Atlantis

This is a heavily advertised place, at least in our part of Florida.  We're not really big on the whole planned fun thing but the aquarium section of the complex was worth every penny.  Plus we had the benefit of walking around other parts of the area.  Of course, they were only too happy for us to go through the casino to get from one of the display areas to the next.  We spent all our money on entrance so felt no need to spend more on the games.  We went over with our fellow travelers, Sherry and Jim, and all four of us were constantly craning our necks to see the fabulous buildings, statuary, ceilings and a million other things.  The actual tanks were outstanding in design and the diversity of fish and coral life.  The only negative I saw was some of the coral had been hokeily dyed to match some artists idea of what coral looks like.  We were able to enter the complex from the water by dingy so we came by the most massive megayachts we have ever seen.  Their yacht tenders probably cost more than our entire boat, dingy and house!  We cannot even conceive of the wealth involved.  We lucked out with the weather.  It was blue sky when we went over but while we were in one of the displays the cold front arrived and it rained quite a bit.  By the time we came out the rain had stopped and we made it back to the boats before more came.  We will be enjoying our second night of lobster dinner thanks to the guys who come around selling from their boats.  These are 4 for less than 1 would be back home. 


Last night's dinner.



Just some of the megayachts in the lagoon.



Only small boats like our dingy could fit in this part of the lagoon.  We decided

to call it the tunnel of love and kissed appropriately.




Tunnel of love exit



Atlantis lagoon.  Usually only seen by the megayacht folks and small boaters crazy enough

to ask to use the dingy dock.



Funny but effective sign.

One of the many pathways that weave throughout the entire Atlantis complex.  This is

what tourists must think of Nassau, not the reality of New Providence Island and the

Nassau we saw yesterday.



One of the open air bar and grills.  Whoever conceived of all the adornments must have

loved the use of colors, shapes and textures.  Even medium was used somewhere around

the complex.



This guy was too interesting not to include.  There were hundreds of different

sealife species in the massive collection.



Part of the ceiling in one of the outdoor eateries.



Ain't we cute!



Stairway with copper seasnakes holding up the rail.

One of the interior spaces.  The tree was over 40 feet tall.



Amazing jellyfish under black lights.  I hate to share a dive or snorkel with them

but they are pretty to look at.



Not sure what building this was but they sure looked interesting.  We wondered if they

"blossom".



One pool was nothing but rays.



Those look like some shape blades to me!



And yet another breathtaking ceiling



Hammerhead shark, best way to see one, safely out of the water!



Part of the underwater tunnels