March 11, 2009, 11:02 PM
Hello howdy and good day. We are tired and there are kids in the hallway being loud. Let me tell you about Jamaica Mon first. We got off the boat right at the pier and it was pretty run down looking we found our tour guide and was rushed on to our bus and we were on our way. They drive on the wrong side of the road which is weird and second they drive like maniacs it was scary. Our guide said to close our eyes say to ourselves no problem mon and open our eyes and the scary part would be over. When they talk they don’t pronounce the H and thousand becomes tousand. We learned they say no problem mon and yeah mon and irie mon that means party on.
The Tranopy adventure was very cool. They just rushed us through it too fast we thought. Me and Jamie wanted to do the bob sled again. It was similar to the cyclone at wonderland except you control the brake, which I didn’t use at all and Jamie said she used it just a little. The zip line was so fun it was several lines with platforms between them it was a rush. There was a Mimosa tree the with bean pod as long as my forearm. there is a pic posted of it.In Jamaica they pay 16% in taxes here and have to pay for thier schooling plus all kids of wear uniforms to school. Most people don't have cars and rely on the numerous taxis. We bought some rum and rum cakes at the port shops. When we went back to the boat there was a band playing from the boys and girls club and people were throwing money to them from the boat and kids would run and pick it up. We gave them a couple of dollars before we got back on the boat. Then we sailed away to Cayman.
March 12, 2009
Today was the Cayman Island tour of the turtle farm and it was quite awesome. They breed the Sea turtles and release them into the wild. We got to hold baby sea turtles and hand fed some finches and doves. I got to snorkel with fish and turtles and I took some pics of them. The Blue Iguanas we saw live only on Cayman Island. We also went souvenir shopping near the port. There were shops everywhere. We bought the kids some shirts from Del Sol that change color in the sun. We also got Kirsten some polish that does the same thing Cayman was beautiful and well groomed compared to Jamaica. We wasn't afraid to walk around the shops. The water was stunningly blue. We took a tons of pictures. Tomorrow is our last port and we are looking forward to it. We have no plans so we are going to do what ever sounds good at the time. I tried some ginger beer I got in Jamaica. It is actually soda with a kick it has the spicy ginger taste and makes your mouth burn…. Just a little. The food is just amazing I tried lobster bisque and rack of lamb.
March 13
We arrived in Cozumel early this morning along with several other ships. We looked off our balcony and you could see the bottom of the ocean through the water.The Conquests sister ship the Triumph was docked right next to us. There was a large shopping area right at the port we checked them out. there was a drug store where you can just walk in and buy prescription medications. A man walked in and asked for the Viagra as loud as he could. Since we had no real plans we walked around and talked to some tour guides and they told us for 20 dollars they would take us to the beach
for as long as we wanted and bring us back. It included snorkel gear. So we went and had a great time I snorkeld and collected some nice shells. Jamie was looking at one of them and realized there was still a hermit crab in it. It was so tiny. I also saw an urchin and sea anemomie and the flounder were burying themselves under the sand. Next time I'm going to be SCUBA certified. I had some Coronas and it was just like the commercials. We talked to a couple from England and had Nachos and Guacamole at the beach. When we were ready we went back to the shops and bought Kirsten and Jamie some rings. We also bought some Vanilla that smells like real vanilla and not alcohol. We borded the boat realizing we were headed back home.
March 14
We are headed back to Galveston and we are not ready to come home. We had such fun. Too much to mention here but I tried. We saw flying fish skipping and gliding across the water something to witness it was amazing. We thought they were birds at first. Well this will be the last entry we will be packing it away and getting ready to come home. Love you all.
