Montego Bay, Jamaica Part 2

My daughter booked us at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa.  It was beyond my expectations !  If you are looking for a place to spend some time in Jamaica, I would highly reccomend it.  We paid $80 a person and it included your choice of food from  three restaurants, beverages (including all non-premium brand liquor, draft beer, and wine by the glass), non-motorized water sports, kids club programs, fitness center, access to internet cafe, and tax and service charges.

My daughter Heather 

This is Heather's cousin Kimberly

Food, Food, and more Food

The Hilton Rose Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Jamica was beautiful .  The food was also wonderful.  Here is what we had for lunch.  No, we didn't eat that much food....

We saw some people sitting at the next table with these mango drinks so of course we had to have one.

Cozumel

Cozumel was beautiful but I liked Jamaica and Grand Cayman better.  We didn't do an excursion here so that may be why I didn't enjoy it as much.  If I ever get back to Cozumel, I plan on going to Tulum to see the Mayan Ruins.

That little person you see standing by the Puerta Maya sign is me...

Now this is the life...I could have stayed her forever.

Hanging out in Margaritaville

Just imagine how they would act if they had actually had something to drink besides Coke!

Unbeknownst to me, this guy is groping my daughter as I am taking the picture...can you see his eys? 

GRAND CAYMAN

Here are some of the pictures that we took while in Grand Cayman. It was absoutely beautiful. 

 

The Stingray City snorkel trip was the highlight of our vacation.  We had the opportunity to touch and feed Stingrays and snorkel the magnificent coral reefs.  

The North Wall is an abyss that plunges in the excess of 6000 feet past the reef and offers a few beautiful wall dives. 

The girls had a great time snorkeling.  The girl you see with the camera in her hand?  That's my daughter.  She likes to take pictures as much as I do.

 I loved how the water  changed colors.  We went from a seagreen to a turquoise, to this rich dark blue. 

We booked with Sun Ray Tours where were sailed to Stingray City in the North Sound aboard their catamaran.  It was $60 USD which was less than half of what they wanted to book through the cruise line.  They were awesome and I highly recommend them.  You will not be disappointed. 

The captain of the boat is Lorenzo who was a civil engineer who sailed by himself from La Rochelle in France to the Caribbean and up to Washington D.C. You will also get to met Alex from Milan, Italy and  Davide from Genoa, Italy. 

MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA PART 1

I have not posted anything on my blog for the last week because I have been on vacation. I decided to take a cruise with my daughter as a graduation/Christmas/Birthday present from me.  We left New Orleans last weekend and went to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel on the Carnival Conquest.  We had an amazing time and it was a great way to spend time with my daughter before she gets married and starts giving me grandchildren. 


Here are some of the pictures from Jamaica....

Merry Christmas Jamaica



The girls decided to go Kayaking.  Not me...My feet is staying firmly on the beach !