Since I am having to play catch-up, I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures from the Caribbean vacation. You will understand why I didn't want to return! I also was able to have a life-long dream come true on this vacation by swimming with dolphins. I have always had a love for dolphins and whales. When I was younger, my grandparents actually adopted a bottlenose dolphin in my honor.
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| St. Lucia |
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| Grand Pitons in St. Lucia |
Went to the Baths at Virgin Gorda, which was amazing. The caves were strenuous but beautiful.
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| Hanging out at Honeymoon Bay in St. John |
In St. Thomas, we walked around the dock area and then headed to one of my favorite places in the world - St. John. We hiked up Lind Trail towards Honeymoon Bay.
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| Zipline in Antigua Rain Forest |
Antigua was the zipline through the rain forest. I have always been RIDICULOUSLY afraid of heights. Somehow I was placed as being the very first person to go on the course. I quickly had to get over my fear of heights. I did have a minor tantrum when we were on a top stand and was told I just had to jump straight down 20 feet to the bottom landing. But oh no worries, the suspension will catch halfway down. My survival instincts went in to overdrive - it was not one of my finer moments. I was trying to convince a 6 year old that she should go first.
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| Swimming with sea turtles in Barbados |
In addition, to my love of dolphins, I have a love of turtles (although not the snapping variety) as well. I used to have a pet turtle named Raphael - yes I am a product of the 80's and it was after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So I always love turtle adventures. My dad has a video from this and we are both underwater and he points to the first turtle we see. You can hear my squealing "TURTLE!!!" in a trill voice underwater!
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| Fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Lastly, Puerto Rico- we hiked around the fort, ate at the restaurant that invented pina coladas and stayed in a hotel that used to be a convent and is supposedly haunted.
