I just realized I never finished this blog about our cruise. So please forgive me and I will try to remember what we did. After so many stops and so many beaches, it is hard to keep them separate.
One thing I did though, was to collect a few pieces of shell or (dead) coral from each beach visited and these are labeled! At Bonaire, our first beach, I saw a really cute mobile made of this type of thing and fishing string, or wire. It only hung straight down, didn't chime or anything and was really cute. I have been home now for 3 months and have not made my mobile. But I really do intend to!
I was really looking forward to seeing Trinidad, we even got Yellow Fever shots for this island! I had read things about the port and all that made Trinidad sound not so great, but I was willing to see for myself. Landing was really exciting because it was a mini Carnival feeling, with steel bands and people dressed as if it was carnival. Really exciting to walk through that! And then there was a market just outside the port. This was good too, I bought Martin a Rasta hat and myself some little bags I might copy for Rangers!
Again, our plans were to get a feel for the island and not do anything else and again, this did not happen! We ran into Peter and Helen and ended up going to another beach for the day. Trinidad is more industrial and did not have a nice feel to me. The beach was dirty and not very pretty. Then to top that off, the current was really bad and there were red flags on the beach. So we really could not swim.
Looking back, this would have been a good island to sit out and just enjoy the ship.
I don't remember anything outstanding about the last night. It did not seem very special. I seem to remember on other cruises that there would be more of a farewell type atmosphere. But I think Princess used up all that atmosphere on the Great British Sail off they did on Thanksgiving. Looking back, I would have expected more of that type of feeling.
Landing at Barbados was somewhat of a surprise since I didn't know we would have time there to see the island. So Alan and I agreed not to do anything and this time we didn't!!!
Ok, we did go off ship and look at the little marketplace at the port. I bought some coffee there, was really excited about that and have not even tried it yet. Maybe this weekend....
Sorry for no photos, but just wanted to finish this. I really should describe our journey home, but that will have to be another day!
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