05/17/09 Sunday
On Sunday we woke up really early (7:30 AM, which is really 4:30 in California time!). We went down and had some mediocre breakfast (I had some eggs and a slice of chewy ham, some coffee and some frosted mini wheats) and talked to the front desk about changing our room. They said we could move to an upstairs room on Monday. We went back to our room and crashed until 10:15--the grocery run leaves at 10:30. We hopped in the van with Rico who checked us in the night before, and went on a rip-roaring ride down the narrow streets of Nassau. The streets are so narrow, and it's kind of crazy driving on the "wrong" side of the street. We ended up at City Market, the local grocery store. We grabbed a cart and went at it. It was a pretty typical grocery store, and pretty busy. We got some cereal, milk, OJ, Lean Pockets, some bread, lunchmeat, tomatoes, lettuce and cheese for sandwiches, some shampoo, some saline for Adam's contacts, and a few other things. It ended up being $80, but we were ready for that...things are a lot more expensive here because they have to be shipped in. We went back to the room and had a bit to eat, then turned on The Rock and napped while watching it. It's so nice to be able to nap whenever we want to!
We had talked on Saturday night about going out to dinner with Danielle and Devin. They went on a booze cruise earlier that day--they said it was $60 and you ride out on a boat, snorkel for a bit, then climb back aboard and drink as much as you want. They got pretty toasted, so when Devin stopped by we decided to meet up at 8:30 or 9:00, to walk to a restaurant down the road called Traveler's Rest.
We ended up napping some more, then took off down the road. The hotel we're staying in (Orange Hill Beach)
Okay, I have to stop writing for one minute--there is the most massive thunderstorm I have ever existed in going on outside right now. The thunder is frightening and resonates around the sky and my room. Dang!
Now, back to the story.
The hotel we're staying in is about a 10 minute taxi ride from the airport, and set away from downtown, maybe 20 minute bus ride. There's not a lot going on around the hotel, but if you walk east a bit you'll run into a shopping complex, and if you go west you'll get to Traveler's Rest. The roads are not pedestrian friendly at all, so you have to walk along grass and rubble to get to your destination. The walk to Traveler's Rest was about 15 minutes in the dark, and it was kinda rainy earlier so we got muddy. When we got there there was a live band playing lots of catchy popular tunes. Adam & I ordered banana daquiris, Devin got a mango one (Danielle decided no alcohol for her that night as she had too much fun at the booze cruise). I ordered ribs, which came with peas & rice and macaroni & cheese. The ribs were SO GOOD. I inhaled them. I was done eating before anyone else. Devin got the ribs too, & Danielle
AHHH!!!! The thunder sounds like it is literally right outside the window!!! OMGOMG.
Actually, I don't remember what Danielle got, but Adam got a cheeseburger, which was delicious!
As we were finishing up, I said, why don't you pay with the card instead of cash so we can hang onto the cash. Adam said, okay, let me get out my wallet. Uh...where's my wallet? He was sure he brought it. Commence freaking out. Let's try for 1 disaster per day. First day, forget the plane tickets. Second day, lose Adam's wallet. So, we started on the walk back. It was raining, muddy, and completey dark in sections, only illuminated temporarily by passing headlights. At one point, I got splashed by a car that went through a giant puddle. It's like the movies! As we got closer and closer to the hotel, we were losing hope. Adam said, I'll wake up at sunrise and run along and try to find it. My one hope was that it might be on the swinging bench that we sat on for a minute before dinner. We were so focused on the ground we completely passed by the hotel. We turned back and Adam dashed up the stairs...thankfully, there was his wallet, a little damp, but hanging out on the swing.
We'd left Danielle and Devin at the restaurant, so they arrived shortly after we did. We decided we definitely needed a drink. At the hotel there's an open bar, so I had a rum punch and Adam had a beer. We got 'kicked out' at 12 AM when the lobby/bar area closes, so sat outside for a little bit and drank our drinks, then headed back to the hotel room and crashed.
We had talked on Saturday night about going out to dinner with Danielle and Devin. They went on a booze cruise earlier that day--they said it was $60 and you ride out on a boat, snorkel for a bit, then climb back aboard and drink as much as you want. They got pretty toasted, so when Devin stopped by we decided to meet up at 8:30 or 9:00, to walk to a restaurant down the road called Traveler's Rest.
We ended up napping some more, then took off down the road. The hotel we're staying in (Orange Hill Beach)
Okay, I have to stop writing for one minute--there is the most massive thunderstorm I have ever existed in going on outside right now. The thunder is frightening and resonates around the sky and my room. Dang!
Now, back to the story.
The hotel we're staying in is about a 10 minute taxi ride from the airport, and set away from downtown, maybe 20 minute bus ride. There's not a lot going on around the hotel, but if you walk east a bit you'll run into a shopping complex, and if you go west you'll get to Traveler's Rest. The roads are not pedestrian friendly at all, so you have to walk along grass and rubble to get to your destination. The walk to Traveler's Rest was about 15 minutes in the dark, and it was kinda rainy earlier so we got muddy. When we got there there was a live band playing lots of catchy popular tunes. Adam & I ordered banana daquiris, Devin got a mango one (Danielle decided no alcohol for her that night as she had too much fun at the booze cruise). I ordered ribs, which came with peas & rice and macaroni & cheese. The ribs were SO GOOD. I inhaled them. I was done eating before anyone else. Devin got the ribs too, & Danielle
AHHH!!!! The thunder sounds like it is literally right outside the window!!! OMGOMG.
Actually, I don't remember what Danielle got, but Adam got a cheeseburger, which was delicious!
As we were finishing up, I said, why don't you pay with the card instead of cash so we can hang onto the cash. Adam said, okay, let me get out my wallet. Uh...where's my wallet? He was sure he brought it. Commence freaking out. Let's try for 1 disaster per day. First day, forget the plane tickets. Second day, lose Adam's wallet. So, we started on the walk back. It was raining, muddy, and completey dark in sections, only illuminated temporarily by passing headlights. At one point, I got splashed by a car that went through a giant puddle. It's like the movies! As we got closer and closer to the hotel, we were losing hope. Adam said, I'll wake up at sunrise and run along and try to find it. My one hope was that it might be on the swinging bench that we sat on for a minute before dinner. We were so focused on the ground we completely passed by the hotel. We turned back and Adam dashed up the stairs...thankfully, there was his wallet, a little damp, but hanging out on the swing.
We'd left Danielle and Devin at the restaurant, so they arrived shortly after we did. We decided we definitely needed a drink. At the hotel there's an open bar, so I had a rum punch and Adam had a beer. We got 'kicked out' at 12 AM when the lobby/bar area closes, so sat outside for a little bit and drank our drinks, then headed back to the hotel room and crashed.