Puerto Rico

Guess who quickly learned how to unlock the balcony doors......

Land was in sight. We did not have and shore excursions planned so we were on the look out for what we wanted to see. The plan was Anthony was going with our friends and their 12 year old son. John and I would go ahore and look around while Tasha and Ethan watched the kids. Then John would come ashore while I took the girls shopping and John babysat the little ones.

We see something that interests us that looks like it is in walking distance...

We decided to walk along the walls, there was a sign that stated that 1 mile away

 there was more to see.

This was that point we saw when we first saw land on our side of the ship.

A door handle I loved.

John and I walked back and then I took the girls out to shop and do a little sight seeing. They wanted their picture with the birds.

Michelle realized she had a crowd so she put on a show....

After they walked away......

We loved Puerto Rico. Is it the one stop that I wouldn't mind going back to and vacationing there. There was a lot to see and we only saw a little bit of it.

Grand Turk

We spent a day at sea and then landed at Grand Turk while we slept. I struggled, not because of motion sickness but because the boat was rocking so much I wanted to sleep!

Grand Turk had some beautiful waters and some historical buildings.

We  paid a taxi to take us to "town". There wasn't much of a town but we shopped and looked around a bit before heading back.

Grand Turk was a good stop for simply going to the beach. You walked off the ship and there it was.

My brother Scott and his wife Patty.

Edited to add....the cost of the taxi was $5 per person each way. There was a little historical stuff to see and many opportunities to shop but really not too much to see, it is a small island with lots of beaches.

On each stop of our cruise we were told by locals that their crime rate was low. Some countries it was obvious that this was not true. However, there were actually buildings without bars here and it felt safe. A quick search on the internet showed that there is actually very little crime against people who come to Turk on a cruise.