Barbados

Our last port was Barbados. This was one of the islands that we had booked a tour with before the cruise. We had been excited all week for it. We took a Catamaran out and snorkeled at two stops, a ship wreck, and also with some turtles. We got to the Boatyard and the rain started and would not let up. It was raining so hard and there was nothing that made you think it was going to lighten up at all. We waited for about an hour before they realized that it was not going to stop, so they were like well, you are going to get wet anyway, so lets get out there. It was freezing, but a total riot!
Our first stop was to swim with some turtles. I loved these cute little turtles. I could not believe how close they came to you! We swam with them for about an hour or so. While there, I swear I saw a shark out of the corner of my eye. I got Alec and told him. He was like Em, that is not a shark (I was still sure it was). I then proceeded to yell shark.. whoops:). Alec was like no, no there are no sharks, and then told me never to yell that in an ocean with 60 people. I then realized he was right, and it was not a shark, but I still got pretty freaked out, because it looked like one (at least for a second:)).



Well, it continued to rain and we sailed to our next stop, the sunken ship. When we jumped in at our next stop, the guides totally were chumming for fish, it scarred me to death. I am not the biggest fan of fish, ya know, because the little things could totally eat you.... right, but I am especially not a fan when there are hundreds swarming you. When I realized they were not going to eat me and I was going to be fine, I relaxed a bit and just enjoyed seeing all the different kinds.
We then stopped and ate lunch. It was pretty yummy. Alec did some more snorkeling, I stayed on the boat and tried to warm up and dry off since it finally stopped raining.



So on our way back into the Boatyard, the driver hit some waves to get the people on the front of the boat wet. It was one of the funniest things I have seen. The waves shot the people back. I felt bad because one of the old ladies on the front totally lost her top because of the force of the waves. It was so funny, but I did feel bad for her. They had music blasting and everyone was dancing. It was really fun.
When we got back to the dock, Alec decided he could not pass up the rope swing they had there. I had finally dried off and was starting to warm up so I did not do it with him, but he LOVED it and kept doing it over and over again!:)



That night for dinner Alec had three lobster tails, and prime rib with ham wrapped on it, two appetizers and two desserts..... yep, not even kidding!:):)