Last Friday Tim and I flew to Miami, FL. In Miami, Tim realized he had left his shorts at home. We tried to think of every way we could get him some shorts before we left Miami, but we couldn't figure a way, There was no stores close by and short of calling a cab or renting a car, we figured we would have to wait till we got on the ship and hope they had some shorts.
The following day we boarded a cruise ship to the Caribbean. We had never been to the Caribbean before so we were super excited. Linda and Ken Hales and Linda and Kurt Brooks and Cindy and Keith Hales also went with us. Our first day was at sea. The water was so calm and blue it was amazing. The 2nd day we went to Cozumel. We took a ferry to Playa del Carmen and then took a van to Coba. While we were waiting for the Ferry, we met a couple from South Jordan. Their names are Lona and Gordon Graham. They were super nice and ended up joining us for our tour. While we were in Playa Del Carmen waiting for the van, Linda and Ken were in the shop arranging the van and they saw a Book of Mormon on the counter. Come to find out, the girl helping us was a member of the church and her brother was serving a mission in Mexico and she was getting herself ready to go to the temple. It was amazing to run into a member. She said she would love to come to Utah. Linda told her that is she came to Utah, she could stay with them and we would all take care of her while she was here. It took about an hour to drive to Coba and the driver drove very fast. There are about 7,000 ruins from the Mayan people there. Tim, Ken, Cindy, Keith, Lona and Gordon all climbed thetallest pyramid. Interesting thing is that the next day they were closing the pyramid so no one would be able to climb it. We were definately blessed to ge there on that day. After our tour, we were going back to where the Ferry was and a man on the side of the road saw Linda H's bag that said UTAH. He called her and Lind B over and asked them to send him a book. Linda B asked what kind of book, and he said, The other testimony of Jesus Christ. They realized that he was asking for a copy of the Book of Mormon. It was amazing that we could be missionaries any where we go!
Our next day was at sea and then the next day we went to Grand Cayman. It was beautiful and the people were very nice. We went to the Turtle farm and then to a town called "Hell" and then to swim with the stingrays. I thought I would be very scared, but they are really gentle creatures and so beautful!
The next day we went to Jamaica. It was very different there. Grand Cayman was totally flat and Jamaica was very mountainous. We went on a kind of historical tour in Jamaica and while we were looking at some of the unusual plant life we found some Marajuana.... yepper it looked like the real thing. LOL It was interesting, but very different. The roads are very rough and it wasn't the cleanest. I think I would like to go to Kingston or Montego Bay next time I go there.
Our last day seemed to fly by. We spent a lot of time playing cards. It was fun! What a wonderful 26th anniversary.
