We set out from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, nto the North West Providence channel, then to the northern tip of
Eleuthera Island, to a 40-acre resort located at Eleuthera Point. Why is this important? I didn't know this at the time, but when I later found out that many of my father Terry's maternal relatives who came from the Bahamas were born and lived on this island
(click here for details).
A few folks live on this part of the island and sell wares on the beach, the secluded resort itself is uninhabited. Motorized lifeboats, which can carry up to 150 passengers at a time, shuttle visitors on and off the 40-acre beach front resort, as well as all food, beverages and other supplies. There, passengers are able to walk the beach, kayak or try sail boating.
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| Our stateroom deck |
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| Lifeboat shuttle about to come up alongside the ship |
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| Hopefully this will never have to be used. It's the equivalent of the "black box" found on commercial aircraft. Stored in an open area on deck, it would be easily accessible to divers if, God forbid, the unit was under water. |
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| Chilling on deck before leaving for the island |
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| Waiting for the shuttle lifeboat, for our return back to the ship |
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| Nearby, another boat, used to carry supplies. The crew is moving gear off the truck onto the boat |
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| David, a medic on the boat. The ship has four ICU wards and seven qualified medics. |
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| Dinner, and the end of a full and relaxing day |
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