Cruise - Port Visits

Our journey to the "New World" is complete and we have returned to our life in the "Old World". The cruise itself was fantastic but the journey to and from was unpleasant. The travel gods must have heard me complain about airports and airplanes and decided to punish all of us. None of that matters though because we really enjoyed our cruise.

The main reason we chose this particular cruise was the port visits. The ship sailed from Fort Lauderdale and stopped in Grand Cayman, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, Belize and Cozumel. We thought it would be the perfect way to introduce ourselves to South and Central America. Our favourite port was Peurto Limon, Costa Rica where we Zip-lined through the rainforest. Our least favourite port was Colon, Panama. It was just a working port where ships gathered before entering the Panama Canal. The hottest place we visited was Cartegena, Columbia. Even our Jamaican waiter complained about the heat. Here are a few of the highlights of the trip.

Beautiful Sunsets and Sunrises. The clouds make the sun look like it's smiling as it goes to sleep.

Lori dancing with her new friend Sally. The dolphin was so cute but I just love the look of utter joy on Lori's face.

Lorraine found a new friend too. She's holding a 60lb stingray.

Here are Lori and I zip-lining through the rainforest in Costa Rica. This is my new favourite thing in the world. Although you can tell by the pitch of my voice at the end of the video that the harness was a little tight in my nether regions.

It wasn't all about the adventure though. In Cozumel we learned how to make Margaritas and Salsa.

Tomorrow I'll talk about life aboard the ship.



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