Caribbean Cruise 2008

What a great 10 days we had in the southern part of the Caribbean! We started our vacation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We arrived there on the night of August 14th and met up with my family. We stayed at an amazing resort called, Caribe Hilton. It has it's own secluded beach and it has been known for the title of the very first Pina colada drink! (Lots of bars there said they were the first as well! So who knows.) We were there for 3 1/2 days before getting on board the luxurious Adventure of the Seas! Once on the ship... NON STOP FUN from there on!! Here is what our itinerary looked like:

Day 1: (At Sea) Woke up around 10 am, go get some breakfast, layout by the pool, walk around, take a nap, people watch from the top deck, take a dip int he pool, eat lunch, layout, get ready for our first formal night dinner, take pictures before dinner, eat dinner, comedian show, and go to bed around midnight!

Day 2: (Bridgetown, Barbados) Woke up around 10am, eat breakfast, get off the ship and wait for our excursion guide to get there, Swim with turtles, snorkel to a shipwreck, and layout and swim on a fabulous beach, get back on the ship, get ready for dinner, eat dinner, go to the show, late night karaoke, go to bed around 1am.

Day 3: (Castries, St. Lucia) Woke up at 8am, grab a quick breakfast, get on a bus to our excursion: Rain Forest Canopy Adventure. Zip line over 9 platforms,(one being 879 feet long) AMAZING! Get back on the bus and tour St. Lucia, back on the ship, get ready for dinner, eat, skip the show to play games and go shopping, go to bed around 12:30am.

Day 4: (St. John's, Antigua) Woke up around 8am, eat breakfast, get on a bus that took us about 30 minutes out of the main city, hopped on our OWN boats (YES, we drove them!!), almost fell out of the boat, swam on a secluded beach, got back on the boats, went crazy on them, go back on the bus that took us to the ship, got ready for our last formal night, took pictures, ate dinner, went to the "Love & Marriage Game Show", hung out, went to bed around 12:30am.

Day 5: (Philipsburg, St. Maarten) Woke up at 8:30am, grab a muffin for breakfast, get off the boat, get on a bus that took us into the middle of St. Maarten to our excursion: Loterie Farm Treetop Adventure Tour. Go over a sequence of zip lines, rope swings and 'bridges' suspended from platforms mounted high up in the trees, got out of it in one piece, drove back to the ship, lay out by the pool, get a frozen yogurt, get ready for dinner, ate dinner, went to the "Beatles Tribute" show, played "Lucky Unders", went to the "Quest" game show, went to bed around 1am.

Day 6: (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas) Woke up at 8am, ate breakfast, went on a water taxi to "Water Island", got on a bike and took a ride around the island, went to Honeymoon beach, played the Waite family version of the Olympics in the event of swimming ( it was definitely a site to see!!!), got back on the water taxi, went shopping around the island, walked back to the ship, took a nap by the pool, got ready for dinner, ate our last dinner on the ship, went to the finale show, played "Lucky Unders", hung out talking and laughing, packed out clothes up, went to bed around 1:30am.

Day 7: Fly HOME!!! After a long day of flying we get into Salt Lake to find that Nick's luggage got lost somewhere in flight! Last seen in San Juan, Puerto, Rico. We had to give all of our info to the airline luggage lady and hope they can find it. (they did that night and it was on our front door step in the morning!!)We then went to Nick's parents house to pick up CREW!!! Boy did I miss him! He was sleeping when we got there, but I couldn't help myself and I woke him up! He had the biggest smile on his face and looked up at me and for the first time (that I heard it) said "MAMA"!!! I had tears in my eyes!! After playing tug-o-Crew with Nick, we got Booduh from Nick's sister, Lacie, and headed home!!

So needless to say we had an AMAZING time! Ten days was a long time to be away from my little boy, but I am so very glad Nick and I got to have the alone time. I just want to thank all of my family members that took care of Crew. Mom, Brit, Lu, Lacie, Kerri, and I am sure Lexi helped out somewhere in there!! You guys ROCK!!! i am so blessed to have such a great family that was able and willing to take on the challenge of having another little one added into their lives for a few days! I can't tell you how thankful I am that Crew was with those that love him. I also want to give a shout out to Lacie and thank her for not only watching Crew but watching Booduh the ENTIRE time we were gone. You were my angel! Thank you so much! I hope he wasn't too much of a hassle! Now to my family... aka MOM AND DAD! Thank you so much for all the absolutely AMAZING vacations you take us on! Every vacations seems to be the best. You guys are so fun and we feel so blessed to be able to partake in these fun filled family adventures with all of you! Dad YOU ROCK!!!!! I can't wait to see where the "Waite Family Fun Mobile" takes us next! It's always an adventure! We love you all! Enjoy some of the pictures we took on our vacation!!!