In late July, I went on a week-long cruise with my mom and Nana to Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, and Grand Cayman. Sherry kept the girls because Chad had to work all week. It was a nice getaway for me and a great three-generational bonding experience. I've neglected both my blog and digital pictures of late, but in an effort to make amends, here they are:
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| We set off from Tampa. This is a view from our balcony over the Florida Aquarium. |
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| Nana chillin' out on our balcony. |
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| This is the life! I felt a little ridiculous carrying around this bucket of super-sized beer to the lifeboat drill. |
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| Bye bye, Tampa! |
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Under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Full speed ahead. P.S. I'm buzzed by now.
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| The view from our balcony. Couldn't be more ideal, except for a lot of swaying. Had to invest in wrist bands that hit pressure points to help with nausea. They work really well. |
At dinner one night. Nana moves pretty well for 96!
Glad I was filming and didn't have to participate.
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I had the worst night's sleep...woke up about 5:30am and laid there. Finally, I got up, had some breakfast,
and went for a walk on deck. This was the sun coming up over Cozumel. That was a really peaceful time on the ship. |
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| As close as I got to Belize. I couldn't be bothered to go ashore. The ship tenders from really far out. |
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| This image might outweigh the nausea. |
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The port at Roatan, Honduras. This was our favorite stop! (and unfortunately, the shortest)
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| Getting off the ship at Roatan. |
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| A resort at West End Village, Roatan. We felt very safe and welcome here. |
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| Horseback riding along the beach. |
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| Excellent Honduran beer! We enjoyed a boozy lunch at Fat Tuesdays. |
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Absolutely no excuse for missing your call when the ship is this close to the port. This was a really good day.
And we continued our fun on the ship after our 3pm sail. Some of us "rested" during dinner.
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| At port in Cayman Islands. Our ship in the background. This port tenders. |
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| One of 2 shipwrecks we saw on a glass bottom boat at Grand Cayman. |
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| From a beach at Grand Cayman. It threatened rain all day, but never affected us. This place looks and feels very similar to Key West. |
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We stopped by a turtle farm. There were some there that were almost 100 years old. P.S. Turtle soup is very good!
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| Nana holding a turtle. Caption actually unnecessary. |
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| Room service at it's finest. The entire staff of the cruise was phenomenal. |
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| Melanie and Belle appreciated their souvenirs. $12 (each!) well spent on blowfish pina coladas. |
It was a fun trip, and I'm glad we went. A week is a little long for me to be at sea, but we enjoyed ourselves.
