This picture is cool because you can see our ship way in the background. Princess Cays is a private island owned by the Princess Cruise Company. It is a very tiny, but BEAUTIFUL little island. So tiny, and shallow, that there is no place to dock. So they anchor the boat out in the ocean and tender us in on the life boats. So, yes, we got to ride in the life boat, but not because our captain hit ground and our ship was sinking, requiring our immediate evacuation, but rather, because we were being whisked off for a day of basking in turquoise, Caribbean water.
Isn't it gorgeous!?!?
At each port, the crew takes pictures of you with different "characters." I was extremely impressed with the size of Popeye's muscles. I have since increased the amount of spinach I eat.
One of the most incredible things for us was to watch how they "park" the ships. Especially at port when there are 8 other ships already there. They basically parallel park these things. It was quite a sight. These aren't little boats with a gas pedal and a brake. There is a science to it. I'm impressed just talking about it.
Oh yes, the rainbows in St. Thomas were beautiful! We got quite a bit of rain that day, but we were by no means complaining. The rain would pelt down on us for 3 minutes and then within 30 seconds, the ground was dry.
Magen's Bay is a beach in St. Thomas known as 1 of the top 10 beaches in the world. And I swam there.
Puerto Rico! A very colorful island! For some odd scheduling reason, our port time was only from 4-10pm. So, instead of finding a beach for relaxing, we did a lot of sight-seeing.
We had a minor mishap... Just kidding, but there were some definite "sketchy" areas in San Juan. In fact, we heard there is an 80% unemployment rate there. Yikes! Fortunately for us, they treat the tourists better than their vehicles.
The Famous "San Delipe del Morro Fort" was an interesting area to walk around in. It has been there since the 1500's to protect the island from any European invaders.
Its a pretty massive sized structure and only 10% is left standing now.
Its a pretty massive sized structure and only 10% is left standing now.
Sam even did his part in defending the invaders. He takes his job very seriously.
And now we are back to life. Back to reality. And honestly, we couldn't be any happier than to have our beautiful girls back in our arms! We are very blessed to have such a close family that kept our girls safe and comfortable while we were gone!!
And now we are back to life. Back to reality. And honestly, we couldn't be any happier than to have our beautiful girls back in our arms! We are very blessed to have such a close family that kept our girls safe and comfortable while we were gone!!
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