Cruise!

Michael and I just returned from a 5 day cruise to Mexico! It was strange to be without agendas or the noises of busy little ones but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The first day we were excited to go to sleep without an alarm, but alas, we both were fully awake the next morning at 4:40am so we decided to head up to the top of the ship for an interval workout on the track! It was extremely windy but so exhilarating to be running at sea. Here's my prep pose:

Next we took a break to watch the sunrise:

Then we hit the gym for some weight lifting on their state-of-the-art machines. Loved it!

Most of our time on board the ship was filled with eating gourmet food, reading in the sun, eating more food, catching an (amateur) show :), and taking naps. My favorite part was watching the water. We found a secluded spot to observe the ocean onboard and we would often go there and see flying fish! Too many to count! Unfortunately they were to fast to catch on camera.

We had two day trips to Mexico... one to Progreso where we visited these Mayan ruins:

We had to get this shot of a real ziggurat for Brendan:
Then on to a private beach:
We found so many great shells as we walked along the tranquil beach. We also got slightly tan (even with the 45 SPF protection).

In Cozumel we snorkeled and kayaked in the crystal clear ocean water. The color of the water was incredible.

Clear kayaks:

The beach resort:

We snorkeled during a short thunderstorm and saw some neat coral:Here are a few more fun shots of us on the ship... we even met a pirate at dinner one night! The kids loved hearing about that.

A lovely vacation! We headed home, relaxed and rejuvinated, and left that day for another week of vacationing with the whole family. I'll post about that next...