We're making changes!
1.14.2011
1.12.2011
Half Moon Cay & Grand Turks
Our third and fourth day could be classified as our "beach days." Thankfully the weather was starting to warm up and we no longer needed sweatshirts and blankets to be outside! Bonus!
I had the pleasure of spending the morning with a masseuse...it was very nice to be pampered! While I was at the spa, Tim went to breakfast with his family, something we hadn't done yet, preferring to have it delivered to our room instead. We all met up again and headed to the lower echelons of the ship to board another boat that would take us ashore.
Half Moon Cay is owned by Holland America (Carnival is a subsidiary of H.A.) and pretty much all of their collective Caribbean cruises stop there for a day. It was a great!
We found our beach chairs...
We watched as Tim & Patti gathered the courage to try the water...
...it was cold.
After an hour or so of reading (I finished my book...One Day...it was SO good!) and lounging, we all headed to the island BBQ for lunch.
During lunch, we decided to try and rent some water equipment so we could enjoy the water without having to dive in.
After a while it was time to head back to the ship. Our view looked like this as we left the island:
That night was full of fun, including a show by our wait staff at dinner and BINGO in the main theater. I was TWO away from winning $500! Grrr...
And, yes, I'm wearing a crown of pull tabs. I won $10 from those! :-)
Our next day was spent in Grand Turks and we had some great weather! Thankfully we had waited until the last day for our snorkeling adventure and, judging by the weather, it was the perfect choice!
Laurie is modeling our excursion tickets...
Tim is modeling his hat...
In front of our ship (on the left) and the ship that was in every port with us (on the right)...
Most of our crew was from Jamaica and they definitely had that "yah mon" swagger...at one point we had anchored off of a small beach to play in the waves and one of the crew members was floating in a life raft with a pitcher of "Love Potion #10," a rather cough-syrupy concoction and a stack of cups. He was offering it to all of the "Spice Girls" on the trip. :-)
Here we are on the boat, pre-snorkel...
Finally it was time to head back to the shore to have a look at the island. Or at least the cruise resort that they have built for short-term visitors. That was a big surprise, we thought there would be more there!
I liked this weather station...
And then it was time to head back to the boat, but not before we took a picture in front of the big "Grand Turk" sign...
And the cruise ships.
There's still more! Including our New Year's celebration and our final day in Miami! That post is on the way...
I had the pleasure of spending the morning with a masseuse...it was very nice to be pampered! While I was at the spa, Tim went to breakfast with his family, something we hadn't done yet, preferring to have it delivered to our room instead. We all met up again and headed to the lower echelons of the ship to board another boat that would take us ashore.
Half Moon Cay is owned by Holland America (Carnival is a subsidiary of H.A.) and pretty much all of their collective Caribbean cruises stop there for a day. It was a great!
We found our beach chairs...
We had a clear view of our ship...
After an hour or so of reading (I finished my book...One Day...it was SO good!) and lounging, we all headed to the island BBQ for lunch.
After a while it was time to head back to the ship. Our view looked like this as we left the island:
Our next day was spent in Grand Turks and we had some great weather! Thankfully we had waited until the last day for our snorkeling adventure and, judging by the weather, it was the perfect choice!
Laurie is modeling our excursion tickets...
Our catamaran for the excursion...
Here we are on the boat, pre-snorkel...
After our time in the water, in which I spent the ENTIRE time (Go Me!), we had a dance party...
I liked this weather station...
(click on picture to enlarge)
Tim, Laurie and I headed to Margaritaville, the only restaurant available to us, for a Linner.
That was pretty much those two days in a nutshell! I did forget to mention that we actually got to Grand Turk about an hour late. Our excursion was scheduled for 15 minutes after our original arrival, as were a bunch of other excursions! In order to accommodate this, everyone with an excursion got to exit the boat first. We were among the VERY first to get off! Oh, and at the end of this day, I tripped getting back on the boat and somehow damaged my ankle. Go Me! :-)
There's still more! Including our New Year's celebration and our final day in Miami! That post is on the way...
1.11.2011
1.10.2011
365.9 and 365.10
OK. Here's the deal. I have been failing a little bit with Project 365.
I will try to improve.
Now here's 2 pictures from our Christmas celebrations, that I don't think I'll get the chance to post about on their own.
Crazy cousins on Christmas Eve...
Modeling our sweet hats, a present from Grandma, on Christmas Day...
1.09.2011
1.07.2011
365.7
I've run into a problem.
You see, many of the people that I know or have seen complete Project 365 have some sort of muse. That may be children, pets, or maybe they like to photograph food. Seeing as Tim and I don't have children or pets and we don't make very much food worthy of photographs, I've run into a road block. I don't think you want 365 photos of our condo. Right?! What do I post instead?
To remedy this situation, I'm going to put up a link. Now I know that this isn't a "photo," but you will be able to view a part of my job. I've already shown you my home office, this is just an extension of that. You might also be wondering why I'm posting an older version? This is an exclusive email for just Member-Owners, so if I post the current one, it wouldn't be exclusive. I take this stuff seriously. :-)
Enjoy!
December Member-Owner Newsletter
Oh, and I did take the photo on the top of the newsletter! That is Tim's parents' backyard!
You see, many of the people that I know or have seen complete Project 365 have some sort of muse. That may be children, pets, or maybe they like to photograph food. Seeing as Tim and I don't have children or pets and we don't make very much food worthy of photographs, I've run into a road block. I don't think you want 365 photos of our condo. Right?! What do I post instead?
To remedy this situation, I'm going to put up a link. Now I know that this isn't a "photo," but you will be able to view a part of my job. I've already shown you my home office, this is just an extension of that. You might also be wondering why I'm posting an older version? This is an exclusive email for just Member-Owners, so if I post the current one, it wouldn't be exclusive. I take this stuff seriously. :-)
Enjoy!
December Member-Owner Newsletter
Oh, and I did take the photo on the top of the newsletter! That is Tim's parents' backyard!
