Day #4 (Jamaica):
We arrive into Jamaica early that morning. Here is a pic of the ship as seen from the Jamaican pier:
Our first stop was the local morning to get some hair braids and do some shopping. It takes about 5 minutes before Tootsie gets taken advantage of by some Jamaican women who charge her a ridiculous amount for her hair braids. Oh well. I, on the other hand, was out in search of some water shoes for under $10 so that we could climb Dunn's River Falls (a 900ft water fall).
Dunn's River Falls was breathtaking, to say the least. We slowly made our way to the top with our tour guide, not falling once.
Our next stop was probably the most pathetic beach I have been to in my life. We quickly bailed on that idea and headed over to Margaritaville (you can't ever go wrong with Jimmy Buffett!). I did stop to play the bongo drums with a local who claimed I had a lot of rhythm for a white girl.
The evening again was spent with the gang (by this time, I think the whole ship knows our group!).
Day #5 (Grand Cayman):
The arrival at Grand Cayman was exciting. As it turned out, we got such a good deal on the cabin because it was the most forward cabin on the floor. Hence, the room was located directly beside the anchor as well as the ropes. We got the wake-up-call from hell at 6AM when the ship docked. Both beds were vibrating and one needed ear plugs to keep from going deaf. Tootsie said what the hell and got up to work out. I tried my best to sleep through the noise, as I wanted at least 4 hrs before my day started.
We opted for a little R & R at Seven Mile Beach once we did about 30 min of shopping. The island is extremely flat and hence not a lot of pretty scenery to look at. Also, most of the hotels and resorts had been destroyed by hurricane Ivan a year ago. The beach sounded like the best alternative.
We walked most of the beach as we made our way back to the ship. I will definitely scratch The Caymans off my places to go back to list!
The night was a formal dinner. Of course, being the frequent sailor that I am, I was invited to attend the Captain's cocktail party and of course had a picture with him. It was an early night for me, as I decided I had to catch up on some sleep since I was averaging less than 5 hrs per a night!
Day #6 (Cozumel):
We had big plans today to meet up with some crew members and our gang, but leave it to Tootsie and I to be one of the first people actually off of the ship. We decided to go snorkeling and were able to talk the tour guides down to a fairly cheap snorkeling tour. Pancho and Santos took us out to snorkel a plane wreck as well as two areas of the reef known for their barracudas while providing all the cerveza and aqua we wanted. Tootsie has the underwater pics, but I will embarrass her now and tell everyone that a barracuda actually chased her in the water!
We had every intention of heading over to the north shore to the beach, but stumbled upon Senor Frogs instead. Their beach, waiters to serve us, and a very inviting pool was just too much for us to pass up. So, we had a few Sex on the Beach shots and laid out all afternoon next to the cruise ship.
The evening was rather tame. Ernesto and I spent some time together away from the gang, attending the comedy show and trying our luck at the casino.
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