Caribbean Thanksgiving

We had an amazing time on our Caribbean Cruise - we sailed on the Crown Princess which was almost identical to the boat we sailed on for our honeymoon. I didn't get sick which was a blessing and we had great excursions on all the islands. Other than some bad weather the last couple days - the trip was a complete success!!

First 2 days on the boat -

1st stop: Grand Cayman - We took a boat ride out to a sand bar known as "Sting Ray City" where we held, fed, and kissed wild sting rays. They have become tame over the years since being fed by tourists, so they will swim right up to you! It was a little scary at first, but over time we got used to it and I was able to hold one for a couple minutes. We also went snorkeling out on a reef and did a little sight seeing throughout the town.

2nd Stop: Roatan, Honduras - We took a taxi ride to a resort on the west end of the island. We were able to use their facilities throughout the day which made for a really chill day. The highlight of the day was when we rented a kayak and paddled out to a reef to go snorkeling. Some of the pictures below are pictures from the kayak and the view back to the beach.

Here is my "22 week" photo -- you can see there is a definite bump now! It was also accentuated quite a bit since I'm wearing a skin-tight swimsuit...

3rd stop: Cozumel, Mexico - Sadly this day was cut short due to an intense thunder and rainstorm that hit the island around 11 am. We went to Park Chankanaab which is a preserved area where they have snorkeling, dolphin shows, and Mayan ruins. We were able to do about one hour of snorkeling and viewed the dolphins for a bit before it started pouring rain. We waited it out for an hour or so, but it never let up so we headed back to the ship. We're just glad we at least got to do a little something, when many people on our boat had their tours completely cancelled. Cozumel was beautiful, though, and we could see Cancun a few miles away - it's crazy that we were just there this summer.

You can see the clouds getting ready to just DROP the big rainstorm on us!

THANKSGIVING - we spent the day at sea, so we weren't really anywhere on Thanksgiving this year, just somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico I suppose. The weather was still cloudy this day, so we mostly spent time napping, reading, and watching the satellite broadcasted football games of course... There was a formal dinner that night and we got a reservation for 2 so we could spend the night with our little family of 2 1/2. The food was very traditional Thanksgiving and was actually the best tasting we had the whole week.

It was an awesome week & now we have just 15 days before we fly to Utah for Ashley's Wedding!