back in the ussa

[lauralh]

Back from the cruise. Slowly uploading the 400 pics. The highlights of each land drop include:

* sneaking through the back of a cemetary on Grand Cayman to get to an abandoned gazebo right on the water;

* seeing valleys and jungles of Belize from the back of a Mayan pyramid;

* swimming with dolphins in a pen on Isla Roatan.

That last reminded me a bit of Isla Mujeres, where we went in Feb 2007, except it's bigger. I think I like these little islands best, they have the right mix of squalor and sell-out-areas. And beaches. Don't forget beaches.

More extensive report probably later. Oh, and Reg got me a duty-free pair of sapphire earrings.

Comments

[suxdonut.livejournal.com]

oh i didnt know reg got those! niiice

i love love love the new dress

and am very excited to pour thru these photos

my hair looks totally cool :)

[joblessmusician.livejournal.com]

Awesome! My old stomping grounds! I never went ashore at Isla Roatan. :(

Grand Cayman was my main haunt.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Lots of stuff was dead there. I think we saw that bakery you mentioned, big pink building? Closed.

[infinite-hiatus.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous about the Mayan ruins. The enforced frivolity of a Carnival cruise? Not so much.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Honestly I don't think I experienced a single bit of frivolity, except on the replays on TV the next day.

[joblessmusician.livejournal.com]

I hope you ate as much weird local food as possible! After reading Anthony Bourdain's books, I really regretted that I wasn't more of an adventurous eater.

Heh, there were always local youngsters hanging out in that gazebo. That's near where I somehow lost my shirt (I was trying to swim while holding my sunglasses and shoes... and suddenly my shirt was gone...).

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

yeah grand cayman seems like it's totally dead now, with the economy and all...

I didn't really have much of a chance to eat local food except in Belize. They make killer beans and rice!