Friday and Saturday we spent driving, arriving promptly at Port Canaveral and loaded right onto the boat. We were able to tour around the boat, get some sun, and go to a show that night--lots to do, lots of fun!
Sunday was a Day at Sea so we filled it with as many activities as we could participate in throughout the day. It started with us flipping on the television to see that there was a morning show with the cruise director and his assistant. They are Hilarious! I ended up calling in to answer a trivia question and won a diamond and saphire necklace! Yay! Without getting into too much detail, I left that call with the nick-name "Naked Nicki".....don't worry about how that happened :-) So throughout the cruise, Butch (the cruise director) and whatever cruisers were watching the show knew me by my new-found nick-name. I believe we did some karaoke that night after all of our other activities.
Monday we went to Cozumel, Mexico and got to do "The Amazing Cozumel Race" as our excursion. We ran around that town so fast, going to a museum to answer puzzle questions, getting a henna tattoo for our next clue--yes...I had to do it...they would have had to shave Adam's leg for him to get it. The guy says "it will only last seven days, no worries..." Big fat liar! It looks as dark today as it did then...which is exactly seven days ago! No big deal though-I just won't wear any skirts at work. Nobody wants to see a tattoo of a snake with wings and four dots on it with heels and a skirt! After that, we ran to the pier and took a boat ride where Adam did some reluctant snorkeling to find out the name on the back of a sunken ship. What beautiful water they had in Cozumel! Crystal clear and the prettiest teal color on top! From there we deciferred a few more clues, running around town from interest point to interest point, and came blazing into the finish line 4 minutes ahead of the next team--in First place! Yay! Good to know that we worked well as a team just in case we have to do that for real one day.....that would be AWESOME! So, we got some "gold" metals, a snack and some Fantas and were on our way back to boat for usual evening festivities.
Tuesday we went to Belize for our Canopy Tour. This is where you ride zip lines through a rain forest (basically tree top to tree top) and have a couple of rappelling opportunities as well. We had a great time doing that! We had to go on a bus ride that lasted over an hour each way to do this and Adam says he didn't think it was worth it, but I liked it. The bus ride was INSANELY bumpy :-) I just pretended that I was in one of those vibrating chairs...with the occasional earthquake during it! It was neat getting to see different parts of Belize, but we were very thankful for the things that God has blessed us with, as the people of Belize have very little and seem to be very satisfied with that. Needless to say--all of this activity, combined with the "massage-like" travel left us very sore for a few days. The weather was beautiful in Belize as well, so we loved it.
Oh yeah--we saw this crazy rain cloud while we were there. Like I said, we didn't get any rain--but we saw it! Somebody wasn't praying...
Wednesday we went to Isla Roatan, Honduras. This is a little island that sits just off the coast of Honduras. AMAZING!! I can't say enough about the beach that we went to--it was a little paradise! We had originally booked a beach day on this island for a place right next to where our boat docked. After speaking with our cruise director, Butch, he recommended that we change the excursion to this other beach on the opposite side of the island. We took his advice and we SO grateful! The water was calm--no real waves, crystal clear (even when we were out too deep to touch, you could still clearly see the bottom!), it wasn't as populated as the other beach area, and it had the most relaxing atmosphere. Now, the down side to all of this is that it was so beautiful, we soaked in all of the sun the we could...which left us as two bright pink lobsters! And yes, we both put sunscreen on! I re-applied every two hours and still ended up bright red on the skin that wasn't used to getting sun :-) Adam says he doesn't believe in sunscreen anymore...because it didn't seem to work at all. I might have to agree with him after this experience. We might just be better off staying in the shade for the rest of our lives!
That night, when we got back on the boat, I auditioned for "Legends", which is a show at the end of the week where the winning cruisers perform with the dancers on the main stage. The idea is that each person is imitating a Legendary singer...such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Elvis, Madonna, plus many more. I ended up getting the Aretha Franklin role and began practicing to sing RESPECT at the end of the week. It was fun!
Thursday, because we were so burnt from Wednesday, we found the most shade we could in Costa Maya. The water wasn't as pretty here because it was more of a jungle beach-with plants in the water, but the scenery was still lovely. I stayed clothed the whole time I was there to prevent any further damage :-)
Friday was another Day at Sea starting off with the Morning Show again--this time with Adam calling in to tell his Diarrhea joke....if you don't know what I'm talking about, you can ask him yourself. I'm pretty sure he's told that joke to everyone we know, but maybe you've missed it somehow. We spent the day moving around the boat to participate in the fun activities that were available. That night was the "Legends" show where all of the singers had to wear ridiculous costumes and sing/dance for our fellow cruisers. I had a fun time. Here's a picture of me after with Adam...I look even LESS like Aretha with this get-up on!
Saturday we packed up and headed to our friends' house in North Carolina for the evening. Jonathan and Rachel let us stay with them and we watched the WVU game with them and Jonathan's parents that were staying as well.
Sunday, we got to go to the McClung's HUGE church and had a great lunch with Jonathan and his parents (because Rachel was saving lives at the hospital...what a great gal ;-). We drove home and were greeted by a lonely kitty that was very loving when we got home:-) Out little Lexi missed us and she spent the whole night next to me in bed, letting me pet her every chance I get...what a cutie pie!
Anyway--I'm not sure how much I consolidated, but there it is none the less! You can check out my facebook page for the entire album. We had a great time and can't wait to go on our next cruise! Carnival Fun ships really are a great way to vacation and we're so thankful that the weather cooperated with us as well! It is great to be back and continue our lives here in Morgantown, where God has blessed us so richly with amazing friends, a wonderful place to live, and an awesome church family to grow with and be a part of!
Loved getting to read the account of your wonderful vacation! You do a super job of expressing yourself. All the pictures were awesome. Thanks for posting.
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