Remembering the sunshine

It is pouring with rain in Houston, and I mean torrential rain, possible flooding and huge thunder and lightening strikes over the city. Internet is out at the house, the Satellite has given up the ghost and it feels like midnight as it's pitch black. So what's a girl to do but head to Starbucks for a latte and reminisce about the Caribbean sunshine I was enjoying a few short weeks ago.

David and I recently returned from our first Celebrity Cruise on board The Summit. The cruise began in Puerto Rico then sailed to Barbados, Antigua, St Lucia, St Maartin, and St Thomas. Our United flight got us to the port in plenty of time and the online registration made the boarding process very easy without the usual herding one associates with cruising. I was thrilled with our suite and our steward Dominic who turned out to be so attentive and brought goodies to our room everyday (not so good for the waistline but delicious)

We enjoyed excursions in most ports. In Barbados we went on a catamaran to swim with the turtles, in St Lucia we enjoyed extreme zip lining, Antigua was a beach day, and St Maartin was a jeep tour of the island (Dutch and French sides) and a two person powerboat tour which David loved and I managed to hold on and not fall off. As it was carnival day in St Thomas when we docked we decided to have a gym and spa day onboard.

The cruise also gave us an opportunity to meet Jason Bishop, the illusionist that Amy works for when on dry land. Jason's show is very entertaining and his sharp wit makes it a very fun show to watch. It was a little strange to bump into Jason and Kim a couple of times in the restaurant but they were so gracious to chat with us about their work and Amy's participation that it made us very proud of our daughters achievements.

Although we enjoyed our Celebrity cruise I think we both agreed that our next sea venture would probably be on a smaller vessel.I guess that gives David an excuse to do some vacation research (his favourite pastime and one that I greatly encourage).

PS - as I set this blog up while in London the spelling reverts to UK English which is really making me chuckle for some reason