The Cruise

Welcome to our vacation cruise in the middle of our semi-retirement plans.

The cruise left out of Tampa, Florida so we left the bus and Nala with family in Texas and AirB&B’ed to Florida. Our First stop was an overnight in Slidell, Louisiana; then on to Tallahassee, Florida, where we spent two nights. While there, we got tested for Covid, to satisfy our cruise cancellation insurance; that we were negative before arriving for the cruise. While there, we visited the Tallahassee outdoor museum. It was incredible. And we got Florida’s criteria settled. Remember, for a place to get counted on the map: we have to spend the night, talk to a local or eat local and do an activity. This place has every thing from 1880’s Florida colonial life; Florida swamps complete with dinosaur metal art to a walk above zoo of Florida wildlife. Tallahassee Museum is really worth the stop if you find yourself in the area.

Tests taken and criteria met, we moved on to Tampa; met up with friends there, and got on the Ship. Warm, sunny beaches here we come!!

Our ports of call were: Dominican Republic where we toured historic Puerto Plata, did a cooking class and enjoyed local dance and wild life

St. Thomas, here we spent the day on Sapphire beach. It was awesome!

St. John’s, we chose to hike up and over the Pillars of Hercules. It was my favorite adventure on the cruise.

St. Lucia , we took the excursion to the Diamond Botanical Gardens and Falls. We stopped by a local “watering hole” to enjoy a view of the Piton’s

St. Kitts, we rode the “Sugarcane rail train” to the back country to see the old Sugarcane plantations around the island.

Lastly Puerto Rico. We did not go ashore in Puerto Rico; which was good, as it rained the whole day in port and I was too comfortable (aka lazy) to get out there and get soaking wet.

Thanks for checking in on our adventures. If you have any question on the ports drop me a message. As always, I’m happy to hear from you and I will answer as soon as I have service. Until next time, take time to discover the adventures that wait in your own backyard. And let us know about them.