2013 Vacation

Here are our pictures from our trip August 2013! I've put very brief captions with each picture. We loved the trip and sure fit a lot into 7 days! We are already looking forward to making plans for next year!

You can click any picture to make it larger!

Day 1

Our "home" - Cabin 1007 - The Valor

 Capital building in Old San Juan, taken from the ship

 Old fort in Old San Juan, taken from the ship

San Juan Bay

 We are ready to sail away!

Good bye Puerto Rico!

Day 2

St. Thomas

Good morning, St. Thomas!

 Iguana on our walk along the waterfront to get to town

 Magic Ice

 He slides and he's safe!!!

  The Valor in St. Thomas 

Day 3

Day at Sea

Billy enters the ship's Mixology contest!

He begins... 

 Shake it, baby!

 "The Holiday" by Billy Miles!

Tastes pretty good!

 He takes 2nd place!

Day 3

Barbados

Pilot boat into Barbados

Good morning, Barbados!

Billy has discovered his love for snorkeling

Snorkel wid Neville - awesome (plus rum punch afterwards! yahoooo)

 Needlefish

A gazillion pix of turtles - can you tell I loved this?!

Day 4

St. Lucia

Our pilot boat into St. Lucia

Good morning, St. Lucia

Different views of Maegen's Bay - where the original Dr. Doolittle was filmed - beautiful!

 

 The Botanical Gardens - LOVED this place!

 Diamond Falls and mineral waters

St. Lucia by water

 

 Old magazine - located right across from the hospital - then the cemetery....

  Different views of St. Lucia

smoldering volcano (the big hole in the middle)

 Of course - the Pitons...

 Snorkeling in St. Lucia...

 

 The Valor in St. Lucia

 

 Day 5

St. Kitts

 Good morning, St. Kitts! 

Arrival...

 Views of St. Kitts

The burial site of Samuel Jefferson, Thomas's great-great grandfather

The St. Kitts Scenic Railway

 The Shipwreck Bar - mongoose thrive in St. Kitts - - ZERO snakes on the island!

 Snorkeling at the Shipwreck Bar - loved the squid!

 The Valor in St. Kitts

 

  Day 6

St. Martin

 Good morning, St. Martin!

 

 

 

Alpha male iguana - St. Martin has tons!

Docked on the Dutch side of the island and traveled from there...

St. Martin - La Playa Bar and Grille/Beach Club

 

 

Billy likes the Guavaberry Coladas on St. Martin!

Me, tooooo!

The beach vendor has a lot to sell today!

 

Maho Beach/Sunset Bar and Grill - an awesome experience!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marigot market (French Capital)

St. Martin scenery

 

 

The Valor in St. Martin

 Day 7

 Back in San Juan

New San Juan shots

 Old San Juan shots

Misc. Pix!!

Some towel friends...

 

 Happy 14th!

 Our tablemates - loved them!!! They are from Malta!

 Waitstaff singing "That's Amore!"

As you can see - we had a great trip! Thanks for looking!