Birthday 2013 - Jamaica

We had breakfast on the ship, our usuals.  Mom's usual is the smoked salmon plate (no sour cream, no bagel) and an egg white omelet with veggies and salmon.  We then took a brief stop at guest services to make sure how my mom in her wheelchair should get off the ship.  It was always the elevators opposite of the doc or tender side that went down to lowest level needed.

This crab came walking across the path. From most people’s reaction, you’d have thought it was a snake or scorpion. It was amusing.

For this day, I had booked the Runaway Bay Jewel resort. We were in a large group for the Jamaica for a Day people, but then it turn out that we were the only ones going to our hotel. Everyone else was going somewhere else. It was a 50 min drive to the resort, which I guess is why we were the only ones going here. But is it was a beautiful drive with a scenic stop or two including Discovery Cove where Columbus landed (the only real pictures I took on the way there even though it was all beautiful). I’d book it again in a heartbeat.  We were glad that most people went elsewhere.

When we got to the resort, there was a short check-in process.  Then conceirge got us some towels and told us about the food options as she showed us around the resort and to the pools.  She took this photo for us along the way.

We spent pretty much all of the day relaxing in the pool at the swim-up bar. It was a beautiful view of the beach and the ocean.



This was where I spent most the day looking (when I wasn't looking at my Kindle or at food).

Just before the scheduled buffet lunch time, there was a water aerobics class. The instructor did an impressive job of getting almost everyone in the pool area to join in. I didn’t though, but I got some pictures of mom enjoying it.

She loved that she got to have an exercise class while looking out at the ocean.

We then went and had a tasty lunch buffet. It had a lot of seafood on it for mom, and I enjoyed several fried things.



Our food

 

Our view for lunch

I then had a burger since I wanted a little more protein (as I'd mostly had fried bread items at the buffet). I then relaxed awhile at the swim-up bar again, and ordered a daiquiri with rum. It was kind of strong, but pretty good. I then went out into the actual ocean for bit, and enjoyed the bouncing of the waves.



BTW, we have waterproof cases for our iphones as well.  All in the pool or ocean photos were taken with those.

 On the way back, I saw somebody with nachos that looked really good. So I found where they got them and they were really good.

We had the same beautiful drive back to the ship at a pre-arranged time. It was the same one really, but this time I took lots of pictures as we went.

The dinner that night was good but I don’t remember it since I was too tired to write notes this night. Despite a day of mostly just relaxing in a pool with a book, I went straight to bed and sleep after the El Gaucho show. This was a pretty good show. We are somewhat spoiled living where we do with Dollywood. We have seen a show similar to this one but with more people in it. And to be honest, that one was better. So while it was good, both mom and I kept thinking of and comparing it to the other one. And of course, all nights should end with a new towel animal, a swan supposedly according to a towel animal instuction guide I later saw.