Cruise News and the blues...

Kim and Mike treated us to a cruise! We set sail from Tampa on the 30th of November. Our ports were; The Grand Caymans, Cozumel, Belize, and Isla de Roatan. The seas were very rough the first two days...so rough that we missed our first port call to the Caymans
and swimming with the stingrays, drat. (didn't one of those kill the Crocodile Hunter?) Rod and I were very proud that we didn't have any sea-sickness despite the 9-12 foot swells and we actually enjoyed watching the horizon go up and down and the whitecaps smashing into the wake of the ship. Pride goeth before the fall...but more on that later.

Rod and I look pretty steady here in front of the "Legend".

Kim loves Mike! He should have entered the hairy chest contest...

We dressed up and went dancin'. The bands and orchestra were awesome! (they didn't know too many two-steppin' songs...)

Kim went on a Push, Pull, Swim w/ Dolphins at Chankanaab in Cozumel. We enjoyed the beach and snorkeling. The water really is this blue, this is the ocean, not a tank.

Kim enjoys the warm weather...it was about 30 degrees in Provo.

The pool and hot tubs on ship were very popular. When the sea was rough, they really were wave pools.

Kim relaxes on her own balcony.

Kim in front of a Mayan ruin at Altun Ha.

Sailing away from Isla de Roatan, Honduras.

Mayan Ruins at Altun Ha, Belize

I think that's Kim and Mike at the top.

A street view of Isla de Roatan in the Honduras. You can't see the little boys who became our "guides". It took a few packs of gum and a lot of ignoring to get them to go away.

Kim and Mike on dress up night.

Rod and Karen dress up too.

He made this ice sculpture of an angel fish in the coral in about 15 minutes. It went from 300 lbs to 150 lbs.

Kim and the local wildlife...I'm sure this was our lunch later in Altun Ha.

Kim and Mike...still with the pearls...

Dad loved the spacious accommodations...

I thought the cemetary was very nice...

Kim tried to get away from the "corn hole " competition...

And Mike and I are the grand champions...and we have the trophy to prove it...maybe Santa will bring us a "corn hole"...

How did this get in here?

The LDS meeting house in Belize...under lock and key.

Indiana Rod

On the beach at Chakanab.

"They want us to climb up what...?"

And so we come to the end of our fabulous cruise to the exotic Western Caribbean. When we got home, we were understandably tired. Kelly brought the boys home and we crashed, needing to be at work bright and early next day. Then it hit...the world was still moving. And Rod and I began our next great adventure...Mal de Debarquement...such a pretty french name. Fortunately, we have no pictures because they would be too gross. Needless to say that the sea-sickness may have been a nice trade for what can hit you after 7 days on a rough sea when you hit, and I mean hit, dry land.

Until next post...I leave you shaky, but much better, thank you!
KarenR