We arrived at 10:00 a.m. There is no pier, so we had to take a tender to shore. We planned on finding a beach so took our time getting off the ship. (Brian and Justin decided to take an excursion to feed the sting rays and do a bit more snorkeling, so they left an hour before us.) We should have gotten our tender number before getting ready, but that was not our instruction so we did as we were told and got ready first. We were on tender #10.
We sat and waited and waited and waited.
If you've never taken a cruise, that is one thing you must pack a lot of - patience!
We made the most of it, sat on the Promenade.
Jake had brought his skim board from home.
I wanted proof that we had it on the ship - so I took a picture.
Then Jake took my camera for a bit...
He and Nick decided to be creative.
Lol!
We finally made it on a tender...
Jack, Jake, Lisa, Nick, Annie and I.
As we pulled away I took a picture of our ship.
Jake tried to hide his fragile skin.
And once we arrived he turned his towel into a head wrap for protection.
Nick thought it was a good idea.
We walked to the library (after a brief detour)
and took public transportation to 7 mile beach.
There were 16 people in this van.
We had the driver stop at the public beach access point.
But after Jack did a bit of negotiating, we found a nice spot at Tiki Beach.
The normally $44 per person resort was ours for $50 for the 6 of us,
since none of us wanted to sit in the sun or under an umbrella.
Annie got in the water for a bit but her sunburned shoulders and tiredness
made the lounge chair too inviting to pass up.
(How cute is that swimsuit? Adorable!)
Jake had fun with his skim board.
And Jack had to give it a try.
Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful.
What a view!
We waited patiently for public transportation. A bus stopped and asked if we wanted a ride. Jack asked, "how much?" then, "no thanks." The bus drove around the corner, did a quick turn around and took us back for half price. Gotta love someone who's not afraid negotiate!
We found a candy store on our way back to the pier. Everyone found something we thought we needed.
Jack found Gummy Bacon.
Annie found her favorite, Toxic Waste candy.
Jake found a 5 pound box of Gummy Bears.
And I thought these were hilarious.
We walked out with empty hands.
They made the ships prices look cheap.
Jake couldn't resist buying a coconut. "You can drink the milk right out of it."
Everyone took a taste.
And EVERYONE had the same reaction as Nick.
Yuck!
Back to the ship for a bit of relaxation and then another dinner filled with laughter! Brian started it off by announcing that Justin touched a butt. Both Jake and Nick repeated it loudly. (If you've ever seen our favorite movie - Finding Nemo - you'd know that Nemo touched a butt (that's what they called a boat.)
Goofy boys hamming it up for the camera.
The kids barely made it through dinner. They wanted to get changed and start their evening activities. The adults took in the show featuring a juggler. Then off to the Captains Upper Tear event for frequent cruisers. After Jack and I walked in - with crew members on either side to greet us, we decided next time we needed to do a little dance, like soul train. They had champagne, a fruity rum drink and goodies. I was too stuffed from dinner but made a plate to take back to the kids. Mmm, chocolate covered strawberries are a family favorite!
It was another late night. Jake came back about an hour before Annie. She went to a party that he couldn't get into. "They had security 'carding' kids to make sure they were the right age. They wouldn't let me in!" It seemed a little extreme but I am confident it was for everyone's safety. When it was time for Jake to go, he was too tired. :-( Bummer! BUT he sure enjoyed some of the treats I'd brought back!
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