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Our visit to the Bahamas was only a short extension to a several days stay in Miami. at the airport we booked a taxi that drove us around New Providence island.
We visited Nassau, had a few hours in the beach and a snack in Sheraton hotel, in Paradise island, entered casino, saw the presidential palace, a christian church, some nice colonial buildings, and ate a lobster in Cable beach before returning to Miami, but not before a funny scene in the airport: Preparing the trip, I read that everybody should pay B$13 (yes, 13, now 15, Bahamian dollars, in cash and in local currency). Upon arrival, as soon as I got local currency I reserved the exact amount to avoid surprises. |
There was a big noise in the airport, when we entered to leave Bahamas, and noise... in Portuguese. A young couple at the check-in counter was desperate - they had credit cards, US dollars, but not local currency. It was Saturday, the banks were closed, so they should wait for Monday to withdraw cash and pay the departure tax. A crazy solution, but it was the best suggestion they could have.
The funny thing was that we knew them - he was a popular pivot and producer in Portuguese TV, and his wife an ex-miss Portugal.
Our group (we were 10) joined forces, gathered the remaining coins in the pockets and got... B$27.
They thanked "the salvation" promising to pay in Miami, but another surprise was waiting them - there were not enough places in that plane and they should wait two more hours for the next one.
He was trying to find a way to meet us in Miami to pay the loan, when I surprised him:
- Don't worry your father is a good friend of mine, and we will laugh together with this adventure.
PS - They succeeded to share our plane and everything was already set when his father and me laughed with the story.
The funny thing was that we knew them - he was a popular pivot and producer in Portuguese TV, and his wife an ex-miss Portugal.
Our group (we were 10) joined forces, gathered the remaining coins in the pockets and got... B$27.
They thanked "the salvation" promising to pay in Miami, but another surprise was waiting them - there were not enough places in that plane and they should wait two more hours for the next one.
He was trying to find a way to meet us in Miami to pay the loan, when I surprised him:
- Don't worry your father is a good friend of mine, and we will laugh together with this adventure.
PS - They succeeded to share our plane and everything was already set when his father and me laughed with the story.