Freeport Bahamas

Welcome to the crazy train...or bus/van/taxi ride to the only beach safe enough to be recommended for cruise ship travelers to visit.

It was fun for the kids to check out the typical flea market shops that always cover the piers of the various ports.

Brynne wanted to buy all the purses, conch shells, and giant sun hats she saw

Garrett decided to entertain the locals and cruisers alike by trying out his monkey skills

The crowd that continued to grow the higher he got were all just as surprised as I was at how high he climbed.

The locals all shouted out their tips on the best way to get one of the coconuts down from the tree.

Then they helped him dig into it!

Proud of the accomplishment, but not such a fan of the actual fluids inside!

The blue skies and bluer waters at the beach were a welcome sight after a 20 minute ride through the island with frustrated drivers and tons of pushy shuttle drivers pressuring you into their vehicles all to this one destination

There was half of a pier there

and a smattering of covered tables you could rent for ridiculous prices

But the water was perfect and our crew wasted no time in getting right in

The girls danced and splashed their way in

Paigie pie caught a ride in Daddy's arms

Ashlyn glammed it up

and Brynne attached herself like a barnacle to me 

and Wes

and Haley

 And Peyton followed suit

These cute girls were so fun to watch 

 Big enough to help out with the younger ones

old enough and cute enough to turn heads on the beach

and young enough to still enjoy just playing in the sand

The big kids hung from the pier

 jumped from the posts

splashed their mothers

  played ball with friends they had made on the ship

 and just looked cute.

But we were all constantly harassed by the hoards of locals wanting to sell us things or braid anyone's hair.  This sweet lady though stole the hearts of our little group and ended up earning quite the paycheck in the process. Wes even got a few little braids from her.

Brynne and a few of the younger girls were ready to wrap up the beach day a little early and head back to the ship but these guys stayed out as long as they could and soaked up every last little bit of Freeport that they could!