Sunday, January 14, 2007

Cruisin'

We made it back! Jon and I had a great time on our cruise. The first evening and day was a little questionable. One, because people were trying to see how drunk they could get, and that wasn't very fun for us sober ones. And two, because the water was pretty rough, and we were realizing a little what it must feel like to be drunk; we could not walk in a straight line for the life of us.

However, after that, I think most people with hangovers swore off alcohol for the rest of their lives...or at least until the free wine tasting the next night...and we got more used to the rocking of the ship. We enjoyed reading on the beach and on the boat. I went through two books (reviews in posts to come). We also met some neat people and relaxed as much as we could. Our motto wasn't to do everything we could, but just to do what we wanted, and no more. So we never made it to a smoky disco to dance into the wee hours of the morning, and we never made it to a single midnight buffet (though we were awake for most of them). We enjoyed working out (thought it's hard to keep one's balance in a rocky boat) and roaming the ship.

We took the stairs everywhere we went, not counting the night I was wearing heels, and when we were carrying luggage off the boat. Taking the stairs averaged about 120 stairs from our deck to wherever we wanted to go, and then 120 stairs back down. Needless to say, I don't feel bad about my daily ice cream cone. :)

We've come home rested and relaxed. Jon is ready for classes, and I'm ready to face whatever challenge my work has for me next.

The odd thing I had not expected: We now feel the rocking of the ship back home. We're pretty off-balance, kind of like after you've taken roller skates off, and you still want to slide across the floor. We still want to compensate for the rolling of the ship, I guess. I wonder if Dramamine would help.... :)

Click the photo below for our trip pictures!

11 comments:

  1. Wow, I love the sunrise pictures. And whoa! A topless deck?? Cute sunglasses and cute bikini, girl!

    So, if you never made it to a midnight buffet, how do you have pictures of it?

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  2. They open the doors early for a chance to take pictures, then you go back through again to load your plate. So we went through, then decided we weren't really hungry. :)

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  3. Looks like fun and yes, totally looks like a pinball game. Kind of crazy. Can't wait for 2010!

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  4. Everything looks so fun!

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  5. Wow...what an awesome trip! I am so glad yall got to do something special for your anniversary! Are you nice and tan now???

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  6. Thanks for the pictures! You must have been in a different part of Cozumel; your photos of the market don't look like ours! :)

    Glad you had a great, relaxing time!

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  7. It looks like you had a good time. I love the towel animals!!! It's the little things that make it special.

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  8. It looks like so much fun! Glad you guys enjoyed your trip.

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  9. Thanks for sharing, Lydia! Looks like you guys had an awesome time. :)

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  10. I tried to comment on some of your pictures, but I can't because I don't have a Picassa account (and don't want one). But I thought it was funny that the "extra foot of arms" helped! Looks like a fun trip, I hope you enjoyed it lots. bye

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