My last "family" vacation
To start our Caribbean cruise, we drove from Great Falls to St. Augustine FL. We packed everything in the car and off we went REALLY early on Sunday morning. After an uneventful drive, we stayed in a Holiday Inn Express for the night. The next day, we drove the rest of the way to Port Canaveral... stopping at a Kennedy Space Center Gift Shop on the way. The port had a very smooth entry and we had our bags on the side of the road while Darrin and Dad went to park the car.
After checking in, we had our first munchies on board and went to find some info on excursions. We walked around the decks and checked back for our bags until dinner. The rooms were almost nicer than our RC rooms from two years ago!
The first night's dinner was casual -- and so were our tablemates! The first night's show was a preview of the dancers and a pretty funny comedy show.
Darrin and I took a lesson about the casino games, and during the week, we learned how to make the towel animals!
On Wednesday, I wasn't able to dive -- sinus problems -- so I was feeling rather miserable. Darrin actually said everything absolutely right -- he said that the dive at Grand Turk wasn't anything we hadn't done before... Even if it was a complete lie, it sounded good.
Thursday was Private Island day, and we found a great spot under a tree to put our four chairs and hang out for the day. We even got to do some playing around in the water.
Friday was Nassau Day where we got to take a tour to see Fort Charlotte, Fort Fincastle and the interesting pirates museum. After that, we met Mom and Dad at the Hard Rock Cafe Nassau. That night's entertainment was a musical review and there was a mexican buffet later that night... that Darrin and I actually tried to stay up for!
We waited in the dining room while our deck was waiting to be called. To pass time, we answered more crossword puzzles and had a good time chatting. We started driving home that day, and made it to the Holiday Inn in Fayetteville NC. The phonecall to reservations was SUPPOSED to put us in a hotel CLOSE to the interstate. This one wasn't. Otherwise, the trip home was calm, and we were all happy to be home.
After checking in, we had our first munchies on board and went to find some info on excursions. We walked around the decks and checked back for our bags until dinner. The rooms were almost nicer than our RC rooms from two years ago!
The first night's dinner was casual -- and so were our tablemates! The first night's show was a preview of the dancers and a pretty funny comedy show.
Darrin and I took a lesson about the casino games, and during the week, we learned how to make the towel animals!
On Wednesday, I wasn't able to dive -- sinus problems -- so I was feeling rather miserable. Darrin actually said everything absolutely right -- he said that the dive at Grand Turk wasn't anything we hadn't done before... Even if it was a complete lie, it sounded good.
Thursday was Private Island day, and we found a great spot under a tree to put our four chairs and hang out for the day. We even got to do some playing around in the water.
Friday was Nassau Day where we got to take a tour to see Fort Charlotte, Fort Fincastle and the interesting pirates museum. After that, we met Mom and Dad at the Hard Rock Cafe Nassau. That night's entertainment was a musical review and there was a mexican buffet later that night... that Darrin and I actually tried to stay up for!
We waited in the dining room while our deck was waiting to be called. To pass time, we answered more crossword puzzles and had a good time chatting. We started driving home that day, and made it to the Holiday Inn in Fayetteville NC. The phonecall to reservations was SUPPOSED to put us in a hotel CLOSE to the interstate. This one wasn't. Otherwise, the trip home was calm, and we were all happy to be home.
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