More Vacation Pix: Just the Parents

Here are some pix from our cruise to Bermuda. We left New York on a Sunday, were at sea two days, then arrived at Bermuda. Our stay on the island was three days, then we headed back to New York, and arrived early Sunday. We'd never cruised before, but really enjoyed it on the Norweigian Dawn. We had a great room with our own balcony, and so enjoyed the sights and sounds of the waves along the side of the ship.

There was plenty for us to do on the boat, and it was relaxing to travel that way. We hung out by the pool, and even took in a little chess and a Wii tennis tournament, where I finally beat Jim . . . The restaurants on the ship were great, and we liked that we could eat wherever we wanted to at whatever time worked for us. We did some running at the gym, and went to one of the big shows on the ship--how ironic that we finally got to see The Second City perform, out on the ocean instead of back at home. They were a riot. Most importantly, we got to sleep in!

The island was great, too. The sand really is pink at the beach, and after spending one say at Horseshoe Bay, I've become a beach snob. I've never really gotten much from going to the beach. The water is always way too cold to enjoy. But the pink sand was like powder--there were no ground up rocks, no shells. The water around the island was a beautiful greenish color, and was crystal clear. And warm. So Jim body surfed and I rode the waves too.

We did a bunch of other stuff too, and enjoyed some riduculously expensive meals (everything in Bermuda is expensive). But it was a memorable place, to be sure. The island was dotted with colorful homes, all with white clay roofs. When we explained later to Jimmy, he thought it was neat that you could paint a home pink, orange, or his favorite color, teal.

Of course, the ride back home with the kids made it feel as if we never went on vacation at all, or that we did go . . . some time way, way back when :-)