Beaches of the Carribbean

I love summer time! I have summers off because I work at an Elementary School, so Kyle and I are taking advantage of this and booked a Carribbean Cruise a little while ago. We just got back from the cruise, and to say the least it was amazing. We went with our friends Sean and Paige, and it was a great vacation! The first day on the ship we saw a man go overboard - true story! We happened to be at the right place at the right time when we heard a huge splash, people screaming, and then saw a person pop up out of the water. Luckily we had left the New Orleans port only three hours before, and we were still in the river when he went overboard. It was also still light out, and we watched as the cruise ship sent out a rescue boat. He was rescued back to safety...crazy first day! During the rest of the cruise, we visited Mexico, Roatan, and Belize. I wish I was back on those white sandy beaches where the water is the absolute perfect temperature. Here are some pictures of the incredible places we went.

Our first stop was Costa Maya, which was small but fun with a great beach and yummy Mexican food.

Our second stop was in Roatan, Honduras, a small island just north of the mainland of Honduras. We went ziplining in the jungle and then relaxed on West Bay Beach for a few hours. The people there were so friendly and the beach was to die for! We also saw some cute monkeys at the zipline.

The third stop was in Belize City, Belize. Here we went snorkeling, hung out at a beach, and then went looking for Manitees that feed along the shoreline close to where we snorkeled. Once again, a beach to die for!

Our last port of the cruise was in Cozumel, Mexico. We didn't do an excursion this day, but we took all day to relax on the beach, the boys went scuba diving, and we ate the most amazing Mexican food...best carne asada tacos in the whole world!

During the rest of our cruise, we laid out in the sun, went swimming, went to shows on the ship, went to improv and comedy night with the cast of Second City, and most of all ate lots and lots of food! The views on the ship were amazing, and I was able to force myself to get up one morning to see a sunrise. It was gorgeous even though a little cloudy - well worth the sacrifice of sleep!

Our stateroom on the ship was much better than we expected and all of the employees were so nice. We even got fresh towels folded into the shape of different animals....how cute! The only downside was the weird looking machine in our room...any guesses on what this is?!


I love you Carribbean - thank you for the week of relaxation, sun, and yummy food...you will be missed!