We enjoyed a wonderful break in October - our first ever cruise! Our destination was the Western Caribbean - Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), Roatan (Honduras), Belize and Cozumel (Mexico). The weather was great, and the company was better since we had a small group from our home congregation who went.

Leaving Miami - standing on deck 9 to get that windswept look

A "friendly" pirate on Cayman Islands

The Turtle Farm at Cayman had turles of all sizes from BIG

to little.

The little version is MUCH cuter!
a lava-encrusted beach on Grand Cayman

and a lava field the locals have named Hell.

School children in Belize

A ship-wreck along the coast of Roatan
Some Roatan dancers re-enacting how they beat the French army many years ago - the warriors traded clothing with their women to fool the soldiers.
One of the many towel critters who greeted us nightly in our stateroom.