Puerto Rico March 22, 2009

We had a few hours between getting off the ship and getting on our flight in San Juan, Puerto Rico so we got a taxi with all our luggage and went on a tour of the city.

We loved San Juan. The old part of town is quaint and clean. The new part of town is very modern with nice hotels but also very clean. These cobblestones where like ceramic glazed pavers. The very old buildings have been well maintained.

We walked out to the old fort (El Morro). It is surrounded by many acres of grass. There were families everywhere flying kites and picnicking.

Last look at our ship.

St. Thomas March 21, 2009

These guys bask on the rocks right by the pier at St Thomas.

We took a taxi (too far to run) to Coki Beach. The best snorkeling of our whole trip! Endless schools of tiny shimmering fish that don't yield until you swim right through them. Hundreds of long skinny needle fish? swim right at the surface. Deeper down are beautiful neon colored fish feeding and seeking cover in the reef. The beach was crowded and noisy and festive.

Our last night on the ship so we took pictures of our familiar sights. The buffet where we packed it in and the stairs where we burned it off (we never took the elevator) and our stateroom. Eating was on 15 and 5. We lived on 10 and the promenade deck was on 7.

We had the driver drop us off a few miles away from the ship so we could walk back and do some shopping. Have to get a T-shirt and a necklace on every island.

Tortola March 20, 2009

The ship docked at Road Town, the biggest town on Tortola. We were told the best beach was Brewers Bay on the other side of the island. On the map it looked like maybe 2 or 3 miles. So we decided to run over and back.


It was very interesting asking for directions. "No, no it's too far to walk you must take a taxi."
It was a very steep climb, and stifling heat, but the view from the top was breathtaking.

We were passed many times by taxis full of our shipmates. Many of them would make friendly comments to us later. Turned out the round trip was 9.2 miles.

The beach was great. The waves were perfect for body surfing.

Or just relaxing. Looks like a Corona beer commercial huh?

Tortola had the coolest looking taxis.

We love sitting on the open deck while the ship leaves port. It's so big it was amazing everytime.