Friday, January 13, 2012

Crusin

Aaron and I decided to take a Caribbean cruise way back in March. It was amazing and we had the best time together in the sun. As always, we ate too much, got too much sun, and made some awesome memories with our Hansen buddies.
Leaving Orlando, cruising in style on our very own deck off the stern. These cruise ships really are incredible, with endless things to do and eat. We had a blast dressing up for the fancy dinners and watching the wait staff do their nightly performances...
those waiters can really shake it! So funny. Speaking of dancing, Aaron was called up to show his break dancing skills during a floor show one night. He was such a good sport, as he HATES being in front of people and HATES dancing even more. Aaron doing the wave...
hanging with our new home boys. So fun!
One of our most favorite things to do at night was to sip hot cocoa out on the open deck and watch a movie on the big screen under the stars. It was so relaxing to hear the open sea, feel the warm breeze, and just relax and laugh for hours.
I can't remember all the ports we stopped at, but the Cayman Islands was one of our first stops. The snorkeling and sun was awesome.
I am getting more brave about swimming in the ocean and actually enjoyed the snorkeling, until Becky got stung by a jellyfish, and I got a little zap myself. Those suckers hurt! This star fish was so cool, thankfully our guide dove down to bring it up for me.
Our other most memorable stop was in Belize. We decided to take a rather long and stressful (the driver went about 80 mph and texted the entire time) bus ride to the Lamani ruins. After an awesome boat ride up the river, we were able to see some great ruins.
We hiked up this incredibly steep pyramid in very high temperatures. Needless to say, we were soaked at the end of the day. That's me in the black shorts half way up. Aaron is of course in the lead, but only after he got a nose full of Miles' back end. Another funny story...
We made it to the top! Awesome views from here.
Aaron and I are always grateful to be able to get time together and this was a trip we will never forget.

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