Vacation Part 2: The Florida Keys

Hello everybody!

Part 2 of our vacation we drove down to Big Pine Key. Here, my aunt and uncle from Detroit rent out a house for 3 months to enjoy the warm weather while back in Detroit everybody freezes.

We only had 2.5 days here, so we made it worth it. As much as you can when you're on vacation and just supposed to relax :)

We played tennis. We played bocce (my mom and Uncle Marty as a team dominated).

We kayaked as two in a one person kayak.

We saw a manatee in the canal the house was on. So we didn't have the leave the comfort of the deck.

We got bit by the no-see-um-like teeny tiny black bugs. You just feel this prick, and wha-lah. You are bit.

We got grilled about Our Future (and then complimented on the plans).

My uncle Marty argued with Brian about how to run a business and make it successful.

We saw for the first time a microwave that looks like a stove.

We went to Key West for a day.

(Saw more family)

Took a nap on the beach and the enjoyed the performers and sunset and Mallory Square.

(If you go, make sure to see the Crazy Cat Man!)

In Key West, we stopped by Del Sol. Ran into a corporate buddy and I shopped, but did not buy, those new change-colour aviators since I forgot my own sunglasses.

Squeezed 7 adults into a 5-seater Ford Edge.

Ate Key Lime Pie in it's birth spot.

I could write more (as per usual), but that's quite a bit as it is. Here are some photos!

Canal View

Manatee!!!

Some major Bocce goin' on.

At Mile 0. Mi padre (& me).

Mi madre.

At Mallory Square. Pretty cool, no?

Duval St. in Key West

Bahamas Cruise

Brian and I (along with my parents) had a nice little vacation on a cruise to the Bahamas and then to see more family in the Florida Keys. This post will be part 1: the cruise.

We sailed on Royal Caribbean's ship the Majesty of the Seas on a 3 night cruise.

We stopped in Coco Cay, Royal Caribbean's private island, and Nassau, Bahamas, home of Atlantis.

We enjoyed every moment.

We spent at least an hour, if not more, critiquing the shopping guide.

We at lots of soft serve ice cream.

We visited Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island for the first time.

Got a tour of the new Del Sol/Cariloha store/storage. And are jealous of their setup.

We saw comedian Don Friesen. He is HILARIOUS. Had us in stitches.

(clean humor. bases most of it off experiences with life and family)

We learned of a song called the Cupid Shuffle. Fo shiz goin' on the Del Sol mix.

Had an awesome cruise director named Dave Chapman. If you get a chance to cruise with him, go.

He did this list of the top 10 questions asked. ie. How high above sea level are we? Does the crew sleep on the ship? HAHA.

And here are some photos.

We hiked the to end of the CocoCay. The boys hanging out waiting for us girls.

Hanging out on the beach at CocoCay.

Photo op.

My mom went searching for Conch shells. She found 3, but they all had Conch's in them still. Mike thought it was just a hermit crab camping out, but then it began to move. And then moved quicker. I shrieked. It was scary.

We're at ATLANTIS!!!

Family photo (minus Brian)

One of the best things about cruising: the self-serve, soft serve.

The beautiful Bahamian ocean.

I took so, so many photos. Hundreds. I'm going to stop here, but if you want to see more, just go to Facebook! I'll post soon with the Key West portion of our trip!