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Welcome to Atlantis!
Our first night in the Bahamas |
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Beach Tower Lobby
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Predator Pool
The Predator Pool is full of sharks including hammerheads, reef sharks, nurse sharks, and more |
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Fam on the Beach
Red flags were present our first three days, meaning NO SWIMMING permitted in the ocean due to rough seas |
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Dad & Daughter
Enjoying the breeze |
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View from Our Room
View of the Atlantis Resort from our room |
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Night View
Night view of the resort from our balcony |
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Dude
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Dudette
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Kids at Mayan Temple
The Mayan Temple houses 5 waterslides |
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Palm
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Little Dude
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Frog
Trays is not just a frog for being in the water all the time, but he's green, too! |
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Good Poser
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End of Serpent
The Serpent tube ride dumps us here |
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Up for Another?
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In the Serpent
The Serpent takes you through the middle of a predator pool, plain awesome! |
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End of Serpent
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End of Serpent
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Little Fireman
He looks like a young fireman... well we thought so anyway |
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Siblings in the Sand
Finally back to the beach with a multi-colored flag. We can finally swim!! |
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Buddies
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Princess
Princess eating dinner in our room |
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Ferry Port
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Blue Lagoon Island
Home of the Dolphin Encounter |
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Dolphin Encounter
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Blue Lagoon
Rumor has it, this it the "real" Blue Lagoon. Yes, the one from the movie. |
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After Dolphins
Just look at those smiles |
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Bridge
This is one of the one-way bridges that spans from New Providence Island to Paradise Island |
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Queen's Staircase
Slaves carved out these stairs from the rock in the late 18th Century |
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Fam at Queen's
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Fort Fincastle
An original 24-pounder on display at an 18th century fort at Nassau |
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Water Tower
Located at the highest point of the island (126 feet), this water tower supplies water pressure to a good portion of the islanders |
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Governor's Mansion
Home of the Bahamian Governor |
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Balcony House
The oldest original home on the island from the late 18th century |
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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk
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Whoa, a Pirate!
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Parliament
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Remembrance Garden
Bahamian war memorial for World Wars I & II |
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About to Aqua Cycle
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Dad & McKell
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Aquarium
There are tons of incredible aquariums at Atlantis |
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Race you Down!
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No, I'll win!
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Buddies
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Fam before Sunset
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Falls
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Evening Falls
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More Falls
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Pools
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Falls
These falls lie just below our room |
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Path
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More Fun
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Heading out to Scuba
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Dressed to Feed
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Feeding from the Boat
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Descent
Chad & Siets on our way down for the first dive. Look at all our friends! |
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Sharks!
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Shark Diving
To provide a glimpse of our diving, notice 6 sharks in this one still. There are plenty more to see where these ladies came from! |
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Two Ladies
Lady shark on the left, Sietske on the right |
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Awesome Shot!
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Feeding
Sietske on the left, instructor on the right, and Chad is in the middle feeding the sharks... somewhere |
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Feeding Frenzy
Well, not really a frenzy, but definitely feeding time. Probably a group of 25 or more in the area ranging from 4 to 9 feet long! |
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Ascent
Before surfacing a 3 minute "safety stop" is required at a depth of 15-feet. This is a great time to ponder the dive |
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