Cruisin' the Carribean!!

The first week of August we were lucky enough to go on a beautiful vacation with our great friends, Caleb & Katie Morris. We flew to Puerto Rico on Saturday the 2nd and enjoyed a nice day full of sight seeing in Old San Juan Puerto Rico. It was a neat city with amazing architecture!

We stayed the night at a Marriot there that was quite nice, then left the next day for the marina. We then boarded our boat, the Carnival Destiny. The boat was very nice with a lot of things to do. They had dining rooms, pools, a sundeck with a buffet, hot tubs, a casino, dance club, kareoke bar, piano bar, a large theater, shops, neat glass elevators, a spa, exercise room, and more! We had a great time getting to know the boat and exploring.

That night we took off for our first stop: St. Thomas. St. Thomas was a beautiful island. We had a great time exploring the island, shopping in the downtown area, and then relaxing at the beach for the rest of the day. The beach that we went to was gorgeos and the perfect way to start our vacation.

The next day we went to Dominica. Dominica was very un-touched and rural. We loved the beauty of it. This day we hiked through a rainforest to a waterfall. It was an awesome hike and it rained the whole time, but it was a warm rain and was very refreshing! We then got to see a beautiful waterfall!

That night was formal night on the cruise so we got to dress up for dinner and a show. We had a great time!





Wednesday brought us to the island of Barbados. We learned that a alot of celebrities now vacation in Barbados and we could see why. There were a lot of beautiful and expensive resorts, hotels, and homes. There was also some nice beaches and neat forest areas. We took a landrover tour around this island with an awesome guide who was very entertaining. It was a great way to discover Barbados.

Thursday we landed in St. Lucia. We decided St. Lucia was our overall favorite island. It was a beautiful mix of rainforest and beaches. This day we took a zipline tour through the rainforest. It was incredible and we all had a fantastic time.

The next day we stopped in Antigua. Antigua was another gorgeous island with crystal blue waters. This day we took a Catamaran boat tour around the whole island. We saw incredible homes right on the coast, many of which belonged to celebrities like Oprah and Eric Clapton. We also stopped at a neat, secluded beach where we got to snorkel along a reef. We didn't see a ton of fish, but we saw a few and some jelly fish! Poor Shane got marked by the jelly fish, but luckily it didn't hurt it just left a crazy red mark. We still had a great time though and the boat crew even prepared a great lunch for us there. Then we proceeded to circumnavigate the rest of the island. It was an awesome excursion.

Our final stop brought us to the island of St. Kitts. It was a quiant little island that was also beautiful. We did not have an excursion plan and due to the burns and fatigue that were setting in, we decided to just walk around the shops on our own. We had a great time exploring the shopping and saw a great mix of fancy shops and market-like shops too.

We then got back on the boat for some relaxation and enjoyed our last full day on the boat. Here are a few more pictures of us on the boat throughout the week.

The final day we took our time and relaxed around the boat until we were closed to the last ones off. Then we headed to the airport to wait for a few hours more until our flight. We were all exhausted but happy that we had such an awesome vacation!! Thanks Katie & Caleb for an awesome time and definitely the highlight of our summer!