Caribbean Days 1 to 3: To the Bahamas

In the first few days or this trip, I’ve flown from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, boarded the cruise ship, and sailed to a private island in the Bahamas.

I was treated to a nice view of Mount Rainier on my way out of Seattle:

above Berry Patch, Washington

It was a stormy day as we first boarded the ship in Fort Lauderdale:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

View from my stateroom. · Aboard mv Zuiderdam, in port at Fort Lauderdale, Florida

aboard mv Zuiderdam, in port at Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Atlantic Ocean, east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Atlantic Ocean, east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

We sailed overnight to an island in the Bahamas. We used one of the lifeboats to transfer to shore:

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

(Somebody needed to do a bit of proofreading here …)

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Looking back at our ship from shore. · Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Half Moon Cay, Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas