747mopar
Well-Known Member
Like most vacations I'm itching to get back home... behind the wheel and back in the garage but this one is a bit tougher to let go. With my kids being 9 and 10 and pretty fearless this vacation was a blast!
Carnival Vista Cruise to Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands and Cosmel.....
After my wife squandering away our stay on the Grand Cayman Islands last vacation (we petted Turtles and Dolphins... that's it) I set 1 rule..... We're enjoying every stop and seeing the Islands..... NO TURTLES OR DOLPHINS!!
For Jamaica we tubed down a fresh water river into the Ocean followed by some cliff jumping into the deep blue holes created by the waterfalls... A BLAST! Our excursions required a lot of bussing around so we got to see quite a bit outside of the typical tourist areas and feel for these people, it's poverty everywhere..... and pot!
Grand Cayman was a no brainer with the 7 mile beach being it's major attraction and us wanting a day on the beach. Nothing to exciting other than a big Stingray swimming under us but it was easily the most beautiful beach and water I've ever seen. The Island in general was very nice unlike Jamaica and felt safe to do as you please.
Cosmel..... I about **** my pants in Cosmel!!! We decided to go snorkelling, mind you I fear nothing more than sharks and figured we'd be in shallow or gated waters? We arrive and as I'm suiting up I see everyone is within 20ft of shore.... sweeeeet, just what I wanted. So out comes the guide to show us the hot spots and we take off following him. My boy got aggregated with the gear and stayed ashore with mom but my daughter is staying right behind the guide loving it, meanwhile I'm noticing that it's not 6ft deep anymore!!! I was shitting my pants, we're in 30ft plus deep water and I'm on full shark alert scared to death not willing to be outdone by my daughter. Then the real scare came, our guide yells we have a straggler... I look and it's my boy!!! He's out further than us with nothing but his vest, my fear for sharks disappeared long enough for me to get him back to shore extremely pissed at the wife. Turns out he didn't want left out of the fun and took off on her.
Pictures to come.
Carnival Vista Cruise to Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands and Cosmel.....
After my wife squandering away our stay on the Grand Cayman Islands last vacation (we petted Turtles and Dolphins... that's it) I set 1 rule..... We're enjoying every stop and seeing the Islands..... NO TURTLES OR DOLPHINS!!
For Jamaica we tubed down a fresh water river into the Ocean followed by some cliff jumping into the deep blue holes created by the waterfalls... A BLAST! Our excursions required a lot of bussing around so we got to see quite a bit outside of the typical tourist areas and feel for these people, it's poverty everywhere..... and pot!
Grand Cayman was a no brainer with the 7 mile beach being it's major attraction and us wanting a day on the beach. Nothing to exciting other than a big Stingray swimming under us but it was easily the most beautiful beach and water I've ever seen. The Island in general was very nice unlike Jamaica and felt safe to do as you please.
Cosmel..... I about **** my pants in Cosmel!!! We decided to go snorkelling, mind you I fear nothing more than sharks and figured we'd be in shallow or gated waters? We arrive and as I'm suiting up I see everyone is within 20ft of shore.... sweeeeet, just what I wanted. So out comes the guide to show us the hot spots and we take off following him. My boy got aggregated with the gear and stayed ashore with mom but my daughter is staying right behind the guide loving it, meanwhile I'm noticing that it's not 6ft deep anymore!!! I was shitting my pants, we're in 30ft plus deep water and I'm on full shark alert scared to death not willing to be outdone by my daughter. Then the real scare came, our guide yells we have a straggler... I look and it's my boy!!! He's out further than us with nothing but his vest, my fear for sharks disappeared long enough for me to get him back to shore extremely pissed at the wife. Turns out he didn't want left out of the fun and took off on her.
Pictures to come.
