Fort Pulaski

So often we tend to delay visiting the most accessible place, thinking that it is too convenient - only to realise subsequently that there is not enough time any more. After toying with the idea of visiting Fort Pulaski for some time, we finally make a trip just in case we miss the chance forever. It is definitely worth a visit.

Some quick facts. It was built over 30 years but defeated in 30 hours in 1862 by the uninist. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism first set foot in the New World then on Peacock island (??) where Fort Pulaski is situated about 200 years ago.

This is one of the moat that surrounds the very well maintained Fort Pulask National Monument. I am the figure on the bottom right of the picture.

This one of the cannons emplaced to defend the entrance into Savannah River.
And of course, how can we not have a picture of baby too tired after a day trip.

Reading

Our little xiu(4) cai(1) preparing for the imperial exams right after our holiday in Bahamas.

Bahamas Cruise - Day 3 in Nassau

Nassau is the capital city of The Islands of The Bahamas, resides on New Providence Island, neighbor to Paradise Island. This is where all cruise lines to Bahamas converge as about 2 or 3 ships will be on dock at Port St George to pour their passengers off board to service the local tourist industry. The city thrives on the tourism trade, not in a bad way of course.

We decided to rough it out with baby and walk around the city center, even though there was a slight drizzle. This place reminded us of Port Louis, Mauritius where we went for our honeymoon. The weather, the narrow streets, the beaches, atmosphere.....and of course like in Port Louis, we climbed to the highest point in town to have a bird's eye view of the city. This was taken from Fort Fincastle:

The city center itself was choked with luxury shops:

This is the seaside boulevard at Port St George.

Bahamas Cruise - Day 2 in Freeport, Grand Bahama

The ship arrived in Freeport in the early hours of the morning, and we enjoyed the view of the harbour while having a leisurely sit-down breakfast. We made it a point to have sit-down breakfast since the quality of the food was much better than that served in the buffet restaurant. From the habour, the town of Lucaya was a 10-minute taxi ride away. The town was named after the Lucayan Indians who used to live in the area. Now, the town is a bustling tourist spot, with most of the activities centred around the beaches and the market area.

This is me and baby taking a rest stop at the Port Lucaya Market Place:


Wifey and baby next at Port Lucaya Marina.

Bahamas Cruise Day 1 - Embarkation

Woke up in the dead of the morning at about 5 am to set off to Port Canerveral, FL for our cruise to Bahamas. It was that early partly because baby woke up at the unearthly hour of 4.30am due to her jet lag and we thought we might as well set off early since she has woken the whole family up. She was pretty grouchy when we had to strap her down on her car seat early in the morning. But at least her mood lifted as the morning sun rose on our 4 hour drive to Port Canerveral.

We actually arrived at Port Canaveral early, not surprisingly and we took a hour rest stop next to the Banana River, just before crossing the bridge to Cape Canaveral where the port is. Here's baby enjoying her new "Kelty Kids Tour" baby carrier. Look at her pursing her lips:), soaking in the sea breeze. This is one of her interesting expressions that me and wifey never knew who she learnt/inherited from, but we do suspect it was from her wifey's second sister, baby's er(4) yi(2).
And this is our home for the next four nights, the "M/S Fantasy". This was actually taken in Port St George, Nassau, Bahamas as we didnt have time to capture a good view of the Fantasy at Port Canaveral.

Some quick facts about the ship from the top of my head:

• "M/S Fantasy" (don't know what's M/S though) is registered in Panama.
• There are about 960 crew members and a capacity for 2056 guests on board.
• It is run by Carnival Cruise Line.

Family Dinner At Imperial Treasure

We had a family dinner at Imperial Treasures on the 5th floor of Ngee Ann City. The restaurant was recommended by my cousin who is a budding food writer at SPH and I must say I was impressed by restaurant. The food was delectable, try the meat dumpling aka xiao(3) long(2) bao(1). yum yum. excellent food at reasonable price. Highly recommended.

Anyway, this is baby with my dad (Haven't seen him smiling in a photo for some time):

Baby with my bro and his girlfriend:
Our family photo:
Baby with my sis and brother-in-law: