Cruise

We went on a cruise a month ago. It was excellent. Paul and I together, bez (Ukrainian word meaning without, that is way cooler that the French 'sans') children for 9 days. Excellent company, excellent food, excellent locations.

Day 1 -driving. My husband is still cool, and funny.

Day 2 - went to church with some friends in Ft. Lauderdale to their half Haitian, creole speaking ward. Perfect start to an exotic vacation. Disembark on the cruise.

Day 3 - Day at sea. Boring.

Day 4 - Cayman Islands - snorkeling, sting ray swimming, star fish exploring.

Day 5 - Roatan, Honduras - playing with animals, tour of Roatan, beach swimming.

The twins were soooo cute.

Day 6 - Belize - cave tubing - couldn't take pictures, no water camera. Really fun.

Day 7 - Cozumel, Mexico - Mayan ruins of Tuluum

Our tour guide was showing us around. Very interesting. Educating us about the Mayan people. He told us about some of the carvings. One of a God upside down, signifying God coming down from heaven. Interesting...

I spotted a guide wearing a shirt with the words, "Mosiah tours", and sure enough he was an LDS tour guide. He gave us the Mormon version. You can see on this temple, 3 carvings. 1 signifies God the Father, 2 - Jesus, coming down from heaven, 3 - Holy Ghost, empty space.

He showed us a carving, stela, found at a different site, Izapa, which looks remarkably like Lehi's Tree of Life vision. Though, not all LDS scholars agree.

I liked it so much, I bought a replica.

We wore our swimming suits just about constantly.

This day was no exception, because the ruins are right on a cliff on the beach. The water was incredible, all week.

It was my favorite day.

Day 8 - Day at sea. REALLY boring.

Day 9 - Driving home. We super missed our kids. Hardee's Thickburgers helped take the pain away.