Cruise Feb 2011

Curt and I went on a great Southern Caribbean Cruise in Feb of 2011. We loved it! We had a great time with our friends and my sister Lynnette and her husband Elwin. Curt decided to start the vacation early with a couples massage before we left! Awesome! Then it was off to the airport. After traveling all Friday night we finally boarded the boat on Saturday around 2pm. That night we just familiarized ourselves with the boat and the next day we arrived in St Crouix and we took a van to church. We love going to church in remote places. Our driver went to church with us. It was great! Then he took us to a fair. Tons of booths with hand crafted items. We really got a flavor of the local people! They were great. Then back to the boat where we changed and went to get some sun on the beach right by the cruise ship. The next day was St. Kitts. Here we found a man with monkeys and since it was Kelly Casadays dream to hold a monkey…we paid the guy and held the monkeys. They were amazingly soft! It was cool. Then off for a wonderful dive. Saw the largest lobsters I have ever seen. It was great. After the dive we did a little souvenirs shopping. Every night there was amazing food and great entertainment. Then our little group would go off for a game of cards. The next day Tues, was Dominica…pronounced Domineeka. This was the most extreme excursion I have ever done. We repelled down waterfalls and jumped into pools of water and hiked through the river. The scenery was spectacular! We have a video of this if you are interested. We did this with Hunts an Casadays. It was amazing. On Wed we were in grenada but due to bad weather we were unable to tender in and missed our dive. So we went to see the spices. We talked to some of the local ladies there and really enjoyed listening to them and learning about the culture. It was kind of rainy so not much in the way of improving my tan. The next day was A beach day on Tabago. We headed out to beach and spent the day playing in the water and enjoying the sunshine. The next day was a boat day and I over did it a bit in the sun…I got a little red but it felt amazing. I have decided that I have the best family and friends in the world! It was an amazing adventure and I loved sharing it with Annette and Kelly Ward, Kris and Ron Fisher, Ann and Kelly Casaday, and Lynnette and Elwin Hunt!