Well last week I think Brian and I had the first long vacation from the kids in a long time. We have gone on a few weekenders here and there, but this was for 5 whole days! Thanks to by hubby for being so fabulous at what he does for a living! If he did not have the love and passion for his profession, he would not be so successful! Brian’s success is what allowed us to go on this great vacation! He was a top producer at Lincoln again and we were blessed to be given this wonderful trip to Atlantis in the Bahamas. Thanks honey...I needed a break! :) A free pair of Maui Jims on Lincoln is not so bad either!
Anyone, who has never been to the Bahamas is definitely missing out on a wonderful place! I never thought much about the Bahamas because it seemed so accessible and uninteresting? I know that sounds bad, but I thought everybody seems to go there and I never really heard great things? Well, I was wrong! This place is unbelievable and somewhere we will go again and again! When they were building this place, they thought of everyone from kids to grandparents! We had so much fun and I do not think we even touched the surface of what you can do!
We stayed at the Cove, which is the nicest of the places in Atlantis and it was beautiful! We were closest to the Adult pool where no children are allowed! They have bars, black jack, roulette and craps all right there! There is the option to go topless at this pool if you choose, but I passed on that choice! :) This is where we spent a lot of out time during the day. However, we made sure to test out all the fun water slides they had to offer, as well as the lazy (not so lazy) river! They had slides for young, old, brave and not so brave! They had fast slides, 60 foot drop slides, slides that went through shark tanks and slides on inner tubes! We have never had so much fun playing since we were kids! Although, someone who remains nameless still thinks HE is a kid! I passed on the 60 foot drop, but Brian was brave enough to go down and I got a picture!
They tube slides all empty out into the lazy river, which is really the rapid river? There is lots of waves and rapids and I think that makes it more fun! We actually got passed by Kid Rock and his entourage while riding along the rapids! Famous people were everywhere on this trip!
The best and most fun thing I think I have ever done is swim and play with the dolphins! We did a shallow adventure with a dolphin named Cosmo! I have to be honest as an animal lover, I wanted to just jump in the water and hug this dolphin! It was hands down the best experience I have ever had! Being that close to an animal like that was amazing! We later found out that for $400.00 we could have been a trainer for the day and interacted so much more with the dolphins! Oh well, something to look forward to next time when we take the kids! They are a little young now, but in a few years it will be the best vacation! The wetsuits we had to wear were pretty hot too! I think I might purchase one for future beach trips!!!:)
The night life in Atlantis was great too! The casino’s, bars and restaurants are fabulous! Brian stayed up very late each night trying to make a million, but I am the one who came home with the cash! I am the smart one in the family because I know when to cash in the money and just be happy! I brought home $500.00! Brian still has not told me what he did or did not come home with!:)
All in all we had a really, much needed unbelievable time! Thanks to Brian again for all the hard work you do to make these trips happen! Thanks to Nene and Poppy who came to Birmingham to watch our children! We have already been slated to go on next year’s trip...here we come Italy! Do I have any dibs on babysitting??? :)
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