We said goodbye to Sampson Cay this morning and caught a ride back to Staniel Cay for our short flight to Eluethera. Everything went pretty smoothly, except that we had to wait about 30 minutes for the taxi to take us from the Yacht Club to the airport.
It was a great day to fly –blue skies, light winds, great visibility. We took off and headed North, following the Exuma chain for a while. What a sight! It’s like God’s own watercolor painting with all the shades of blue & turquoise. Stunning!
I climbed us slowly to protect Megan’s baby ears and it seems like we just barely got leveled off at 5,500 feet when it was time to descend into North Eluthera Airport. We have stopped in a couple times over the years for fuel & to clear customs, but I have never seen it as busy as it was today! The radio was buzzing with aircraft taking off & landing. We had to widen our pattern and follow a commuter airline flight in. Once one the ground, we could barely find a spot to park. Welcome to the “big city”. It sure is different from sleep Staniel Cay airport.
We got the plane unloaded and packed all our stuff in a cab for the short ride to the ferry terminal, where we unloaded again and moved everything into a boat. After a 15 minutes boat ride, we unloaded the stuff from the boat and back into another taxi. I am starting to get really tired of moving all this junk!
The Coral Sands hotel is very nice. It sits at the top of a ridge right on the beach. Our rooms are not right on the sand, but we have a nice view. Michele & I have two rooms side-by-side and Roland & Sandy are in a different building. After seeing our rooms, we went to the beach bar / restaurant to have lunch, which was delicious. We enjoyed the cool sea breeze as we drank pina coladas and munched fresh seafood.
After lunch, the boys were dying to hit the beach. We got changed and I took them down. There is a sandy hill right behind the hotel and they had a great time climbing up and jumping back down as far as they could. Next it was time to get in the water. It was a bit too chilly for me, so I pulled up a beach chair and watched as they frolicked in the surf. Today was a Bahamian holiday, so there was a big party for the locals next door. We enjoyed the music pumping, but the beach was a bit crowded at times. It should be a little calmer tomorrow.
The kids played on the beach until well after 5pm and then we came up to the room, relaxed a while and got cleaned up for dinner. The food was good, but the service was very slow and the restaurant. I think we may try to find someplace else for dinner tomorrow night.
Tomorrow, we plan to take a couple golf carts out and explore the little town in the morning and maybe hit the beach again in the afternoon. I think I have been a bit of a downer the past couple days, but I can’t help thinking about my Dad in the hospital back in Tampa. I spoke with Mom this evening and she said he had a rough day. I hope tomorrow is better for him.
It was a great day to fly –blue skies, light winds, great visibility. We took off and headed North, following the Exuma chain for a while. What a sight! It’s like God’s own watercolor painting with all the shades of blue & turquoise. Stunning!
I climbed us slowly to protect Megan’s baby ears and it seems like we just barely got leveled off at 5,500 feet when it was time to descend into North Eluthera Airport. We have stopped in a couple times over the years for fuel & to clear customs, but I have never seen it as busy as it was today! The radio was buzzing with aircraft taking off & landing. We had to widen our pattern and follow a commuter airline flight in. Once one the ground, we could barely find a spot to park. Welcome to the “big city”. It sure is different from sleep Staniel Cay airport.
We got the plane unloaded and packed all our stuff in a cab for the short ride to the ferry terminal, where we unloaded again and moved everything into a boat. After a 15 minutes boat ride, we unloaded the stuff from the boat and back into another taxi. I am starting to get really tired of moving all this junk!
The Coral Sands hotel is very nice. It sits at the top of a ridge right on the beach. Our rooms are not right on the sand, but we have a nice view. Michele & I have two rooms side-by-side and Roland & Sandy are in a different building. After seeing our rooms, we went to the beach bar / restaurant to have lunch, which was delicious. We enjoyed the cool sea breeze as we drank pina coladas and munched fresh seafood.
After lunch, the boys were dying to hit the beach. We got changed and I took them down. There is a sandy hill right behind the hotel and they had a great time climbing up and jumping back down as far as they could. Next it was time to get in the water. It was a bit too chilly for me, so I pulled up a beach chair and watched as they frolicked in the surf. Today was a Bahamian holiday, so there was a big party for the locals next door. We enjoyed the music pumping, but the beach was a bit crowded at times. It should be a little calmer tomorrow.
The kids played on the beach until well after 5pm and then we came up to the room, relaxed a while and got cleaned up for dinner. The food was good, but the service was very slow and the restaurant. I think we may try to find someplace else for dinner tomorrow night.
Tomorrow, we plan to take a couple golf carts out and explore the little town in the morning and maybe hit the beach again in the afternoon. I think I have been a bit of a downer the past couple days, but I can’t help thinking about my Dad in the hospital back in Tampa. I spoke with Mom this evening and she said he had a rough day. I hope tomorrow is better for him.
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