Grandma Hayes & Alex
Alex taking a quick nap...
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Caye Caulker, Belize
The clear turquoise waters of Belize are so inviting. This was the first time Alex was in the ocean. He enjoyed the sand the most. Later that morning we boarded a small glass bottom boat and headed out to a coral garden to snorkel. We saw many small fish and even a large barracuda! John snorkeled at our second stop called Shark Ray Alley. There were about twenty stingrays swimming in the water (which was only about five feet deep and crystal clear). One nurse shark approached us to see what all the commotion was about.
For more information about this tour company, visit Tsunami Adventures (http://www.tsunamiadventures.com/snorkeling.htm). We had a great time!
Livingston, Guatemala
Norwegian Sun
This is the school we visited in Livingston. We handed out school supplies to all the children. It was really a special experience. The children were so appreciative.
Lillypad Island on the Rio Dulce River
For more information about this tour, please visit http://www.gowithgustours.com/. I learned of this tour on the Cruise Critic website (www.cruisecritic.com).
This is the school we visited in Livingston. We handed out school supplies to all the children. It was really a special experience. The children were so appreciative.
Lillypad Island on the Rio Dulce River
Santo Tomas, Guatemala
One of the nicer homes along the Rio Dulce River
For more information about this tour, please visit http://www.gowithgustours.com/. I learned of this tour on the Cruise Critic website (www.cruisecritic.com).
Costa Maya, Mexico
Chacchoben Mayan Ruins
We visited these Myan ruins on Tuesday, March 20. A local tour guide named David provided a thorough history of this site. We spent several hours exploring the site. It was truly amazing to see up close. These majestic, mostly restored temple pyramids take on a mystical quality surrounded by towering mahogany trees, enormous cohune palms, strangler figs and the hanging tentacles of banyan trees. Chacchoben means "the Place of Red Corn", in Spanish "Lugar de Maiz Colorado".
For more information about this tour in Costa Maya, Mexico, visit http://thenativechoice.com/. I learned of them on the Cruise Critic website (www.cruisecritic.com).
We visited these Myan ruins on Tuesday, March 20. A local tour guide named David provided a thorough history of this site. We spent several hours exploring the site. It was truly amazing to see up close. These majestic, mostly restored temple pyramids take on a mystical quality surrounded by towering mahogany trees, enormous cohune palms, strangler figs and the hanging tentacles of banyan trees. Chacchoben means "the Place of Red Corn", in Spanish "Lugar de Maiz Colorado".
For more information about this tour in Costa Maya, Mexico, visit http://thenativechoice.com/. I learned of them on the Cruise Critic website (www.cruisecritic.com).
New Orleans
Bourbon Street by day...
We arrived in New Orleans on St. Patrick's day! We arrived at our hotel in the late afternoon just long enough to drop off our luggage. We ate dinner at NOLA's (one of Emeril's restaurants) and walked along the Mississippi River back to our hotel on Canal Street afterwards. It was a very nice evening.
The following morning we headed over to Cafe De Monde for breakfast. The famous cafe au lait and beignet (french donuts) is a proper breakfast in New Orleans. The weather was beautiful and we had a few hours until we could board the cruise ship.
John took these pictures of some of the more interesting parts of New Orleans. What is a trip to NOLA though without visiting Bourbon Street? If the sounds of the police sirens the night before were any indication of how crazy it can get on Bourbon Street, I'm happy I was safe in our little hotel room. I'm not sure that I could handle that kind of crazy anymore!
The following morning we headed over to Cafe De Monde for breakfast. The famous cafe au lait and beignet (french donuts) is a proper breakfast in New Orleans. The weather was beautiful and we had a few hours until we could board the cruise ship.
John took these pictures of some of the more interesting parts of New Orleans. What is a trip to NOLA though without visiting Bourbon Street? If the sounds of the police sirens the night before were any indication of how crazy it can get on Bourbon Street, I'm happy I was safe in our little hotel room. I'm not sure that I could handle that kind of crazy anymore!
Monday, March 05, 2007
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