ROSE ISLAND

Rose Island is an island close enough to Nassau that we can quickly go to Nassau to pick up or drop off our guests. This island has 2 kinds of beaches, one on the nice calm waters and one on the other side of the island where there are waves galore...of course depending on the winds and weather.

Sam in the distance, and I went walking along the beach to collect sea glass which is glass that is smoothed out from all the crashing of the water and waves. We found a few nice dark green pieces. Rose Island is beautiful to kayak around which Sam and I did to get some exercise. We snorkeled again and just enjoyed the sun and water.
We walked into Nassau where the cruise ships dock, over 2000 passengers with 900 crew members per ship, so imagine if there are 4 or 5 ships in harbour, today there were two. We bought some rum and the Bahamas's famous Rum Cake, even got ourselves some samples, mmmmm. Of course I bought the Chocolate Rum Cake.

Ben and Sam enjoying themselves in the Sand and Surf on Rose Island

Yesterday there was a huge yacht that anchored near us from St. Vincent. They had 2 Seadoos and all the toys that come with a huge yacht. Their anchor was so small compared to our BAA (Big Ass Anchor). Well, sure enough after a couple of hours that anchor of theirs started dragging and did not hold their big yacht. BUT, no one on that boat seemed to notice, finally after what seemed a long time, a crew member came out and pulled that small anchor up.

Big Yacht heading to the rocks on shore

We were about to hail them on the VHF Radio but thank goodness they came forward to pull that anchor. It would have not been pleasant.

We pick up Ben and Sam's friends tomorrow and head back to Rose Island, if it is not too windy. The boat will rock like crazy on the way back, we hate to give our guests a rough ride the very first day, but that is the way it goes sometimes, only a short ride.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
--John Wayne