7/11/2004-Today we woke up for Sunday Brunch which we had at the Marketplace. The Marketplace is a more upscale buffet from the Water's Edge. The food is really good and there is a wide variety. Walking around I was in search of some nice Prime Rib. I saw a cutting station for it and I approached it. I looked at the sign and it read, "Roasted Lamb" Yuck!!!! Oh well, I end up getting some Pizza, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Waffles, Sausage, Bacon... All the healthy stuff. Sydney meets me at the table, and I notice she has some of the Roasted Lamb on her dish. She says to me, "You've got to get some Prime Rib... MMmmmmmmm!!" I ask her where she got it and she said in the middle station. I went back and read the sign. It still said "Roasted Lamb" I laugh to myself and I ask Sydney, "Is that Prime Rib juicy? How does it taste?" She quickly cuts me a piece, and I say no just taste it and tell me if it's juicy so I can get some of my own. She eats it and with a famished smile says, "Mmmm... it's so good!" I can't control myself, and I casually mention that what she is eating is Roasted Lamb. She is in denial and says that it isn't. Eventually she believes me, and she turns to me and says that it tastes funny. I laugh throughout brunch. We end our meal with some ice cream.
2:00pm- We walk from the Resort to the Harbor. Part of the way we get there via a shuttle from the Hotel to the Harborside Village Timeshares (free transportation of course) We are a little tired at this time, so we take a short nap on a bench while waiting for the ferry which will take us from Paradise Island to the Blue Lagoon Island. It is a 30 minute ferry ride, and we disembark. We are so excited. The dolphin encounter is a large stretch of ocean with some walkways leading to different little mini-harbors. At each mini-harbor is a 10 foot by 2 foot platform which we stand on. The platform is waist deep, and outside the platform is the ocean which is 23 feet deep. We stood on our platform and a dolphin named Mina came up to us. Mina was a pregnant female dolphin. She was really friendly. We got to hug Mina, and she gave us a kiss on the cheek. Mina also turned upside down and we rubbed her belly. Sometimes Mina got bored playing with us and she would swim away. It was disconcerting looking down from the platform and seeing a huge dolphin swim up from the depths to us. It made us realize how deep the ocean was. Mina stopped cooperating during our encounter. I guess she was bored because she wouldn't come back. Another female Dolphin named Soka came and approached us from underneath the platform. But when Soka popped her head in front of us, so did Mina! We had two dolphins within inches in front of us. We had the chance to dance with Soka. Sydney got into a fight with one of the dolphins and the dolphin kept on splashing her. She splashed the dolphin back. Some people in our encounter had the chance to have the dolphin push them via their feet across the sea. Overall it was really fun to play with the Dolphins. They are really mischievous and playful. I just wish the dolphin encounter was longer. We went back on the ferry and headed for Paradise Island.
Back at the hotel, Sydney and I decide to go on the Waterslides right next to our room. It was hot and we needed to cool off.
Later that night, we had dinner at Fathoms. This restuarant is another "resort upscale" restaurant. Meaning expensive. The restaurant was darkened and the only light came from the Aquarium Tank walls. It was an eerie effect, making one feel like they are dining in the middle of the ocean. I had the Salmon Wellington which is a roasted salmon filet breaded like a beef wellington. Sydney had the Oysters on a half shell followed by some salad. It was another delicious dinner. We notice that even though the prices for everything at the resort are expensive, the the more expensive restuarants have better quality of food and better service. Remember to bring at least $700 just for dining. Either that or eat one meal a day, and make it a buffet. After dinner we take a stroll outside the resort. We look down into the Ruins Tank (the same tank which surrounds you at Fathoms) and see a humoungous Manta Ray. It is at least 7 feet from wingtip to wingtip. Sydney gets excited and while overhead of the tank she chases the Manta Ray. We both run and try and take pictures and video of the animal. It is really huge. I know that if I was in the tank and the manta ray swam overhead that it would darken the surrounding area. We had previously seen this Manta Ray, but we only viewed him from the side and not from the top of the tank.
At nighttime, Atlantis is really beautiful. You can look down on the aquariums and have a nice top view of what you are viewing when inside the hotel or the restaurants. There are a number of waterfalls that can be heard in the background. It is dark enough to see the stars. It is really a romantic setting. The architecture is that of a what a risen Atlantis would look like. I enjoyed walking at night with Sydney during our honeymoon. It is sad, but tomorrow we have to go home...
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