Unfortunately, our cruise ship was running about 1 1/2 hours behind schedule on the day we were to arrive in the Bahamas. There had been a distress call from a sinking fishing boat, that we had to answer. All was well, and actually another ship boarded the stranded fishermen, but we still arrived late to Nassau. By the time we got there, so did the big storm. Ironically, the Weather Channel said it was only scattered thunderstorms, but as you can see from the photos the storm was not just passing through.
The storm has gusts of wind and very dark clouds. Soon the rain came. Once it started it didn't stop. It would let up for a bit and then come down fierce and hard, but for the most part it was manageable.
Mark and I were so grateful we didn't spend the money to tour the Atlantis Hotel at $109 per person. The view from the ship wasn't very exciting.
Today was supposed to be our "beach" day but it clearly was not going to be, so we decided to venture into Nassau and try some shopping. 
These pictures show the wind and rain forcing it's way on the island and every thing on it. You could hardly see the HUGE Atlantis Hotel. The trees are at an angle as if fighting the strong wind - to no avail. 
After a while it calmed down. Mark and I debarked the ship to explore the streets and shops. Betsy made quite the sport of it. Run from shop to shop while dodging the rain. It was a nice summer rain, but we had no means for drying our clothes so we were trying to stay as dry as possible (I guess the ship did have laundry facilities). Betsy was quite lucky to find some great deals - they will be Christmas presents later on.
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