Ile de Pins
Today we were worried the boys had finally had their max of sea days. After I had convinced Peter that we didn’t really need to be on the FIRST tender out at 8am on an overcast day we got a groggy start out on like the second tender. As we pulled up to the island it started raining and Henry started with his “I’m cold” whining serenade. I finally convinced Peter to head back to the ship and if it cleared later we’d head back out. It’s been hard to keep up with homework over the past four days with so many ports in a row (we did do additional homework on the earlier stretch of sea days) so we came back and grabbed the homework bags and found a table in the lido dining room to work. Grant spent at least 2 hours complaining and making his tiny amount of homework harder than it actually was and Henry did approximately 290938 pages in his math workbook along with additional homeschooling sheets I brought. We grabbed some lunch and tendered back into shore as it appeared to be clearing up. I’m so glad we made the call to head back. Ile de Pins? Was one of the best beaches we have visited on this trip.
We spent the first part of our beach afternoon near this huge rock island that had gorgeous water and TONS of fish. A load of the wait staff had the afternoon off and it was actually really fun to see them out having fun with everyone. About 45 minutes into our swimming/snorkeling Henry came trodding up through the water to tell me he had to poop. Great. I set off with a backpack that included a box of Kleenex, a gallon sized Ziploc bag and a couple of diaper wipes, and a prayer. It’s a pretty isolated little island and I didn’t recall passing a bathroom ANYWHERE. By some crazy stroke of luck I walked Henry through the bushes and came across a little store/restaurant that had public toilets. While they didn’t have toilet paper, Peter’s insistence that we always travel with some sort of toilet paper came in handy. After that little adventure we decided to explore the beach on that side. It was beautiful powdery white sandy beach with water so clear you could see for ages. There were a few local families that had a stall selling food nearby and their kids were playing in the water. We spent a few hours in what will probably be our last true beach stop and it didn’t disappoint. We got on the last tender back to the ship with salt water dried on our faces and sand everywhere. The room stewards have to be glad the beach days are over.
On every cruise we’ve been on we seem to find an entertainer that we find we really love and have fun with and this cruise has been no different. The incredibly talented guitarist Matt Bauer plays nightly on the ship and is so much fun. He’s not only a really versatile talented guitar player and vocalist he’s really funny and quick witted and spends a lot of time getting to know people who come to listen to his set and then teases everyone mercilessly. I think they have him at a strange location or time because everyone who comes to see him is always amazed that it’s not a packed house. We’ve kind of given up on the main shows as they’ve really not been to our liking so it’s been really fun to go up and listen and sing along with Matt and the same group of people. It’s like our own little version of cheers.
Tomorrow is a sea day and we’re alllll looking forward to sleeping in.
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