Back to San Juan

By 5 in the morning on Sunday, we were cruising into San Juan Harbor, with the rempart walls lit.  It was a beautiful sight!  We had a great week cruising!  A great time with family!

Saint Thomas, USVI

On our last day of the cruise, we took a taxi to a ferry stand, then ferried to Water Island, where we spent most of the day.  The kids played volleyball and enjoyed a surfboard.  We sat under palapas and had a picnic lunch from a local beach restaurant.  Back on the boat, we had our last dinner together and the kids went up to the top of the boat for their last race car rides and turns down the multistory slides.  Fun day!

Sint Maarten

We spent a day in Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the island.  Papa and I walked around Philipsburg and Great Bay Beach, while Audrey and Whitney’s families went to two different beaches.  We had another dinner together.  A good day!

Saint Lucia

Audrey’s family went on a catamaran excursion with us, along the west coast of Saint Lucia, with stops to snorkel, at Marigot Bay, and down to the Pitons.  Saint Lucia is a lush, beautiful island.  Papa and I had dinner with Audrey and Whitney - a daughters dinner, while the kids had dinner with their Dads.

Antigua and Barbados

We spent a Christmas Eve day in Antigua, with Audrey and Whitney visiting different beaches and Papa and me visiting St. John’s for a walk through the town and a stop at the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda.  The kids opened a family gift that evening and we had dinner together.

We woke up to Christmas Day in Barbados.  We took a taxi to Brandon’s Beach, where the kids played on a giant inflated water park for hours.  We walked on the beach, sat under umbrellas… a good time!  We opened secret Santa gifts in the Observation Lounge before dinner and went to a holiday show after.

Merry Christmas from the Caribbean

We are cruising with Audrey and Whitney’s families from San Juan to Barbados and back to San Juan, with stops on different islands each day.  We left San Juan on Sunday evening, arrived in Tortola, BVI on Monday morning, then to Antigua on Tuesday, and today in Barbados.  We are enjoying the cruise life!  

We spent about 7 hours on Monday in the BVI, visiting the Baths on Virgin Gorda, then making stops on Peter, Cooper, and Norman Islands.  We had a great day!