When Gina Met Tammy... Ch. 21
The Bahamas!
Tammy and Gina go on their vacation, and get to experience the good AND the bad side of the islands.
TAMMY:
Things have been hectic around our house ever since July 4
th
. Besides shopping for our Bahamas trip, we met with the new designer at the dress shop to figure out what we want to wear for our wedding. Before we went, we both decided we weren't going to let the other know what design we picked, wanting to make it a surprise on our wedding day. Denise was a big help, and after a couple of hours looking through her digital catalogs, she got the basic idea of what we wanted and told us she'd do some renderings to send to us.
During one of our frequent calls with Momma and Angie, we were reminded to contact the manager/owner of the resort in the Bahamas. I sent him an email, and we got everything arranged. He's going to meet us at the George Town airport and drive us to the beach cottage. The resort is actually on Great Exuma island, so we won't be near Nassau or places like that, but Momma said George Town has all of the tourist trappings we could handle!
Angie said travel by cab was the best way to get around, instead of getting a rental. Momma laughed, and told us to be prepared, because the taxi drivers were total maniacs! They sent us a list of places to eat that they'd been to, but told us Paul, the resort manager, could give us recommendations. We were also told to bring loose shorts and shirts to wear if we're not in bikinis, because it is usually muggy in the islands.
The video of Momma and Angie's wedding was finished and uploaded. It was great, and the videographer was able to put together a fantastic memory of that night. We made a copy and put it in the wedding trip folder in the cloud. Of course, we had to show it to Margo, then to Dee and Jo. Everybody loved it, and thought the blanket ceremony was really cool. None of them has heard Gina sing before, and it floored them when they heard the beautiful songs she did.
GINA:
Ugh! When Keme and Angie said the Bahamas were muggy, it made me flashback to Austin. Some days there used to be downright brutal with humidity. At least there won't be quite the crazy mix of people, though, that Austin has. For a city that has a young college population, a slew of old politicians, and a ton of rich rednecks, Austin had been...interesting!
On a whim, we bought a couple of CZ rings to wear on our trip. We're leaving our gold necklaces and rings here, since the salt water is not a good thing for jewelry. But, by flashing the ersatz diamonds and saying "I'm married," we should shut down most of the would-be Romeos. If not, a knee to the nuts should help get the point across!
It's probably happened on every trip planned since forever, but the last day before our trip started was a flurry of activity. We got our passports and everything for our flights together, and I got the arrangements with the security company finalized. I just have to call tomorrow when we leave, and get the remote monitoring started.
Tammy started cleaning out the fridge while I talked to the security people, then I helped her to get all of the foods that might spoil taken out to our 'feeding station'. After checking our luggage for the
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th time, we took the suitcases downstairs and left them by the front door. Tomorrow morning, all we'll need to do is pack our carry-ons then we'll be ready to go. Our flight leaves at 7:00, so we're planning on getting up around 4:00 to insure we have plenty of time to get to the airport and go through the TSA bullshit.
TAMMY:
We drove into Durango to have dinner, both of us excited about the trip. During supper, Gina giggled and asked me if I was ready to have my hand crushed when we take off and land on our three flights tomorrow. I'd noticed on our flight back from Connecticut that her grip wasn't quite as hard as it had been when we flew up, but I'm still expecting a heavy squeeze. I guess the experience with the crop duster plane when she was a kid will be with her forever.
When we got home, Gina mixed us a couple of very strong bourbon and cokes while I set things up for a quick video call with Momma and Angie. It still makes my heart sing when I see how happy Momma is. I wish it hadn't taken her this long to find love after my S.O.B. father got booted out for being with a whore while I was being born. Since I can't do anything about that, I'll just be content with what she has now.
We've already talked to them about the best places to see while we're in the islands, so the call didn't last too long. Momma did have one last piece of advice, though. She said, "Now, I've seen you two in swimsuits, and I know you're both gorgeous. Just be prepared to be hit on a lot while you're there. There's going to be a lot of horny old men who manage to dump their wives for a day or two that are down there to see if they can get some 'strange' pussy."