In January Ted and I had the pleasure of cruising to the Eastern Caribbean. The weather was fantastic and each of the islands we visited beautiful and unique. This was our first visit to an Eastern itinerary and we loved it! We relaxed, had fun and ate tons of delicious food. I think it's time to start planning next years trip!! Okay, maybe I'll wait until .........March. :-) We're always looking for traveling companions. The cruise will cost some money, but I can promise you, the memories are priceless!
This picture is of a couple that we met from North Carolina.
This couple was from New Jersey and had the greatest New Yorker accents. We met them at the show one evening and become good friends for the remainder of the trip. One night we saw them, and she said, "We wuz lookin fa yous two!" I hope the spelling helped you catch their cool accent!
These two pictures were taken on a couple of days when I decided to try curling my hair instead of wearing it straight. I've never been able to pull it off before because my layers were too short and I just ended up looking like a porcupine with a perm. But I decided to try it on the trip since if it looked really stupid, I knew I wouldn't be remembered by anyone that I see on a regular basis. It turns out, I kind of liked it and I really enjoyed having a different way to do my hair, especially since down there in the humidity, it wanted to be wavy instead of straight anyway! I've actually curled it a few times since we got back. It's great to have another hair option. :)
These two pictures were taken in the dance club. Very funky, yet comfortable chairs!
We visited five island on our trip. This is St. Thomas. We visited Megans Bay. We had seen it on the Travel Channel's Top Ten Beaches and it certainly lived up to it's billing.
A gorgeous bay with soft white sand. It wasn't as warm that day, but it was perfect for lying on the sand!
St. Kitts was less developed than some of the other islands. We walked into the center of town where there was a beautiful Catholic cathedral. The girls were part of a class that came into the church. I visited with them and asked what they learn in school. She said, "Good Christian living." That sounds like a very good school. They were adorable!
Our next stop was in Barbados. While we were there we went snorkeling with sea turtles. They were fantastic! I'm kind of a chicken, but I finally got up the nerve to touch the shell. It was awesome! I was pretty proud of myself! Somehow, I didn't manage to get any pictures in Barbados. I guess it's because I was busy swimming with the turtles and fish! I really did think I should have gotten an underwater camera, however, it wasn't the case! I'll just have to go back!
These next pictures were taken in Dominica. It's not the Dominican Republic, but a different island altogether. It was definitely a rain forest! They grow really big poinsettia's there as you can see and the waterfalls were beautiful!
This is in St Maarten. Our final and favorite port of call. I would love to spend 5 or 6 nights here. These are our traveling companions. Don & Jayne Knight, Judi and Bob Bliss. The Bliss' are customers of Ted's from Delta. The Knights are their friends. We enjoyed getting to know the Knights and spending time with the Bliss'. Such pleasant company. They didn't even mind when Ted and I slept in on sea days.
A sailboat in the sunset just before we set sail in St. Maarten.
This is our waiter Peter and his assistant Christian. Once Christian learned that I like lemon in my water and lemonade to drink, it was always there waiting for me. On our last night, they had run out of lemonade so he made me a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade! It was a little sour, but my favorite of the entire trip! He was a gem!
All in all a fantastic trip!
After the egg hunt, the boys took turns sharing their skills. Richie juggled golf balls for Emmy and Robbie caught jello jigglers in his mouth. Richie and Ty both gave it a shot as well, but Robbie is the champion jiggler catcher. We went back out front and the boys entertained us with a game of bocce ball. Robbie even attempted a sky high jiggler catch on the front lawn. It was such a fun day together!
