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St.Kitts

St.Kitts

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

CRUISIN' IN THE CARIBBEAN!

We flew to Puerto Rico on Sat. Feb. 6, 2010. We changed planes in Dallas and just as we were getting on the plane,I turned around and Curt and Lisa were right behind us!! We didn't know we were on the same flight. So that was pretty cool. We spent the night right downtown Old San Juan and the next day toured the sites. It was quite a shock for us to be in 85 degree weather but I wasn't complaining at all!!



Watching the superbowl on the seaside theatre!

St. Thomas was our first island and we took advantage of a beautiful beach with white sand. Donny and I snorkeled a little and saw some pretty fish.


We loved the card trick guy on the ship. His name was Matteos Ramous and he was pretty entertaining. UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!

The next island was Dominica!! We swam in cold water through Titou Gorge to a waterfall. Our guide (Kelvin) lifted us up the falls and then we jumped over the falls. I still can't believe I did that! It was so fun. Then he took us to Trafalga Falls and we sat in some natural hot springs and then in some cold pools at the bottom of the falls. Kelvin taught us a lot about the island.

One of the formal nights!

Barbados- We went out on a 57'catamaran and snorkeled two different places. First at a shipwreck and the reef. Our guides fed the fish so there were a ton swimming all around us but unfortunately the water wasn't very clear so you couldn't see the shipwreck or the reef. We were so exhausted by the time we got back on the boat because the waves were huge!! Then we got to snorkel with the turtles. That was so cool. That time I jumped off the boat instead of climbing down the steps. I was so brave haha! They fed us the most delicious lunch on the boat and then cranked up the music and danced for us.




Happy Birthday Donny and Curt!! We celebrated by going down 11 ziplines in St. Lucia.



This is St. Lucia!

After we got done on the ziplines,we had the cab drop us off at the market to shop before we got back on the ship. This guy showed us how he makes his baskets and made Lisa and I angel fish. I had a weak moment and ended up buying a basket from him! Then we went over to the fruit market and had all kinds of fresh fruit! I wish I had some coconut right now. It was so good!!

Lisa made birthday hats out of the Carnival Caper for Donny and Curt.

Today was a beach day on the island of St. Kitts. We went to South Frigatte Beach which was so beautiful. We got lots of sea shells and then we went shopping at the little shops at the port.

I LOVE this picture! Donny and I snorkeled at the very point of the rock in the center of the picture. We saw fish and an eel.

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Our last island was St. Maartin and we were going to have another beach day and see the airplanes fly over us and land but there were 12' swells in the ocean and they didn't feel it was safe for us to get off the ship. So we headed back out for a day at sea.

We are back in Puerto Rico.Oh, I am so sad to leave!

We planned this cruise over a year ago with Curt and Lisa. Who would have ever thought how perfect the timing would be for us! I can't think of a better way than this to just getaway and RELAX! Although, we were on the go a lot!!!