ah, the good life

The first port on our cruise was Grand Turk,

and it was an amazing introduction to the

picture perfect Caribbean beaches & waters.

Although there are no photos to prove it, we 

went power snorkeling - which was a really cool 

way to explore the beauty that's hidden underwater.

As with most ports, there were a lot of little 

shops right off the pier...so instead of shopping

like normal tourists, we took silly pictures. 

(That shop is called the Dizzy Donkey because

there are wild donkeys that roam the island.)

There was a tiki bar right on the edge of the beach,

so we tried their local beer and sat in the shade 

soaking up all the incredible beauty around us.

See what I mean about beauty?  That impossibly 

turquoise water completely blew me away!

   The hubs had fun wading in the clear water,

and said he could see tiny fish all around his feet!

(Isn't it crazy that such a huge ship is 

docked so close to the shore??)

And finally, a picture on the pier before getting back on

the ship.  As you can see, we were loving all the sunshine 

and had perma-grins the entire day!  What a cool 

blessing to get to see this part of the world!