Thursday, February 12, 2009

Vacay Days 1 & 2

As day 2 comes to a close, I thought I would post a little update of the trip so far. We arrived in Miami yesterday morning, rented a car, and drove down to John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo where we went on a snorkeling trip to a reef called the Grecian Rocks. It was spectacular! We saw gorgeous coral, barracuda, and numerous varieties of really colorful fish. After our snorkeling trip we made the 2.5 hour drive to Key West where we checked into our hotel. We have a suite with an ocean view!
Today we did a full-day sail charter; we left at 9:00am and sailed out to some shallow reefs where we did a little snorkeling (We spotted several lobster, some conch, and a large stingray). Then we sailed around some more while enjoying a picnic lunch on the boat. We then kayaked around a mangrove island! That was really neat; we saw osprey, pelicans, ibis, and countless other ocean critters. After cleaning up at the hotel, we headed down to sunset pier for some dinner and an awesome view of the setting sun!! Here is a slideshow of the events (If someone knows of a good slideshow maker PLEASE share because I hate smilebox!!!):
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The weather has been more than perfect since we arrived. It has been sunny, slightly breezy with highs between 78-80 degrees! Needless to say, we don't really want to leave!
Oh yeah...and we are officially 30 weeks pregnant today! Here is our belly shot from tonight:

3 comments:

Unknown said...

you are looking radiant and so relaxed. Hard to believe 30 weeks -- boy does time go fast. Pups are relaxing on all the sofas -- I showed them the blog -- not sure if they can see you but thought I would try. Tails were awagging!!

Anonymous said...

Glad your having a good time and relaxing. Good weather too!! That's a bonus.
Enjoy!
Love ya!
Mom

Lauren said...

The trip photos are beautiful...so are you! We need to see you guys soon.