(I don't know why pictures look perfectly clear until I add them to the blog and then they're blurry...sorry)
Boarded the Carnival Glory on Saturday morning- 1/12/19. Sunday was a fun day at sea.
Monday the port was Cayman Islands--We did a tour with three parts -snorkeling, sting ray city, and starfish beach. We got to hold a sting ray and kiss it and Dad got a neck rub from it.
At the next stop we got to hold a starfish and see a few of them along the beach. You're not supposed to take them out of the water.
Starfish Point
Tuesday was Roatan, Mahogany Bay. Taxi driver took us to an animal place where we got to hold a sloth and let the monkeys jump around on our heads. We also held and fed the Macaws. It was pretty fun. The animals were very tame and friendly. It rained nearly the entire time we were out with the taxi driver.
After holding the animals, our taxi driver took us to the Pirates of the Caribbean Zip line where we did the Extreme Extreme pkg. it included about 9 zip lines. And although we got super dirty and wet, I thought it was pretty fun.
Wednesday our port was Belize. We took an hour-long bus ride to get to the boat ride which was nearly another hour to get to the ruins. The boat ride was pretty fun. It took us through a narrow channel at some pretty high speeds at times. We got to walk through the jungle to get from ruin to ruin. There were three main structures that we got to see. The second one we got to climb to the very top of and look out over the jungle. Belize is very green and jungly.
Mayan ruins in Belize
View from the top of the ruins
Today we took a taxi to Palancar Beach. We each paid $35 to snorkel by boat and went to a couple of spots, and we saw a lot of fish and even a turtle. Then we went back to shore and lounged on the beach for an hour or two. I enjoyed the day very much.
Palancar Beach
Another day at sea and we were back in Miami early Saturday morning to begin the long trip home. Another great cruise come and gone. I'd have to say out of everything, my favorite spot was the dining room on board the ship! YUMMMM! And so fun to be waited on every day. I'm a fan of cruising!
We hired a photographer to document Leah's birth and the kids meeting her the next day. Here are some of my favorites. I realize these are 10x more special to me than they would be to anyone else, but if you want to see about a million more... I also put togethera slideshow, HERE.
Dad and I enjoyed a beautiful ride Saturday over to Porcupine Reservoir where some salmon were running, and over to Liberty. Great day with beautiful Fall colors!
Hunter had his first date on Saturday. He went with Chloe Wallentine to the Homecoming dance. When I asked him how it went, he said "there was lipstick and hickeys everywhere". So I guess he had fun! 😄
We left home Sunday evening and spent two days hiking in Zions and Cedar Breaks. We also saw The Prince of Egypt at the Tuacahn Theater on Tuesday night. It was excellent! We attended a session in the Cedar Temple Wednesday morning and then headed home. Very fun.
Canyon Overlook trail in Zions
The Narrows
Hiking Thor's Hideout in Cedar City
Cedar City view
Cedar Breaks Overlook Trail
Cedar Breaks
And here's a short video of the trip. You may have to slide the cursor bar over if it's cutting off a side.
Another great cruise come and gone. I'd have to say out of everything, my favorite spot was the dining room on board the ship! YUMMMM! And so fun to be waited on every day. I'm a fan of cruising!
