Lily
Bishop writes romances about strong, smart women and the men who love them. She
has been writing since she first learned to type on a Royal manual typewriter,
and she hasn’t stopped. Her first novel, No Strings Attached, was released
last May. She hopes to release the second in the series, Under His Protection,
in July. Learn more about Lily and her books at her blog.
Traveling
to the Bahamas
In the past few years, my family
and I have been fortunate enough to travel to the Bahamas and several other
islands in the Caribbean. The Bahamas is an island nation composed of over 700
islands. I’m primarily going to talk about Nassau. If you take a Caribbean
cruise, Nassau is a favorite stop for many of the cruise lines. In addition,
located just across a bridge, Paradise Island is the home to Atlantis, a resort
known for its water parks and lazy river.
I’d like to tell you about Nassau
through pictures.
Cruise
Ship Stops
If you are on a cruise, tired of
being cooped up on the ship, and want to do something fun with your kids, you
may want to consider paying for the Atlantis add-on. The water parks are
top-notch. Not only are the water features and rides, fun, the resort water park
is designed like Aztek ruins, and the whole operation was very classy.
If you are more interested in
historic Nassau, most cruise ships offer add-on tours of the area. For example,
Carnival offers an excursion providing a tour of the area for $50. This includes such stops as the straw
market, Fort Charlotte, Robert “Bob” Marley resort, and the Buena Vista Estate,
home of the John Watlings Distillery.
Atlantis
Resort
Having visited the Bahamas on a
cruise, I was skeptical when friends of ours wanted to spend an entire week at
Atlantis. The Atlantis resort offers many things to make a stay there more
affordable, including airfare credits, dining plans, and roomy and spacious
rooms. We had a king-sized bed with two rollaway beds for our kids and still
had space.
It was a great week. The resort
was fun, and the resort fees included the water park and free movies at night. The
casino also had live entertainment in the evenings.
In addition to the water park, my
husband played golf, and we enjoyed walks around the marina to watch the large
yachts docked there. There are many sea habitats, and an aquarium designed to
look like the ruins of Atlantis. (insert Atlantis man picture here)
We did not stay in the famous
“bridge suite”, which some report is worth $25,000 a night. For a look at what
you can get for $25k a night, you can take a virtual tour here. Yes, the bridge suite is in the bridge connecting the two
towers.
If you need a babysitter or just
want an adult night out, the resort sponsors supervised kid activities for an
add-on fee. Other activities include interacting with dolphins, sea lions, and
stingrays, and snorkeling.
If you are tired of the resort,
many local cabdrivers will provide you with a narrated tour of Nassau or you
can contract with a local tour company. You can also take boat tours to some of
the nearby islands to see some of the other sights.
I found Nassau to be one of the
friendlier islands that we toured. At the Atlantis, we actually hired one of
the waiters to take us around the island in his van. He was very knowledgeable,
and we received an inexpensive tour. The week we were there, the Barefoot Bandit
was being arraigned in court, and we saw some of the photographers camped out
for that. We did not, however, see the actual Barefoot Bandit.
Inspiration
Walking along Atlantis’ marina
gave me the inspiration for many of the scenes in my novel set on a yacht. I
spent a lot of time imagining what it would be like to be out in a ship that
small in the open ocean. I’ve been on the big cruise ships, and I’ve been in
smaller boats closer to short, but never a small vessel in the open ocean. It
was neat to see how some of the “other half” live. At the time, my son was
nine, and he became enthralled with the ships, promising me one day that he will
have a yacht like that. I just smiled and said he would have to let me ride in
it.
No
Strings Attached
Laura Todd attends a conference in Las
Vegas and meets Fox Thornton, a consultant to the hotel industry. Far away from
her normally quiet life, Laura is swept away by her strong attraction for Fox.
They both know the score, and neither expects to see the other again. After
their hot weekend, circumstances bring them back together in Miami, where Fox
is investigating a suspected embezzlement and Laura is the prime suspect. Can
their brief romance rekindle in the real world, where suspicions and
misunderstandings lurk behind every corner? Will their no-strings-attached
affair evolve into a strong relationship, or is it destined to stay in Vegas?
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5 comments:
This was fun, and forced me to dig through some digital pictures I had stowed away. Thank you for having me on your blog.
Fun blog post, Lily. I've been to the Atlantis long ago.
Love the cover of No Strings Attached.
Which of your stories has the yacht scenes?
Great post! I have traveled a bit in the Caribbean and absolutely loved it! Oh, but I would love to see some of those Aztec ruins. Fascinating!
The blurb of your book sounds great!
Gemma, No Strings Attached has two or three chapters set on a yacht, and they were definitely fun to write. In fact, I think the origin of the book lies in one of the yacht scenes that just came to me. (I won't give away what happens)
Lani, Atlantis is made to look like Aztec ruins, but isn't actually. I loved the remnants of the old British forts, though.
There is no bad time to visit the Bahamas. The weather is great year-round and remains relatively consistent, with temperatures rarely dipping below 60 degrees, even in winter time.
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