Cruise

Ever since our 10th anniversary David had been "dying" to go on another cruise. The first time we had no idea a cruise would be so relaxing. I think this cruise may possibly have been even more relaxing than the last. We flew to Miami and cruised from there to the Bahamas. The food was great and the weather even better. Our 3 day cruise made 2 stops. The first was a private island owned by Royal Caribbean called Coco Cay. We were a little skeptical about the whole "private island" but it was wonderful. The only people on the island were from our cruise ship. They ferried lunch over to the island so you didn't have to leave to eat.
The objective of the day was to "relax" As you can see David mastered that quite quickly. We also walked in the water and found Conch shells, sea cucumbers, and sand dollars. The water was so clear you could see the bottom several feet deep. (Just like Galveston and Holly Beach, yeah right)

The second stop was in Nassau, Bahamas. We took an excursion to snorkel with the Manta Rays. There were 26 rays in the water. We were also able to feed them. What a neat experience.
That's not me in the bikini. (news flash!) I couldn't figure out how to photoshop my head on her body. Oh well, I had fun any way.
A street in Nassau Bahamas. There were lots of shops and places to spend money. The ship docked on Monday morning and our flight back did not leave until late that evening. Royal carribean offered an excursion to the Florida everglades. We thought it would be fun to ride an airboat and see the Everglades.


Our airboat guide. (Kind of a Salty lookin fella) But he was a great guide and had several of the animals trained to come up to the boat, even the alligators
Other than a few akwardly placed sunburn patches (you know you can't get the sunscreen everywhere) it was a wonderful and relaxing vacation . The kids had a great time at Nana and Paw Paw's. We may owe them a cruise now after watching the kids.