Unfortunately for us our layover in the glamorous Fort Lauderdale was about 6hrs. Also unfortunately none of us slept so the mood was tense to say the least. We decided to venture into town to see the beach and have some breakfast. Both the beach and breakfast were beyond average but it was nice to get some fresh air. 6hrs and an airport nap (oh and a 15 min flight delay as the pilot was hungry) later we jumped on a very small plane headed to a very small town Georgetown, Exuma, Bahamas.
Looking down at that clear blue water all our grumpy-ness faded away. Our first hotel, Sandals, was only 15 mins at from the airport. We checked in and discovered that Doug and I had scored an upgrade to a beach front villa. We were all starving so had a quick lunch and sat poolside for the rest of the afternoon. After a late dinner we all played some croquet and shuffle board (the girls dominated) and had a great nights sleep.
We met for breakfast before the boys headed off for golf. Alice and I read by the pool until we had room service for lunch and headed back to the pool. It had started to rain so once the boys were back we all played cards in our room. Once the rain had cleared we attempted to play tennis before heading to the fancy Japanese restaurant for dinner. After dinner we decided to try our hand at darts... once again the girls destroyed the boys before we all went our separate ways. Doug and I ordered dessert (Cheesecake yum) and ate it in bed while watching a movie.
On our 3rd day Doug wasn't feeling great so we slept in and met Richard and Alice on the beach. It stared raining so we had lunch then hopped in the spa. Doug still wasn't feeling good (unsurprisingly the spa didn't help) he went and napped while we waited out the rain. The rain stopped but Doug was still asleep so I met Richard and Alice for a few games of tennis. We then had dinner on the beach together and played more darts and for the third time Alice and I won.
The next day was our last day at Sandals all inclusive so we made the most of it. We had a big brekky ave checked out but left our bags at the front desk and spent the whole day being cheeky, eating and drinking for free by the pool. We then headed to our 2 bedroom villa at Grand Isle. We had some drinks leftover so spent the night singing and dancing.
The next morning Richard and Alice walked to the supermarket to buy all of our supplies. We cooked up a big BBQ lunch and spent the rest of the day by the beach before the boys cooked up a big batch of spag bol for us. They then taught us how to play 500 so we were learning and playing all night.
Our final full day in the Bahamas was PIGGIE DAY! We got up early and were picked up and driven to the other side of the island where jetskis were waiting for us. We rode past a few small beaches and finally arrived at the pigs home. They swam straight up to us before we even had a chance to get off! We spent about 45 minutes feeding and playing with them before heading to a giant sand bank in the middle of the ocean. Afterwards we headed to the pool to cool down before a night of washing clothes and making pineapple daiquiris (great combination).
On our official last day the flight was at 3 so we didn't have to check out until 1 although unfortunately it was raining so we were housebound. We headed to the airport all excited but it had other plans for us...very long delays.
- K x
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