The best birthday ever!

Nathan surprised me on Christmas with an early birthday present. He bought me a cruise for my 30th birthday! We left Jan. 2 out of Galveston (dropped the girls off in Kingwood with my parents). We stopped in Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Jamaica. In Cozumel we did an excursion to the Mayan ruins. We thought we were going to the giant sacrifical temples, etc. and we actually went to some dinky little Mayan ruins which were little piles of rubble. It was no where near what we thought it was going to be.

Anyways, on my birthday, we ported in the Caymans and went to Sting Ray City and swam with the sting rays, went to the Turtle Farm and saw tons of sea turtles (my absolute favorite animal) and then we got in a pool with a dolphin, his name was Newton, and got to kiss him and shake his fins. It was the absolute best birthday day ever! The next day we were in Jamaica and climbed the Dunns River Falls. Jamaica was incredibly beautiful. It is mountainous and covered with dense rainforest - breathtaking! We climbed up the waterfall which was also beautiful and so fun. The last two days of the cruise we were on the boat heading home and spent the days doing activities and hanging out with our new friends. We had an awesome trip and I would love to do the same cruise again. Nathan did good - it was the best birthday present!

Royal Caribbean cruise ship

Nathan by the Mayan ruins

Me by the Mayan ruins

Nathan in Cozumel

Chillin' on the beach in Cozumel

Love hanging in the hammock

Nathan in the Caymans

Swimming with the Sting Rays

Sting ray

Me holding a baby sea turtle at the Turtle Farm

Baby sea turtle

Us at Tiki Beach in the Caymans

Jamaica

Jamaica

Nathan playing putt-putt on the ship (I beat him at putt-putt)

Ooh la la!

Murillo (from Brazil), me and Angie (from San Marcos)

Me in the slot tournament

Nathan in the dodgeball tournament

Us on formal night