Bahamian Beaches

We learned on our cruise that people are not exaggerating when they say that the most amazing beaches are in the Bahamas. We love our beaches in New Zealand, but we were definitely impressed with these!

We had an afternoon in Freeport, and a day in Nassau. Freeport is among the biggest of the 700 islands, while Nassau is one of the smallest. I didn’t even know that there were lots of islands, this was all new to me.

So… without further ado, I present beautiful beach number one. This was a 15 minute drive from the port at Freeport, near a lovely little market at Port Lucaya.

The colours of the water were unbelievable!

It rained during part of the time we were swimming, but the water and the air were so warm, it didn’t really bother us. In fact, wading into the water was like getting into a warm bath. The ocean in NZ (at least when we’ve been in it) is always quite cold, so this was a completely different experience.

Someone was selling these beautiful conch shells, and though I wasn’t interested in buying them, they made for a lovely picture.

We always take pictures of our feet at the beach. Our feet are actually covered in a bit of water, but you can’t tell, because it’s so clear!

In the market, we got drinks in fresh coconuts! They chop them open right there with a machete, then mix the coconut milk with some slushy yumminess (and rum, in J’s case) and when you’ve finished the drink, you can scoop out the coconut and eat that as well. It was amazing.

This is the market we walked around. It was a beautiful place, but we quickly became uncomfortable with the pressure to buy things. I remember the same thing from Jamaica, and I know that it’s a product of the unfortunate situation of trying to make a living selling things to vacationers who are only there for a day and will never be back, but I struggle to cope with it, so we tended to move on quite quickly.

The boat took us to Nassau as we slept, and when we woke up, this was the first view we saw. Stunning.

This beautiful lady was on the street, all dressed up in Bahamian dancing garb.

We also met this friendly pirate, who even held my purse while we posed for a picture.

We headed to the beach, which, unsurprisingly, was amazing.

Look how clear the water is! I’m almost up to my knees.

The tiny, gentle waves looked like liquid glass, sliding across the sand.

Back on the ship, I went back to Serenity (on the back deck) and watched as we left the Bahamas and the sun set.  I love this glowing cloud, with the wisps above it and the moon already peaking out.