The Exumas with Norah

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Day 1: The Start of a Great Adventure

My father and I took a taxi to the airport very early. Getting there so far in advance wasn’t really necessary, but it was reassuring for my father, who wanted to check in his wingfoil board...
I could feel the excitement building in me at the idea of what was in store and with the music blasting in my headphones I was already on vacation.
On my way out, I’d finalized an application letter for a high school before grabbing my suitcase and leaving all the stress of education behind me.
We finally boarded the plane for our connecting flight from London. The flight from Paris was quick, especially as I took the opportunity to rest for the first time since we had left.
At Heathrow Airport, we sat on a bench, absolutely starving, eating sushi and chatting about what we were feeling, our concerns and, above all, laughing about anything and everything.
On the plane, for the ‘real’ trip over the ocean, I made myself comfortable, and to get the flight off to a good start, I put on my favorite movie, Mamma Mia, which immediately put me in a good mood.
The few episodes of Barbie I’d downloaded also helped to pass the time and eventually I fell asleep.
To be honest, the nine-hour flight went by quite slowly and I felt a bit groggy before landing.
When I got out of the plane, the atmosphere was completely different: first I felt a warm wind on my face, and I quickly realized that it was time to put my sweater away!
Just before passing through customs, a man dressed as a colorful pirate greeted us with a big smile and led us into the terminal, which was decorated in magnificent shades of blue and green: it was as if we were already under the ocean! To the right of the hall, there was a stage with musicians playing a lively, sunny tune.
At the exit, a taxi took us to the hotel where we were to spend our first night. At reception, I laughed out loud at my father’s level of English, which was so awful that I had to help him with every sentence!
The hotel was beautiful with large pools and lots of little residences leading down to the beach.
We waited for a heavy downpour to end before going outside. We then found a waterside restaurant where we ate like kings.

Day 2: A Gale and No Battery!

With the time difference, it was no great surprise that we got up around 6.30am having gone to bed at 10pm. Breakfast was served on a magnificent terrace overlooking the beach and the hotel swimming pool. We took our time to enjoy the hotel before leaving a little before noon to go to the port where our catamaran was located.
The marina looked like a hotel and there was a whole section where the estate’s inhabitants lived: I wasn’t expecting that at all. My uncle, another couple and a friend of theirs were supposed to arrive later in the day. We had a bit of time to kill so we enjoyed ourselves swimming in 81-degree (27° C) crystal clear water: paradise!
Later, the harbor restaurant served us the best prawn curry and ...