Sea Day, Cruise Day 7

Our last day of our cruise was a day at sea.  I can't believe how fast the week went.  It's crazy that you plan and plan and plan and wait and wait and wait, and then it's done.  But, we enjoyed every moment of it.  We did a lot of relaxing this day.  Sat on the deck, read, took naps, shopped, ate, and just enjoyed the moment!

This was the last "Didja" (did you ever try?).
Frog legs?  I wasn't to fond of these.  I took one bite and that was enough for me.
Those little bread bites were yummy though!

Yummy salad.

Peach soup, I'm a big fan of these cold fruit soups now!

DH couldn't decide this night, so he got 2 entree's!

Mac n' Cheese with bacon and chicken.
This was actually really really good!

These were our servers for the whole cruise.
They sure made our dining experience a lot of fun!

Our final "friend" was a stingray!

Cayman Islands, Cruise Day 6

Our last port was the Cayman Islands.  What a beautiful place.  Everywhere we went was amazing.  I loved all the different things we experienced.  This cruise is something I will never forget.

The only bridge in the Cayman  Islands.

Candy Dresses

Fresh coconut, YUM!

After we met up with our tour guide, we taken to a dock where we loaded on to a little boat that took us to our first excursion stop, swimming with the stingrays.  Once again I had my water camera, so I don't have pictures with me.  We went to a sandbar in the middle of the ocean.  The water was SO clear and beautiful.  It was crazy that we were just in the middle of the ocean, crazy but AMAZING!  Once our boat stopped we were told to jump in.  So, we did.  April and I were pretty nervous.  We did a lot of laughing which I think helped us relax a little.  I still can't believe that we were among all those stingrays.  The big ones are the females and the males are the smaller ones.  Our tour guide was holding one of the big stingrays and let everyone come up and have a turn.  DH held it, and I stood next to him and rubbed the top of his head.  Then we "kissed" him.  We got some fun pictures, and if I ever get them I'll have to post them.  

It was awesome!

When we were done swimming with the stingrays we got back on our boat and went to a reef.  Then we put on our snorkel gear and jumped back in the water.  After I figured out how to breath without spazzing out it was actually pretty cool.  We saw some cool fish.  Just being out there was so much fun!

Another yummy seafood trio.

Baked Alaska

Assorted Cheeses

Cheesecake, yes again!

This cute bunny might have been one of my favorites!

Isla Roatan, Honduras, Cruise Day 5

Our third stop was in Honduras.  It was another beautiful place.  Everything was so green.  It was extremely humid there.  We walked to find our tour guide and then loaded in a van and headed for some fun!  

At the port of Mahogany Bay

Cashew

 The green part on top is a cashew.  I never knew they grew on a fruit like that.  The juice from the fruit was pretty sweet, but the fruit itself was weird.  It kind of tasted like that taste you get if you bite a banana peel.  It left a weird dry taste in your mouth.  The cashew part of the fruit has to be boiled and peeled before you can eat it.  No wonder cashews are so expensive, they are a lot of work.  Cashews, mangos, coconut, and much more grow wild all over the island.  Yummy!

Perfect photo-op!

It's like a postcard!

 We got to the first part of our excursion which was to go on a zipline tour.  April and I were pretty nervous to do it.  I didn't want the line to break, or to fall, or or or....When we got there, we got fitted with harnessess, helmets, and gloves.  I think we did 11 different lines.  I ended up loving it!  It was such an exhilarating feeling.  I would definitely go again.

Don't we look good?!

DH was so excited and not scared at all.  Crazy man of mine!

I almost didn't post this, but had to prove that I actually did it.

April and Randy

I don't really love animals, bu this little monkey was so cute, I couldn't resist.

After we were done there, we went to the beach.  It was beautiful.  I love the beach!  I always have.  The water was clear, the sand was soft, the day was perfect!

I got my hair braided by this cute lady!  I'm so glad I did.  I didn't have to worry about my hair the rest of the time.  I even kept the braids in for about a week and half once we got back.   I might have to do it again.

Enjoying the fabulous Honduras sun!

I sure love this guy!

Another postcard photo!

Sailing away.

Mushroom Soup

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

Chocolate yumminess with an almond cookie and raspberry sherbet!

Classic apple pie and vanilla ice cream.

Hanging Monkey

What a day!

Belize, Cruise Day 4

On day 4 of our cruise we stopped in Belize.  I brought my water camera that day, and haven't gotten the pictures on a CD yet (I need to hurry and do that).  After we met with our guide we loaded up in a van and drove through the city of Belize.  Our guide told us a lot of interesting facts about life in Belize.  I thought he did an excellent job.  After about an hour of driving we arrived at our excursion destination.  We got our life jackets and tubes and were off.  We walked through the rain forest for about half an hour.  It was so green and beautiful.  We learned which leaf we could use as toilet paper if we were in a bind or which leaf to use to scrub our dishes, and to be sure not to get the 2 confused:)  We saw some wild pineapple growing.  We learned which berry to eat if we were "clogged" up.  We were taught how the people used to communicate from one town to the next.  It was very interesting and so much fun.  

We finally made our way to the river and tossed our rafts in.  The guides held them there, where we had to turn around and sort of fall backwards and land in our tubes. Then we were hooked together and were off!  We floated through a series of caves which took about an hour and a half.  It was super relaxing.  Once again our guide gave us a lot of information.  It was very fun to learn about the lives of different cultures.  We loved it.  When we got back there was just enough time to drive, change if wanted to, grab a drink and head back to port.  When we got back to the city, we got more information about different buildings.  Then our guide said, "And on the left is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, that's my church."  We then told him that was our church too.  Unfortunately we were almost done with our tour and didn't have much time to talk to him about the church in Belize.  What are the chances of that?  It was awesome.

Dinner once again was lovely.
This is shark langoustine.

Shrimp with Plum Sauce

Good food, good fun, good friends.

Bitter and Blanc
This was a bread pudding with chocolate in the center and then drizzled with vanilla sauce.  

April and I had fun trying on hats.
I ended up with a tan one and April got a brown one.
I wish now that I would have also got the turquoise one, they are SO cute!

Our entertainment that night was a magician.  He was pretty good.
I sure wish I could figure out how he does some of that stuff.

Our dinosaur waiting for us with mints and the schedule for the next day.

This was one of my favorite days!

Cozumel, Cruise Day 3

Our third day on our cruise we ported in Cozumel, Mexico.  We didn't book an excursion, so we rented a car and drove around.  We did a little bit of shopping and bought souveneirs for the kiddos.  There was a guy walking around with a huge iguana.  I wanted to take a picture, but he wouldn't let me, rude I know.  

We stopped at a beach and walked around.  The water was pretty warm and we did a little bit of swimming. 

Port of Cozumel, Mexico

We had to get a picture of our ship, ours is the one on the right!

One of the many beaches we drove past.

DH and Randy did a little bit of swimming.
(Randy is in that little head in the back) 

Beautiful!

The water right behind us was the perfect place to swim.  It was warm and clear, and beautiful!

Enjoying the sun!

I got that cute headband for $2!  Now I'm wishing I got more than 1 of them.

Sushi sampler.

Strawberry Cheesecake, delish!

I really loved coming to our room each night to see what would be awaiting us.