Cruisin'

And, here we are...After we checked on the ship, we went to go check out the food...Then we had to do a pretend evacuation practice...Of course, we had to hit the pool a few times... (Excuse the whiteness and funky tan lines of my husband. He asked me if I could photoshop him but I have no clue how to make him all one color)Later that night, Gary and I just went and layed out on the deck and chatted under the stars.First stop...Nassau, Bahamas. That huge hotel up ahead on the left is the Atlanis Hotel. We had NO clue how big and amazing it was until we checked it out for ourselves.Here we are in front of our shipThe first thing we did was walk all around and check out the fun shops (and interesting people) on the Island.Then we went back to the ship for dinner. Isn't Gary so good looking?Then we decided to head back out since we would still be docked for five more hours.We got a taxi and went over to the Atlantis Hotel. It was SO neat! I think if we ever end up on this Island again, I'd totally just go straight to this hotel, pay the $100.00 bucks a person and enjoy the pools all day long! It would TOTALLY be worth it! But this time, we just walked around and admired everything.There was this slide that goes under water and through this fish/SHARK tank! I was a little nervous just standing next to the tank, let alone thinking about riding IN the tank!Here we are in front of our ship again...on our way back. Not sure what those wet circles are on my shirt...whatever.Next stop - Coco Cay, Bahamas. This is a private Island that Royal Caribbean owns. There are no homes, hotels, or things like that on it. Even all the people who come work on the Island ride a boat about five miles from their home (another Island) to work each day. Sweet eh? I would LOVE to ride a boat to work each day! There were just THOUSANDS of Beach chairs, HUNDREDS of Hammocks, and lots of trees, fun activities, cute colorful buildings and the whole Island was COVERED in white sand. I could have stayed here a couple days!

Gary and I went and ran around the ship (on the track) as we approached Coco Cay.The water was seriously warm. Like "Lake Powell" warm. And totally clear and blue. It was SO beautiful.
We did a little snorkeling. Which was a BIG deal for me. I've done it once before in Hawaii quite a few years ago. I do NOT like fish. I like to pretend they aren't there, don't exist and are not in the same water as I am in. So, actually LOOKING at them is a bit of a hard task for me. It was pretty cool though...until I came face to face with a JELLY FISH! I freaked out in the water, swallowed half the ocean and turned around as fast as I could. It took me a bit to get back in... There were quite a few people who were stung by jelly fish that day, luckily I was NOT one of them!

One of these guys were hanging out in our little cove and swam RIGHT up to my feet...which made me a little nervous. But I snapped a picture of him.And these guys...had a home on the Island. We asked if they were dangerous, and learned that they actually can hurt a bit if you try to pick them up or scare them. We just left them alone. Of course, we had to enjoy some good hammock time...And, yes...I was SO excited when we came back to our room to find our little animal! Of course, I had to try a little of everything at dinner and loved it all! :) I had a Doctor appointment the very next day and gained SIX pounds. They were so glad I had gained some good weight, I didn't tell them that it was the cruise that did it...and had NOTHING with being pregnant.

Does he look happy or sad? I think he's pretending to be happy but really he's sad that our cruise is over. We played cards while we waited for our plane and tried to forget that we were actually going home ALREADY.

Over all, it was AWESOME! We can't wait for another one...someday. Wanna Come?!?