I am back from my wonderful cruise! I spent a glorious 7 days of eating 3-course meals complete with the best desserts ever, lounging by the pool in the sun with the ocean around me, exploring three Caribbean cities: Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Falmouth, and of course, no thoughts of school at all.
Here's the Royal Promenade, the street of shops, bars, restaurants, and FOOD 24-hour-around. There were parades, live music, and lots of people-watching on this street.
At the Pig & Whistle pub where we sat many nights singing along to cheesy oldies.
Poolside on the top deck- perfect sun, wind, and the pool! I thought it was ironic that we were sitting in the pool in the middle of the ocean. The sky is a perfect shade of blue.
Waters at Cozumel- look at these colors! I think the Caribbean waters have this beautiful sparkly turquoise color that's just breathtaking.
On the ship waiting to go into Cozumel! This was our first port-of-call and we were excited!
The beautiful ceramic pots in the shops-I love the colors. They also had many ceramic painted fruits, Aztec souvenirs, and wooden carvings.
In the beautiful (very salty) waters on the beach. The beaches weren't crowded at all, and everyone was so relaxed and happy.
Our ship (and another). It does look really grand from the outside.
Taking our tour guide's advice, I tried turtle soup in a local eatery right off the beach in Grand Cayman- chewy and delicious!
Bruce looks on to the shops in Grand Cayman- the entire island was flat. At one point the tour guide took us to the highest point which was only 10 feet up from sea level.
We went to the caves in Jamaica where runaway slaves used to hide away. The underwater lake was serene and eerily quiet. We saw families of bats and coiled-up snakes!
We climbed the Dunn river falls, from the beachside up to the top with water cascading down. It was so refreshing and fun to wade around and dip in mini natural-pools on our way up.
The new port of Falmouth from the ship. Our ship was only the fourth ship to land and the ship did look giant and foreboding in the background. Students getting out from school and people from the neighborhood were gathered around and looking at the ship/tourists.
We literally just came back to school & I'm unpacked, tired, and ready for a nap! I've eaten so much on this trip & had such a relaxing time it's weird to think about starting school and going back to my regular life tomorrow.
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