In the evening of the fifth day and into the early morning of the sixth day, the ship was rocking a bit more than usual because of stormy weather. It wasn't horrible but you could definitely feel it. It was quite windy too and the door to our balcony whistled in the wind because part of the seal to the door had come loose. Then in the middle of the night the air conditioner stopped working in our room and it got hot quickly with four of us in that small room.
We called the customer service desk and they sent someone in the middle of the night to fix our air conditioner. They did fix it but since it took awhile and since our door was whistling in the wind, they gave us another room. They let us keep both rooms. So Dad and Mom stayed in that room and Heather and I went to the other room. Since we were up half of the night, I was exhausted on our excursion the next day.
After only a few hours of sleep, we arrived in Costa Maya, Mexico. Mom, Dad, Heather and I went on a tour to the Chacchoben Pyramids. It was about an hour bus ride to the pyramids. Even though I was trying really hard to stay awake to see the scenery and listen to our tour guide, I was nodding off because I was so tired.
We arrived at our destination and I really liked the pyramids!
While on this tour, I learned that one of the ladies in our tour group spoke Russian. At first I didn't want to talk to her, because my Russian is really rusty. But Heather kept on encouraging me to and so I eventually struck up a conversation with the Russian lady. I struggled with my Russian but I think we understood each other. :)
The pyramids were in a beautiful area!
It was really hot and humid, but we had a lovely time at the pyramids!
The trees were really cool!
They make chewing gum out of the sap of this tree!
On our way back to the port from the pyramids, our bus broke down...
Since it was so hot and humid outside and there was no air circulation on the bus, most of us got off the bus until the new bus came to get us. It probably took about 30-40 minutes for our new bus to get there. While we were waiting we talked with some of the other passengers and met some fascinating people.
Eventually the new bus arrived and it was time to get on the road again. Yay! What an adventure!
We found dolphins.
And flamingos!
The pyramids and Costa Maya were beautiful and it was a lovely day!
Day 7, we had another day at sea. I read a lot. I did laps around the ship. I packed my bags in preparation for getting off the ship the next day. Heather and I went swimming in the beautiful salt water pool on the ship. We ate at a Brazilian restaurant that night. (Because our air conditioner went out the night before, the ship gave us a complimentary meal to one of the nicer restaurants on board.) It was delicious. :)
We arrived back in Miami on the morning of the eighth day. We had some awesome adventures on our cruise and I had a lovely time with my family! Thanks for letting me join you on the cruise Dad, Mom, and Heather!


