Bahamas - Daily Rhythm

About the time that our plane touches ground in Treasure Cay is about the time I shove my cell phone deep into my purse, not to be heard from until we take back off for the US. The phone is useless there (for the obvious reason that I don't get cell reception) but the other not so obvious reason is that time or at least telling time (which is the other main function of my cell phone) is of little use here.

Back in Nashville our daily rhythm is always molded by a schedule - school start time, dismissal time, dinner time and bedtime. And for the most part these activities come and go at the same time each day. Not that I am a slave to the clock, but she and I hang out quite a bit every day.

But in the Bahamas, that sort of schedule just doesn't work. The Bahamians clearly don't stick to one as the phrase "island time" pretty much means whenever someone gets around to it. So our rhythm changes to match the tides and the sun. In the morning, at low tide we walk across the street to the Windward beach. This side of the island faces the US and so shielded from any large waves brought in by the Atlantic. Most days the waves are about as rough as a lake. With clear blue waters and no pesky waves to contend with we search for treasures on the beach.....


Then either lunch at home or at the Coco bar serving up tasty, tasty, conch fritters. And the view isn't bad either.


After lunch it is off to the main beach - located next to the condos on the Leeward side of the island. This is generally our first contact with any other people, though usually maybe 20 people if that, on the beach at any given time. The larger waves are great for diving into and floating on.


Or occasionally we may hit the pool.


Dinnertime is whenever exhaustion sets in and the sand has been rinsed off for the day. There were nights when I looked up to see that my kids were still up and playing at nine at night. Unheard of at home.

Then it is off to bed to do the same thing again the next day.