Could there be a more wonderful way to spend your 35th wedding anniversary
than taking a caribbean cruise? No.
The only thing that could've been a little better was more sun.
We sailed out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday.
One of the reasons we decided on this particular cruise was the
stop it made on Monday at Key West. We have never been there.
Well, the horrible storm that was hitting the southeast
just rolled on down and Monday morning Key West closed
it's port due to high winds. And boy were they high!
The ship scrambled to provide an acceptable unexpected day at
'rough' sea. It did OK, but our stateroom was the
preferred spot for the day.
Cozumel, Mexico was plan B for Tuesday. The sun did shine but it
was cold and windy. We made the best of it by eating lunch at
a great little Mexican restaurant.
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| Christmas, Cozumel style |
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| Rick on our balcony. Notice the color of the water. Gorgeous! |
Wednesday was Grand Cayman. We had reserved a tour online to go
to Stingray City, but the ship could not stop at the regular port, due
to high winds we had to stop on the other side of the island.
We had no way of reaching our tour company so we
just tendered in after lunch and sat on the beach.
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| Relaxing on deck. This area was called 'Serenity'. Love it! |
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| On the beach at Grand Cayman. |
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| Collecting coral on the beach at Grand Cayman. |
Thursday was Jamaica. Rain.
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| Need I say more? |
Friday was a much deserved beautiful sunny perfect day at sea.
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| A much deserved day of sunshine. |
Saturday was our long trip home. Long airport delays due to bad weather.
When someone tells you to 'have a nice day', you must remember
to 'MAKE it a nice day'. That's what we did
and very happy memories were made.
