Win some lose some

• Because it was a holiday week, we had trouble getting a flight from Nassau to N.Y. The best we could do was Wednesday. We didn't want to stay in Atlantis, it was too expensive. We went to a hotel closer to the airport and in the heart of the action.
• On Monday night we decided to go to the casino for dinner and a little gambling. Mike had a very good night. As you know, there is no place to sit in a casino, I was so tired, sleeping at the slot joker-poker machine. I hated to ask him, but I had to go home. With a little pout, we left. The next day we spent at the pool and beach. At night we went back to the casino. I had tried to get a reservation at the steak restaurant, no go, all booked. We decided to ask if we had any comps from the night before. The hostess looked us up and said yes, she could give us $150. toward dinner. Wonderful, we would like to eat at the steak restaurant. She made all the arrangements. It was great, what could be better than a free steak dinner, wine and all.
• We flew to N.Y. wearing our shorts and sandals, no coats or shoes. It was around 30 degrees. I was so happy that John and Cathie N. brought coats for us when they picked us up.
• We saw lots and family and friends. It was not the way we would have liked to see them. Funerals are never fun.
• Mike and Sean took us to the airport on their way to work. When we got to Nassau we could not get a flight to Marsh Harbour until the next morning. Mike again asked the hostess at the hotel if we had any comps left. She did. Were we surprised when we saw our room. I was just happy staying in it. The oceanfront rooms, overlooking the pool, were from a James Bond movie... Just magnificent. It doesn't get much better than this. Mike played Texas Hold 'em from 6 at night to 4 in the morning. This time he just broke even. We were happy, the stay didn't cost us anything.