Jan. 2, 2018 - Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Our alarm went off at 7:00, and it was up and shower, and then head to the buffet for breakfast. We had just arrived at Half Moon Cay, and they were setting the anchors. Going to the buffet at that time meant there were hardly any lineups, so that was nice. I had an omelette today, just because I was second in line, and it was good.

After breakfast, we sat around for a while, and then decided to go ashore to have a look. They didn’t use tenders to get there.  Instead, there were two ferry boats from shore that shuttled passengers back and forth. They had top and bottom decks which meant they could hold lots of people. Last one back to the ship left at 3:30, so we had lots of times.

Our ship from the Beach

On shore, it was similar to the Princess Cay that we visited one other trip. Shops at the entrance and a short walk to the beach. The sand was white and there were no rocks showing. There were hundreds of lounges set out in rows, all down the beach. Some had shade, but most were in the sun.

Near the water, it was cool because there was a light breeze, but farther away, on the pathways, it got fairly hot. We looked around, met Carl and Martha while looking in the shops, and decided to find the lunch area. It was about 200m farther along, away from the beach.

Lunch for us was a hamburger and some salad and fruit. Not great, but it did the job. Then we decided to head back to the ship. We would beat the rush a little later, and we weren't’ going swimming or sitting on the beach

Then we went up on the read deck to read and knit, and generally relax. Our meeting was in a lounge at 3:30 so we thought to get there early. Good thing we did, because we got good seats, in front of the screen where the games would be shown.

Watching the Games

Canada won the first game we watched against Switzerland. The two guides from Sweden were there, and they had a password to get to see the Sweden game against Slovakia, so we watched that one, too. Finally, we had the USA vs Russia which the US won. We were going to leave early, but when the Russians tied it up, we decided to stick around. Then the US scored again, and then into an empty net, so we left.

Back to our room and ready for bed. Tonight we are sailing, heading to Grand Turk, Turks and Cacos. We won’t be there when we wake up, but the guests can go ashore about 11:15.

Half Moon Cay