October 2008: Angela goes to the Bahamas

I met my good friend Deborah in the Bahamas October 18th. She was attending an anesthesia conference and invited me along. D2 being no slouch when it comes to beach accommodations and medical conferences, selected Atlantis. We have spent much time together working in emergency departments and going on girl trips until careers and kids intervened. This was our first "no boys allowed" trip in a good while. Deborah attended class in the AM while I slept and/or studied my own education credits. Afternoons and evening were spent exploring and relaxing.

Image to the left is our arrival with new best friend, the limo driver. He kindly escorted us to the hotel room supply store before dropping us off.

Image to the right is a view of the complex from our room.

No expense spared on the interior decor....

Image to the left is one of the restaurants with aquarium walls.

Image to the right is one of the interior fountains.

Nor the exterior....

Image to the right is one of my favorites, the flying fish fountain.

Image to the left is the roof of the casino and one of the three hotels.

The stingray lagoon was immediately below our balcony. They lazily swim around all day long, right up until feeding time....

And then there was the marina....40 foot boat length minimum!!

Image to the left are private boats at the docks.

Image to the right is also a private boat...with its private helicopter parked on its top deck.

The water park is equally spectacular, with outdoor and indoor slides, as well as a river raft ride that meanders around the property.

Image to the right is the Mayan Temple. The answer to your question is no.

Image to the right is the Tower of Power, with 4 slides that spin full-height, through the dark. The answer to your question is yes.

This is a peaceful part of the river ride.

All in all, an adventurous trip and much fun had by all. Casino and shopping stories have been withheld to protect the guilty.