We had a great time...the weather was beautiful (except for the last night heading back to Florida- they had to shut down our dance and didn't allow the "show" to go in for fear of safety for the dancers in the main lounge...other than that...it was great! No sea sickness on our parts either!
We were with about 20 of the people we dance with here in Florida, our dance teacher and our friends from Wisconsin- Nancy and Terry Welsh were with us which made it that much more fun.
We had lesson in Waltz, Swing, Rhumba and Cha-Cha and also had private dances several times during the week. Each night we could dance in several of the lounges so there was plenty of times to practice and try to remember how to dance something other than the Texas 2-step which is all we've done the last 7 months!
We got off at two islands- on St. Thomas we took a cab to Cokey Beach and had great snorkling- we held "dog bones" and the tropical fish came right up and ate the food out of our hands...really cool. On St. Marten- the fish were not as plentiful and the water was a bit rougher but we enjoyed the beach.
Of course the food and dining experiences on a ship are outstanding. We enjoyed two formal nights and EVERY meal was wonderful. We were on a new ship (2 yrs. old) and they had a new menu which was really outstanding. Now it is back to reality and cereal for dinner!
We DID spend several mornings in the gym- trying to work off some of the meals which we didn't dance off! At least it eased our conscience some.
Today we were back at Metro Life for church and that was also great. We saw most everyone from our home group and enjoyed the sermon by Benny Phillips and the great worship led by Todd.
We are settled in to the campground where we are living for now and looking forward to dancing 4-5 times each week. God is So good to us!
5 comments:
Hey MB! It was so nice talking to you this evening! I'm glad you are back on the mainland and that you had such a good time! The pictures are very fun, can't wait to see them all when you get back! Are you scrapbooking while you're away?
Don't be surprised to get a call from Henry some time this week! :) He's missing his Grammy and Grand-Pop!
MaryBeth, the pictures are great and it sounds like you're having a wonderful time. All the dancing the cruise, and oh to have that beautiful weather this time of the year. what fun!
Except for your computer problems, it looks and sounds like your first two weeks in Florida have been fantastic. The cruise pictures are terrific...I really like the one of you two standing on the beach, the color of the water looks so inviting! I'm looking forward to more posts from you.
You look absolutely radiant in those pictures!
Wow! What fun you've been having!
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