My wife and I just got back from our Caribbean Cruise and had a great time with 57 other guests from this area. Our cruise started out with an overnight stay on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Wow!!! What a party! It was pretty wild and crazy but we somehow survived. We then boarded the NCL Spirit for a 7 day cruise with 4 stops.
This is a picture of the harbor in Livingston, Guatemala. One thing that they do that is kinda gross is after they catch fish they fillet them and lay them on the pier, salt them and let them dry out for 3 days. The Mayan people in the high lands buy the fish for protein
In Guatemala we took a tour with a business that we read about on the Internet called Go with Gus. Gus took us a long way up the river into Central Guatemala to a one room school house where kids 1st-6th grade attend school.
The kids lined up outside of the school waiting for school supplies. Gus makes over 700 trips a year delivering school supplies to these kids and many other schools throughout the country.
These kids were very excited to get their new supplies, although some are too young to even know what to do with them!
Gus also brings cough medicine and other medical supplies and passes them out to the parents. He then explained to them how to properly use them. Gus does a great service to his country and is a very smart guy. He lives in Guatemala November-April. His real job is April-November back in New York City where he and his wife work for the state of New York helping to make sure that people don 't get ripped off from shotty contractors and helping to put slumlords out of business! A real class act! If you would like to find out more about Gus's work and how you can help here is his e-mail address: gustavo@turcios.com or check out his website:http://gowithgustours.com/
One of the highlights for us was when we got to meet the ship's Captain at a cocktail party. He spent over a half hour with us telling us stories and making us laugh. A real cool down to earth guy. Here we are with our friends Joe and Mary and Captain Halstrom from Sweden. I asked, but he said I couldn't drive the ship!
Our first stop was Costa Maya, Mexico where I grabbed and little R & R in a beach hammock. Later that night we had a fantastic meal in Le Bistro on board the ship. The dessert that night was Crepe' Suzette which was made right in the open for everyone to see. It's always nice when the chef starts a huge fire right in the dining room!
Our next stop was Guatemala and it was full of surprises. First off it's a beautiful country with beautiful people. This picture is right from the back of the ship.
This is a picture of the harbor in Livingston, Guatemala. One thing that they do that is kinda gross is after they catch fish they fillet them and lay them on the pier, salt them and let them dry out for 3 days. The Mayan people in the high lands buy the fish for proteinIn Guatemala we took a tour with a business that we read about on the Internet called Go with Gus. Gus took us a long way up the river into Central Guatemala to a one room school house where kids 1st-6th grade attend school.
The kids lined up outside of the school waiting for school supplies. Gus makes over 700 trips a year delivering school supplies to these kids and many other schools throughout the country.
These kids were very excited to get their new supplies, although some are too young to even know what to do with them!
Gus also brings cough medicine and other medical supplies and passes them out to the parents. He then explained to them how to properly use them. Gus does a great service to his country and is a very smart guy. He lives in Guatemala November-April. His real job is April-November back in New York City where he and his wife work for the state of New York helping to make sure that people don 't get ripped off from shotty contractors and helping to put slumlords out of business! A real class act! If you would like to find out more about Gus's work and how you can help here is his e-mail address: gustavo@turcios.com or check out his website:http://gowithgustours.com/
One of the highlights for us was when we got to meet the ship's Captain at a cocktail party. He spent over a half hour with us telling us stories and making us laugh. A real cool down to earth guy. Here we are with our friends Joe and Mary and Captain Halstrom from Sweden. I asked, but he said I couldn't drive the ship!Always a highlight of an NCL cruise the Chocoholic Buffet!
We were glad that when we got to Cozumel that Jimmy Buffet opened one of his famed Margarittaville Restaurants. The four of us wore our balloon hats with pride!
One of the many great sunrises at sea! Keep listening to WXRO for updates on where we are going next year and the year after!
We were glad that when we got to Cozumel that Jimmy Buffet opened one of his famed Margarittaville Restaurants. The four of us wore our balloon hats with pride!
One of the many great sunrises at sea! Keep listening to WXRO for updates on where we are going next year and the year after!
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