We ported in Cozumel Mexico and took the ferry to the mainland. From there our tour guide took us to Tulum to see the Miyan Ruins. They were beautiful they sat right on the ocean. Our tour guide gave us some great history. It was the Church tour guide we ran into later that really made the history come alive. After spending time in Tulum we played at the beach. Then we got back on the ferry that turns stomachs.
Unfortunatly, we only took water cameras with us to shore in Belize so I do not have many pictures to share. In Belize we went cave tubing. The limestone caves were beautiful and the experience was truly memorable. Esecially the race back to the boat. We feared we were going to be left behind. As promised our guides got us back in time.
Isla Roatan was our relaxing day. We had a taxi driver give us a tour of the Island. We shopped the viewed thea rainforest. From one point on the island we could see the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Pretty cool. We also kicked back and enjoyed the beach.
Our last port was Grand Cayman. I was most excited about this stop because I was going to go snorkling. Before we went snorkling we visited sting ray city. We hoped on a catamaran and went out to a sandbar in the beautiful clear ocean and played with the rays. This was a time full of I was going to say smiles and laughter but lets be honest they were squeals of delight. The sting rays new we had food and they were searching for it. You could be standing really close to the person next to you and the rays would still squeeze between you. It was so much fun. We got to feed them hold them and kiss them, then they gave us back rubs. It was great. Kissing a sting ray brings you 7 years of good luck. French kissing brings you a lifetime of good luck. Naturally, I frenched the sting ray. After this we went to the reef and snorkled. I have no pictures unfortunatly. But let me tell you it was beautiful. Our snorkling was cut short by an experience I hope I do not have to become accustomed to on all my vacations. One of our fellow snorklers had what we think was a heart attack. After he was pulled out of the water Monica and I along with another nurse performed CPR for 15 minutes in a speeding boat. This was my first CPR experience. It was almost an out of body experience. The man passed away, the reason I share the experience is because it was almost beautiful in a sense. This man loved Grand Cayman, he had come once with his late wife. With her he was never able to visit sting ray city. H ecould not wait to be able to return and swim with the sting rays. On this day he got to do that with his daughters and grandchildren. Then he passed away in his favorite place. As I was doing CPR on this man I felt such peace (this was all before I knew his love for the island) I knew we were not going to get him back but it was okay. I believe the Lords will was done that day. Not that I want to find myself doing CPR often it was kinda cool to be side by side with my sister.
On formal night we could not resist putting on our life jackets in our gowns. We felt like the movie Overboard. People just laughed as they walked by us. We then told them not to panic all was okay.
I love all ten of the girls I got to take this trip with. I still catch myself laughing at the many jokes we shared. Good times.
Out of the ten girls... I am not going to lie... I love this one the most.
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