while we waited to set sail. The ship had a problem with its back up generator so we didn't actually set sail until about 9:00 that night. After dinner Gavin and I had a massage. It was really relaxing. 

Day 3 Nassau. Gavin and I  signed up to take our own personal sub about 15 feet below the water and look at the fish and coral. If you look in the background of the picture that is our subs. This was fun the only scary part was my sub ran out of oxygen! It was crazy, I went in the water first and when Gavin came down he looked at my gauge and it had about 1/2 the oxygen that he had. He pointed it out to me but I didn't know what to do, so we just started our tour. We saw fish and coral (that wasn't that pretty! ha ha) They were showing us this airplane that was under the water and I looked down at my gauge and it was on ZERO! I got a little panicked but the guy that was scuba diving by me saw the gauge and actually took his oxygen mouthpiece and put it up in the bubble where my head was so I could breath. Needless to say they took me right to the back of the boat and got me out of the water first. Gavin was a little nervous cause they took me away so fast and he knew I didn't have any air. He said they put a flag thing on my rope so the people at the top knew I was out of air and then I was gone. He tried to catch up to us but his sub was to slow. Anyway, they took good care of me and riding on those things under the water was pretty fun! 

 Then we went back to the port and walked around and shopped for a little while. Gavin and I were done shopping within 30 minutes because we felt like we were going to be mugged at any moment! We got back on the boat and lounged around. 

Just a note about Nassau... the drivers there are crazy! We were in a little bus and the roads are pretty narrow. They drive on the opposite side of the road and basically yield when there is a stop sign. It is kind of like playing chicken in the road with other cars!  Gavin said that he thought we were going to get hit a bunch of times. Needless to say we decided to opt out of taking a scooter around for a tour!! :) 

Day 4 Half Moon Cay. This was by far our favorite day of the trip. It was the most beautiful island I have ever seen. It is a private island owned by the cruise line. The only people there was the people on our ship. (800) We went horseback riding and then chilled on the beach for the rest of the day. Don't you love our helmets! Both of us could not stop laughing when they made us put these on. It was so funny. 

Here is my noble steed! His name was Sport, Gavin's horse was "The General!" 

Swimming a horse in the ocean was quite a trip! 

Here I am laying on my raft in the water. This picture almost looks photoshopped to me. I promise Gavin took this picture. Isn't that the most beautiful water. It was paradise!! 
This was the last night at dinner they had a ice sculpture that said Sysco. The dinners were really nice. This night we ate steak and lobster, Yummy!!  

Day 5 Arrived at the airport in Fort Lauderdale at 9:00 am and didn't get home to until 11:00 pm. It was a long long day and I was sooo glad to be home. 

I am so happy we went on this little trip it was a lot of fun. It was probably something that Gavin and I would have never done if it had not have been planned for us. Thank you Sysco! Good Times!!