Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Eagle River Yukla Yurt Backpacking Overnight

Marianne, Steve, Larissa, Scot, Bruce and I set out on a 2.5 mile hike one way into Yukla Yurt from the Eagle River Nature Center. We enjoyed a group Raclette dinner, gourmet made by Marianne. I've never backpacked like this before!

I forgot to mention Jameson and Kesugi joined us as well!



Super stylish

Jameson and Kesugi were best friends

Me beating Jameson, he clearly hates it.

Jameson checking if Bruce was still alive

Water wasn't too cold for Jameson
Drying off, warming up and catching a nap by the fire

Marianne cooking the Raclette dinner in JetBoils. Impressive.














Western Caribbean Cruise

My friend, Jeff, and I flew to Houston, TX to set sail for Cozumel, Mexico, Belize City, Belize and Island of Roatan, Honduras on a 7 day cruise. The cruise set sail on March 29th and arrived back in Port of Houston on April 5th.

We were on the gorgeous Emerald Princess from Princess Cruise Lines. It was luxurious and we became accustomed to martinis and fine dining.
Docked in Cozumel, Mexico

Clear water but rocks beneath your feet once you got in the water

Jeff having the time of his life on the Jet Ski


Jeff chillaxin' in the hammock with a margarita

Typical tourist
 
 Next, we headed to Belize City, Belize where we took a 15 minute tender to the shore.

 
Old canons pulled from the sea

Last cheers before we had to change plans from cave tubing and Altun Ha Mayan Ruins to see a Belizean Doctor

Modified trip - city tour instead
 

Last port of call, Island of Roatan, Honduras

Emerald Princess from the nature trail


Pristine beach at 7:30 am




Think I'm enjoying the sun just a little?

It turns out, Strawberry Pina Coladas are yummy!






Day is coming to an end cheers!

Built up port for shops with another cruise ship sailing in


There were shipwrecks all around the island

Overall, the trip was great. Very relaxing and fun to experience. However, some people were not meant to be pent up on a boat for 7 days, so I'll probably forgo a future cruise.

Now back to the grindstone!