Paradise Found…to be Very Expensive
We went with Mary’s entire family to Atlantis, on lurvly Paradise Island in the Bahamas, to:
- Celebrate Thanksgiving
- Celebrate Mary’s dad’s 75th birthday
- See how much money we could part with in 4 days
If you ever go, realize that the snazzy photos you see of the Atlantis hotels are the parts they actually built—there are also parts that they purchased from other parties and quietly folded into the family, hoping the redolent bouquet of luxury would cover the foul stench of theft-by-obfuscation. So Atlantis is a collection of parts…
Parts like the former Paradise Island Red Roof Inn, where we stayed, for the paltry sum of $500/night. Should have splurged the extra $300/night for the good seats, I guess. It’s like I always say: better to spend $800/night for the real thing than to spend $500/night and have to listen to Ma and Pa Kettle argue over the cost of Kraft Singles from the minibar.
Still, we had fun playing in the water, had some good meals and saw ”Live with Regis and Kathy Lee Kelly” live, albeit without the “Live with” part. Plus, I got a couple of dives in with loan reef sharks at Stuart Cove’s cove. Word of warning: Stuart hates it when people say Stuart’s Cove. His name is really Stuart Cove, and he just happens to be located in a cove. Ironic serendipity, I guess.
Anywho, what’s not to like about a vacation featuring $16 hamburgers and sharks?!?
