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We are back from the Sea and what a wonderful time we had !!!

I wanted to add some comments on the shore excursions that we took. In Cozumel we rode the ATV's through the jungle. This was an unbelievable experience but perhaps not for the faint of heart. We had never ridden ATV's before but after about 5 minutes of explanation we boarded thise things and set off on an extremely challenging trail consisiting of rock, roots, mud puddles, gulleys and I think there might have been about a 25 foot stretch of smoothe trail but Don't quote me on that. It was quite fast paced. The jungle was beautiful and though the "ruins" were a bit disappointing the guide was very knowledgable about the Mayan culture. We came back absolutely filthy but really exhilerated. ( I am a 53 year old grandma who is not particularly active and I was able to do this. ) The excursion brochured does not say so , but closed toed shoes are required for this excursion.

The next day in Roatan we went on the Dolphin Encounter & Tabyana Beach tour. The resort, Anthony Key, where the dolphins are trained is quite lovely. The encounter with the dolphins is something I know I will never forget. A 5 year old was in our group and I am not sure I have ever seen such a huge smile as when the dolphin kissed her !!!

The following day we went Cave tubing. This was more challenging than I expected since the water was quite rapid. It started with about a 25 to 30 minute walk through the jungle carrying your own inner tube. The was actually quite less challenging than it sounds.. the canopy of trees blocked to sun so it was not too hot and it was gently sloping up not steep at all. Then it was into the river in the inner tubes with two guides. The caves were quite interesting and dark when they asked us all to turn off our head lights. There were two rapids and that was fun. Having not been tubing in 30 or so years it took some time to get used to navigating but all in all a nice excursion.

We will have pictures of this cruise posted at www.cruiserfun.com

Kathy

<blockquote data-quote="KLLund" data-source="post: 711869">We are back from the Sea and what a wonderful time we had !!! I wanted to add some comments on the shore excursions that we took.&nbsp; In Cozumel we rode the ATV's through the jungle.&nbsp; This was an unbelievable experience but perhaps not for the faint of heart.&nbsp; We had never ridden ATV's before but after about 5 minutes of explanation we boarded thise things and set off on an extremely challenging trail consisiting of rock, roots, mud puddles, gulleys and I think there might have been about a 25 foot stretch of smoothe trail but Don't quote me on that.&nbsp; It was quite fast paced.&nbsp; The jungle was beautiful and though the &quot;ruins&quot; were a bit disappointing the guide was very knowledgable about the Mayan culture.&nbsp; We came back absolutely filthy but really exhilerated.&nbsp; ( I am a 53 year old grandma who is not particularly active and I was able to do this. ) The excursion brochured does not say so , but closed toed shoes are required for this excursion.The next day in Roatan we went on the Dolphin Encounter &amp; Tabyana Beach tour.&nbsp; The resort, Anthony Key, where the dolphins are trained is quite lovely.&nbsp; The encounter with the dolphins is something I know I will never forget.&nbsp; A 5 year old was in our group and I am not sure I have ever seen such a huge smile as when the dolphin kissed her !!!The following day we went Cave tubing.&nbsp; This was more challenging than I expected since the water was quite rapid.&nbsp; It started with about a 25 to 30 minute walk through the jungle carrying your own inner tube.&nbsp; The was actually quite less challenging than it sounds.. the canopy of trees blocked to sun so it was not too hot and it was gently sloping up not steep at all.&nbsp; Then it was into the river in the inner tubes with two guides.&nbsp; The caves were quite interesting and dark when they asked us all to turn off our head lights.&nbsp; There were two rapids and that was fun.&nbsp; Having not been tubing in 30 or so years it took some time to get used to navigating but all in all a nice excursion.We will have pictures of this cruise posted at <a href="http://www.cruiserfun.com" target="_blank">www.cruiserfun.com</a> Kathy</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KLLund, post: 711869"] We are back from the Sea and what a wonderful time we had !!! I wanted to add some comments on the shore excursions that we took. In Cozumel we rode the ATV's through the jungle. This was an unbelievable experience but perhaps not for the faint of heart. We had never ridden ATV's before but after about 5 minutes of explanation we boarded thise things and set off on an extremely challenging trail consisiting of rock, roots, mud puddles, gulleys and I think there might have been about a 25 foot stretch of smoothe trail but Don't quote me on that. It was quite fast paced. The jungle was beautiful and though the "ruins" were a bit disappointing the guide was very knowledgable about the Mayan culture. We came back absolutely filthy but really exhilerated. ( I am a 53 year old grandma who is not particularly active and I was able to do this. ) The excursion brochured does not say so , but closed toed shoes are required for this excursion. The next day in Roatan we went on the Dolphin Encounter & Tabyana Beach tour. The resort, Anthony Key, where the dolphins are trained is quite lovely. The encounter with the dolphins is something I know I will never forget. A 5 year old was in our group and I am not sure I have ever seen such a huge smile as when the dolphin kissed her !!! The following day we went Cave tubing. This was more challenging than I expected since the water was quite rapid. It started with about a 25 to 30 minute walk through the jungle carrying your own inner tube. The was actually quite less challenging than it sounds.. the canopy of trees blocked to sun so it was not too hot and it was gently sloping up not steep at all. Then it was into the river in the inner tubes with two guides. The caves were quite interesting and dark when they asked us all to turn off our head lights. There were two rapids and that was fun. Having not been tubing in 30 or so years it took some time to get used to navigating but all in all a nice excursion. We will have pictures of this cruise posted at [url]www.cruiserfun.com[/url] Kathy [/QUOTE]