The pictures above: immediateabove: the crew and their ladies having dinner, waterside at the Poopdeck. Another great dinner of local fish. Paradise Island is in the background and there are two bridges, one in each direction to and from Paradise Island. Crossing the bridge from Nassau to Paradise Island cost one dollar but it takes you to an increase in the cost of everything. The first picture above is a sunset view across the bows of a few of the smaller boats docked at Paradise Island. When I say smaller I mean much smaller. Those shown are half the size of the average.
We've had some great meals in Nassau and sunny warm days until today. It's warm but overcast and scattered showers. A nice day to get off the beach and see some of the city. The locals at the straw market take a basic log and turn it into a wonderful carved piece of art. Above a fish is being carved with hammer and chisel. You can see some of the finished products in the background.
The local economy, other than tourism is pretty much the conch. It is harvested in the local waters and it is a served everywhere and in every configuration- Soup, stew, fritters, salad, baked, broiled, steamed and raw. On the left are the freshly harvested conch-right off the boat. Note the dark brown spots in the center of the pink shell. That is the foot of the conch and there is a body inside the size of a baseball. A local school was at the wharf learning about the conch and our visiting first grade teacher was in among them. She is holding conch body. It is a female conch. In case you can't tell the difference I've included a picture of the male and female, side by 
side. I don't think I have to identify which is which.
I found this pretty lady bringing so much beauty to the island, I had to take her picture.
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