After 24 years, The Bahamas remains the enamored second home of Royal and Edwina Hudson.
The couple from Lowell, Massachusetts, has visited The Bahamas habitually over the past quarter century. They have traveled extensively to other countries but are always drawn back to The Bahamas.
“We’ve tried Aruba, Hawaii, St. Martin, Bermuda, Mexico, but we’ve always come back here,” said Mr. Hudson. “This is our home base.”
The Hudsons pointed out that they tie significant memories to The Bahamas. They spent many family holidays in Nassau. They started bringing their oldest daughter when she was five. Now, she is a 26-year-old registered nurse, who is about to give birth to twins.
In the past, she celebrated high school and college graduations here. Later, a friend from her college graduation trip decided to get married in The Bahamas.
The Hudsons’ second daughter is a school teacher with two children. She has also enjoyed trips to The Bahamas with the family.
It is the warm weather, beautiful beaches and friendly people that keep the couple returning. They said they have developed close relationships with staff of their timeshare property, West Winds II, and with Royal Holiday Club sales manager Pedro Young.
“The people are wonderful,” said Mrs. Hudson. “We certainly think of them as family.”
The Hudsons spent two weeks in Nassau this March. On this visit, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace presented them with an authentically Bahamian gift basket and a certificate of appreciation for their many visits to the country.
Pictured above L-R: Mrs. Edwina Hudson, Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Hon. Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Mr. Royal Hudson and Royal Holiday Club Sales Manager, Pedro Young.
