Our second day in the Bahamas involved a trip to the docks, and a ride on a sailboat. Not just any sailboat, and America’s Cup Yacht. Yep, we were going racing.

There were many boats docked around Atlantis.

I loved this harbor, and the colors on the surrounding homes.

We loaded up, headed back to Nassau, and off to the dock. We spotted the cruise ships right away. They were so close to the sailboat.

Growing up in the mid-west, I’ve never been on a sailboat. I’ve barely seen one, and we were about to go out on an America’s Cup yacht.

I’ll admit it, I was a bit nervous, but excited to get out on the open water.

Once we were off, we even spotted a pirate ship.

We passed by tall cruise ships.

The sails went up, and we cruised along the ocean.

It was a fantastic trip, and the views were so peaceful.

Before we knew it, it was time to head back to shore.

We had another event to attend, and that night was couples photos.

I got a little too much sun…

The day was fantastic. The America’s Cup yacht was incredible. It was so amazing to be out in the ocean. This land-locked gal has a crush on the Atlantic.

The big kitty knew something was up… Usually it is James that is packing for convention, and heading off to the airport. This time I was going along too. The big kitty parked himself on all of the luggage, and refused to move as we tried to pack.

I couldn’t wait to go.  We were loading up, heading to KC, a quick stop-off at Atlanta, and then off to the Bahamas.

This was our first trip out of the country, so I was extra excited!

I love the K.C. skyline.

Our flight out was really early, so we stayed the night in K.C. I was thankful to have the extra bit of sleep.

I was a little nervous about flying, so I brought along some new yarn to start a project with. Winding the yarn-balls kept my mind off of the early flight.

We were up before 4:00 a.m., and off to the airport.

The flight to Atlanta was fast, and running to the gate to make it on time to the next flight was even faster. We made it with moments to spare and we were off to Nassau. Seriously, I was so excited, I couldn’t wait to get there.

A few hours later, a visit to customs, passports stamped, and we were ready to start our vacation. The sun was shining, the weather was warm, and oh my goodness Nassau was amazingly beautiful.

We checked in at Atlantis, and found our room on the 17th floor of the Royal Towers.

The views were incredible. You could see a majority of the resort from our window, and we had a beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean too. I loved watching the sting-rays and sharks swimming below.

We settled in for just a few minutes, and then we decided to head out and explore Atlantis.

We stopped for lunch, and I tried Conch fritters. They were crazy tasty, and I wish I could make them in KS.

We finished the evening off with a welcome reception. We made some new friends, and ran into some dear friends from KS too.

We were both pretty tired after the long day, and we had a full day ahead of us tomorrow…

Don’t say I didn’t warn you… Over the next week, or so I’ll be posting lots and of photos from our vacation.

I’ve planned it out, and I’ve got a five part post all about our trip to the Bahamas.

We had an incredible vacation at Atlantis Resorts on Paradise Island,

and yes, I even took some yarn with me.