Bahamian Adventure (with Kids!) Day 10

Dolphin hugging, beach laying, pirate shipping...what's left?  Boating!  But first, a little stop at the park.

The big question was whether or not Liam would react the same way to boating as he did in his younger days.  The verdict is that he LOVES boating at slow speeds but is not a fan of speed-boating.  Aiden approves of both.

This is Liam's buddy, PJ, who is a waiter at The Twisted Lime in Sandyport.  They hit it off right away, with PJ showing Liam the tarpon fish that like to hang out by the blue light in the water by the deck.  As you may know, Liam is OBSESSED with sea life.  He and PJ had a lot to discuss and have been BFFs ever since.  

Don't let his apparent confidence fool you...He's only done this a handful of times...

Yeah, Liam's still not a fan of going fast...

He and Aiden are very different.  

We stayed about a mile from shore, hugging the island to get to Old Fort Beach.  We passed Compass Point, a picturesque beachside restaurant and hotel.   

And we ended up here.  That's someone's home, not a resort.  There are no private beaches in the Bahamas so you can access even the most exclusive areas by boat even if you are prohibited entry by land.  

Time to drop anchor.  He looks like a pro!

That is, a pro until the anchor rope got wrapped around the propeller...Oops!

These kids have no idea how good they have it.

 

We got to the beach just before sunset, so we only had a little while before we needed to head back home.  It was worth the journey!

Wes did some male modeling.

Sunset return voyage, with snacks.

The only known picture of Wes and me from the entire trip.  Let's be honest, it's not great.

I love this picture.  

One of the coolest sunsets I've ever seen... The sun hid behind some clouds for awhile and then peeked through a hole, like the clouds were a picture frame.  

A little fun with color tint...I call this one Lisa Frank Sunset.

Aiden is hooked, Liam is about 50/50 and I'm ready to buy a houseboat.  I think Wes is ready to take some boating navigation lessons because the coral beds really freaked him out.