Last week we headed to cruise the Southern Caribbean with 24 of our friends. Need I sa
y that we had a spectacularly fantastic time. The weather was amazing...78-84 degrees day or night and no rain. With the soft, white sand beaches and the warm salty water, playing in the surf and snorkeling was heavenly. After a day of sightseeing the islands of St. Croix, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada, and Tobago, we would return to the ship for gourmet meals and great shipboard entertainment. I have to say this was the best cruise we have ever taken. We took a catamaran day trip Monday and s
norkeled in a calm cove for about an hour. With our waterproof camera we were able to snap some pics of the fish among the coral reefs. After snorkeling we sailed to the small island of Nevis and had a yummy bbq chicken lunch with fresh coconut slaw. We had time to play in the waves on the beach before heading back under full sail on the catamaran. The next day (Tuesday) we took a tour of Dominica. Gorgeous island, very tropical
of course. We hiked through a very dense forest to some falls and thermal pools. Then drove to Titu Gorge where a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. The water was chilly and wading into the gorge was "envigorating". But, once
inside it was surreal when you looked up volcanic walls to the fern-fringed edges of the gorge. On Wednesday we toured Grenada. What was supposed to be a "three hour tour"...like Gilligan...ended up being much longer but we weren't marooned on an island at the end. We visited a spice plantation and learned how nutmeg is harvested and processed as well as cocoa beans. It's quite a process. At the end of the tour of the island which consisted of driving on itty-bitty windy roads up and down mountains to the crater lake at the top, we finally cooled off and played at a gorgeous beach before heading back to the ship. Thursday we booked a glass bottomed boat trip to Buccoo Reef to snorkel and then to the Nylon Pool to play in the water. The reef is some distance off shore. It was a bit rough that day with some wind. I didn't last long snorkeling but enjoyed the boat. The Nylon pool is an area offshore that is a white sand pool 4 1/2 feet deep for about a mile. The water was incredible. I could have floated out there for hours. Friday was a sea day all day. It was relaxing to sit by one of the on board pools and read, doze, and then...oh how awful...dine on some of the many cuisines on board. Then, again, off to dinner for a gourmet meal and show at night. We headed back home on Saturday with a long flight home with great memories (and a few extra pounds.) It is amazing to see another part of the world that is so different from where we live. It was beautiful, but I missed being in touch with my family and of course, there's no place like home.
Last week we headed to cruise the Southern Caribbean with 24 of our friends. Need I sa
y that we had a spectacularly fantastic time. The weather was amazing...78-84 degrees day or night and no rain. With the soft, white sand beaches and the warm salty water, playing in the surf and snorkeling was heavenly. After a day of sightseeing the islands of St. Croix, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada, and Tobago, we would return to the ship for gourmet meals and great shipboard entertainment. I have to say this was the best cruise we have ever taken. We took a catamaran day trip Monday and s
inside it was surreal when you looked up volcanic walls to the fern-fringed edges of the gorge. On Wednesday we toured Grenada. What was supposed to be a "three hour tour"...like Gilligan...ended up being much longer but we weren't marooned on an island at the end. We visited a spice plantation and learned how nutmeg is harvested and processed as well as cocoa beans. It's quite a process. At the end of the tour of the island which consisted of driving on itty-bitty windy roads up and down mountains to the crater lake at the top, we finally cooled off and played at a gorgeous beach before heading back to the ship. Thursday we booked a glass bottomed boat trip to Buccoo Reef to snorkel and then to the Nylon Pool to play in the water. The reef is some distance off shore. It was a bit rough that day with some wind. I didn't last long snorkeling but enjoyed the boat. The Nylon pool is an area offshore that is a white sand pool 4 1/2 feet deep for about a mile. The water was incredible. I could have floated out there for hours. Friday was a sea day all day. It was relaxing to sit by one of the on board pools and read, doze, and then...oh how awful...dine on some of the many cuisines on board. Then, again, off to dinner for a gourmet meal and show at night. We headed back home on Saturday with a long flight home with great memories (and a few extra pounds.) It is amazing to see another part of the world that is so different from where we live. It was beautiful, but I missed being in touch with my family and of course, there's no place like home.