The Bahamas were freaking awesome. Part I.

Get ready for an entire week of vacation photos. Deal wit it! I took a lot of pics and dayum if they all didn't turn out great because you know what? There's sun shining there. And it's warm. And delightful. And there are tasty beverages and lots of coconuts and shellfish and delightful beaches. I feel so much better now that we've had our little break. DC welcomed us back with a weekend full of rain but 50 degree weather and what appears to be Spring so I'm happy.

Let's start with our take-off from Miami. Now, after being stuck in Miami overnight on our return trip, I can say for sure that Florida is much better from a higher altitude. That place is WEIRD and scary. Warm, weird and scary. But the beaches looked pretty from the airplane.


We got to our hotel early and were totally stoked.

Exotic plant life to greet us!

And a basket full of none other than Washington apples in the lobby! Represent.

This is our hotel, "Pelican Bay" from the marina side. We could see our room from the boat here. It was so peaceful! (except for when the booze cruise rolled by - more on that later)

The view from our room's deck. I woke up the first day and said, "HELLO BAHAMAS!!!"

After checking in, we wasted no time getting some local Bahamian beer ("Sands"). I have airplane hair/makeup here but I'm totally happy to be drinking outside without a coat on.