Monday, June 12, 2023

{CARIBBEAN} Day Three - George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

 This morning, we anchored off the coast of George Town, the capital of Grand Cayman, the largest island in the Cayman Islands...


Grandma decided to stay behind on the ship, as she has visited Grand Cayman a few times before...

!!!

but we proceeded straight into town...


in search of a bus...


to take us straight to Hell...


where we checked out the famous rocks...


Looks a bit familiar... I was last here just about 26 years ago!

!!!


Next, we mailed a few postcards...


and shared some fresh coconut water...


before waiting on a bus returning to town...


On the way back, we made a quick photo stop at the Old Homestead, one of the oldest homes on Grand Cayman...

!!!

When we arrived back to town, we made a stop for water, and loved seeing this mama chicken strutting along the road keeping her baby chicks in line...


From there...


we grabbed a taxi and made our way over to the George Town Yacht Club...


for a delicious lunch!


before doing a little shopping and tendering back over to the ship...


where we showered and changed and (might of) napped a bit before catching up with Grandma and grabbing an early dinner...


In B's case, an early first dinner, but honestly, I think dinner with Grandma was actually his second dinner, but who's keeping count at this point???

A new country for all SIX of us is on tap tomorrow!

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

{CARIBBEAN} Days One & Two - Palm Beach, FL + AT SEA

 Yesterday morning, we booked it down to Palm Beach, and the girls headed over to Swifty's...


at The Colony Hotel...


for a lovely brunch...




because, Swifty'sies, duh!


But seriously, what a dream dining with this view!



The lobby was equally beautiful...


as was the front...


where the girls modeled for a promotional ad...


just kidding, but seriously, how fun???

While we were brunching, the boys went off exploring, too, and once we met back up, we stopped to shop a bit...


and hit up one of my favorite stores, Hill House Home...


From Palm Beach, we continued down to Fort Lauderdale and got ready to board!

Commemorating the FIRST time Hubby has boarded with us at the very beginning of a trip!


Ready to set sail!


Today was a much appreciated "At Sea" day, and I didn't take but ONE picture...


We (well, make that everyone, but me) took naps, read books, swam in the pool, and went to the production show...

I spent the day working on a big project that was due in one of my Clemson classes. Again, it was a much appreciated "At Sea" day for many reasons!

Looking forward to tomorrow!

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Ready to CRUISE! {2023 edition}

And, we're off...

in search of some Vitamin Sea... 


Much like in the last couple of years (2018, 2019, and 2022), my mother is taking us all on a wonderful cruise, and this time we're tackling the Caribbean!

It has been a minute since I was last in the Caribbean, and though we are hitting a few places that I've been to before, there are several new stops for me + ALL are new stops for the kids (& MOST are new stops for Hubby, too)!

This morning we started our journey, dark and early, and began the trek down to Florida.

We picked up Grandma and set out on our way. This time, Hubby is with us for the ENTIRE journey, which is the biggest treat, as he is many times known for meeting us along the way due to work and other commitments.

We made a quick stop in Jacksonville at the place where one of our favorite Clemson Tigers, Trevor Lawrence, now plays, and checked off another NFL stadium for the boys...



(and the girls, too)...


From there, we continued on down to St. Augustine, and grabbed a late lunch at GAS Full Service Restaurant...



I thought it would be a fun stop, and a nod to Hubby's line of work.

It was a hoot...


More to come, but in the meantime...

{EUROPE} - A Look Back at Our LAST Cruise
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