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KEY WEST I loved Key West -- I can see why people move there. It was beautiful! We started off by taking a tour tram and learning about the island It was quite informative. Afterwards we found a tea shop and after enjoying a cup of tea at a sidewalk table we started roaming around. We walked past Ernest Hemingway's house and saw a couple of the six-toed cats that Key West is famous for.We happened across a butterfly conservatory that had just opened up recently. You can read more about the conservatory at http://bettytruax.com/PublicGardens/keywest03.html BELIZE CITY We decided to take the Cave Tubing and Rain Forest Exploration excursion. Surprisingly, I did okay on this even though I have a fear of water and can't swim. For most of the trip, I was so amazed by what I was seeing that I didn't even remember to be scared. Frankly, in most parts of the river were shallow enough that I would have been able touch the bottom. Because we were cave tubing I did not bring my camera so the only picture I got of Belize is the one to the left. COZUMEL, MEXICO We spent the day shopping in Cozumel. We didn't find much to buy but did enjoy the colorful buildings very much. This island was very important in Mayan culture. Mayan women made dangerous treks to this scared place before getting married. PROGRESO If we hadn't already visited Mayan ruins on another cruise Chichen-itza would have made my top pick excursion list. We nicknamed this excursion "chicken pizza" and we definately had a super day roaming around this site. We had an amazing tour guide who was very knowledgeable. What amazed me the most was the total accessability of the ruins. Not only did we climb steep stairs of a temple, we were actually able to sit on a wonderful serpintine like creature. The site is so large that we actually were alone at one point despite the large cruise ship groups that were visiting at the same time. This visit to Mayan ruins was a completely different experience from our first visit to Mayan ruins on the first cruise we took. If I had to chose between them Chichen-tiza would definately win hands down. If you'd like to see more pictures from this trip go to http://www.lakejacksonva.com/bettytruax/gallery/Cruise2003 |
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