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Trunk Bay looks gorgeous! And you look great (I know you guys were working out a lot before your trip)! I love the little land formations in the water! Very cool!
Also, sounds like a great morning walk through town!
Hope Eric had as good a time as you guys had!
Great updates Crissy. Looks like a beautiful day in both St. Thomas & St. John. Trunk Bay actually looks very familliar. Glad to hear Eric was feeling better. Can't wait to hear about his day. I'm sure it had to be hard being w/o Eric. The seasickness wristbands or patches work wonders. You can use the wrist bands with bonine. Sorry Crissy I had to chuckle a tad bit when you mentioned your lunch that day was fruit and yogurt, as that is primarily all Skyler likes to eat at home(but you'd have to see him take about 5 containers out of the fridge at once and the fruit at the same time). Those funny stories of your's with Eric's mom at the beach and the guy trying to close the bathroom door on the boat. Funny. They did make me laugh. Thanks for sharing those with us. More please.
Yea! You're back! I was starting to wonder if we'd ever hear from you again - I'm glad we did!
St. Thomas & Trunk Bay look like beautiful places! I'm glad to hear Eric was feeling better even if he didn't get to leave the ship yet.
I too would've been laughing so hard at the guy trying to close the door or at Eric's mom falling - why do I find people falling or hurting themselves so funny???
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So glad to hear Eric is feeling better - nothing ruins a trip faster. I love those little momments of laughter of course then you get the giggles and everything becomes funny.
Loved the update - and can't wait to read about Eric's day! The pictures of Trunk Bay are lovely! Man you're making me want to go on a cruise so much!!
I have his pics uploaded. Maybe tonight if I have a chance The cruise life is so much fun! I hope you guys decide to go!
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Loved the updates! Trunk Bay looks beautiful. I can't wait to read Eric's story. The red dinner dress is very pretty.
Thank you about the dress! I love it too!
I hope to put his two cents in soon!
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What a beautiful place! And thank goodness Eric is feeling better.
It is the most beautiful beach I've ever seen really....and yes I was so glad he was feeling better that day!
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Great Updates! I am so excited about planning Ben and I a cruise and this TR makes me want to be in the islands right now.
I saw that on facebook! Well i'm your cruise girl if you need any help or advice! just ask!
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Beautiful pictures!! Glad to hear Eric was feeling better when you got back to the ship!
It was a truly gorgeous place....thanks!
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Trunk Bay looks gorgeous! And you look great (I know you guys were working out a lot before your trip)! I love the little land formations in the water! Very cool!
Also, sounds like a great morning walk through town!
Hope Eric had as good a time as you guys had!
Trunk bay is just amazing...its one of those places I thought i'd never see in person! yay! thank you! We did work out almost every day leading up to that trip!
He did enjoy things...i have a lot of his pics uploaded to share if I can get time to write the update!
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Great pictures and uodates Crissy! Glad Eric was feeling better!
thank you
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Great updates Crissy. Looks like a beautiful day in both St. Thomas & St. John. Trunk Bay actually looks very familliar. Glad to hear Eric was feeling better. Can't wait to hear about his day. I'm sure it had to be hard being w/o Eric. The seasickness wristbands or patches work wonders. You can use the wrist bands with bonine. Sorry Crissy I had to chuckle a tad bit when you mentioned your lunch that day was fruit and yogurt, as that is primarily all Skyler likes to eat at home(but you'd have to see him take about 5 containers out of the fridge at once and the fruit at the same time). Those funny stories of your's with Eric's mom at the beach and the guy trying to close the bathroom door on the boat. Funny. They did make me laugh. Thanks for sharing those with us. More please.
I think trunk bay is something they use for a lot of carribean photos. Ive seen it on several calendars. I should've gotten the wristbands because that little rocking boat was more than I could handle!
HAHAHa fruit and yogurt are not usually my lunch but it was very good! I think kids get the best kind of food choices
LOL I"m so glad you along with me laughed at those stories! I thought they were too good to not share!
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Wonderful update & beautiful pictures!!!
Hope Eric is soon back to normal. Can't wait to read about his day!! More please!!
Thank you so much! more to come soon!
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Yea! You're back! I was starting to wonder if we'd ever hear from you again - I'm glad we did!
St. Thomas & Trunk Bay look like beautiful places! I'm glad to hear Eric was feeling better even if he didn't get to leave the ship yet.
I too would've been laughing so hard at the guy trying to close the door or at Eric's mom falling - why do I find people falling or hurting themselves so funny???
I could never ever leave you guys hanging! I can't stand to be left hanging myself LOL I miss this website so much because I dont get to do as much on here as I used to with the old job.
I'm so glad you think the way I think with laughing at others I always wonder why I find it so funny but its like I cant stop laughing hahaha! but eric's mom with all that sand was priceless.....
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Great update! Trunk Bay looks really beautiful! Glad to hear that Eric is feeling better. Can't wait to hear his side of the story.
thanks! that will come soon!
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So glad to hear Eric is feeling better - nothing ruins a trip faster. I love those little momments of laughter of course then you get the giggles and everything becomes funny.
I know! I feel the same way and love those moments when you cant stop laughing!
BTW to all whenever we got back to the ship eric's mom said after she showered there was a tub full of sand and she said when she took off her suit sand just flowed out still laughing about her misfortune !!!
I'm glad it was a great day and laughs. So sorry to hear the boat was too rocky for you. The wristbands work really well. I never take a cruise without them. I can't complain about fruit and yougurt though, at least it's healthy, but you certainly got a giggle out of me since those are Skyler's
favorites. Your stories were too funny not to laugh. I did laugh too when you said Eric's mom had all that san in her suit(used to happen to us all thr time in Florida. More please Chrissy.
Okay so here's Eric's Mostly pictures but brief explanation of his side of the story
Eric said that after we left for trunk bay that day he slept until about 230pm. He said that once he slept again he felt so much better overall. He said his stomach was still uneasy with very little appetite but he did feel much better.
He said he walked out onto the Lido deck to go up one deck to take some pictures and walk around the top of the ship.
He said that there was NO ONE out there on the ship. Just a few people scattered here and there mostly.
He took these pics...
this is looking out into the havensight mall area from the top of the ship
Eric said the boat docked behind us was doing lifeboat drills and I dont know if this pic is big enough to see but look and you can see all the little orange life boats out in the ocean
There were two other cruise ships docked behind ours
this was the other side of the ship and you can see another ship just docked for tendering in...
In this picture he took is looking at another part of Havensight mall and if you look closely you can see this tram going up the mountain ...that is paradise point...
Eric said he laid down in a hammock on the adult deck for awhile
He said this picture is from sitting in the hammock on the deck
After enjoying a nice hammock break he decided it was around 4pm when they said he could try to get off the ship,.
He said he felt like he was feeling much better and wanted to go to Paradise point.
He first went to the sick bay and they took his vitals and then wrote a note allowing him off the ship.
Just FYI his name had been redflagged and without that note there was no way he could get off that ship!!
He took the note with him as he exited off the boat. They then removed his red flag status and allowed him off the ship.
He walked over to Paradise Point loading dock and he said that there were no lines at all.
He paid 20 dollars and rode the tram to the top...
The views are amazing and worth the 20 dollars and you can see our boat if you look closely
Our boat in the one in the front
they have a resturant and eatery at the top that serves a special drink called the Bailey's bushwacker YUMMO!
here's the eatery
Eric said he spent about an hour up top and decided to head back to the ship around 5pm.
He was there and waiting in the room on our return. He said he bought a shirt while he was heading back to the ship which turned out to be a really cool tshirt!
He took these pics as we began to sail away from the port
the boat departed at 6pm exactly!
Now our story has merged but here's a few pics from his camera before dinner
He loves playing with the color feature on his camera as you all know and he singled out the orange in my dress
here is the towel animal at the end of the night
That was his side off the story
He was able to eat fruit and soup for dinner this night and thus concluding his sickness for the rest of the trip YAY
Up next: Antigua.....an adventure around the island
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Can't wait to read about his day!! More please!!
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I always wonder why I find it so funny but its like I cant stop laughing hahaha! but eric's mom with all that sand was priceless.....
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