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I really wish I would have taken the time to put my camera on the miniature setting more during this drive. I really like the way they come out...but then again, I was hanging on for dear life and it was the last thought on my mind.

 

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Notice the little sign ahead that signifies there is road work ahead...as in right around that corner and the road is partially blocked with traffic from that side of the road coming at you? Eeekkkkk!!! Gasp

 

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Even this guy in a little truck pulling a load is passing us!

 

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A house on the hill with a view

 

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Now I don't remember at what point in my pictures did we come to the top of Timothy Hill, but as you can see, these were all taken from the bus as we were moving along. Why you ask? BECAUSE OUR DRIVER DID NOT STOP THAT'S WHY!!! We got up to the top of Timothy Hill and we passed the other bus driver that went around us and disappeared out of site and they waved to us as we flew by them. Um seriously? You put someone like me, who strives off getting the best pictures possible of the places I visit, and you don't stop??? Unacceptable! At that point I was a little ticked. Others on the bus said "I guess our driver didn't get the memo about the 10 minute stop!" I was hoping for the best and thinking maybe he was going to stop on the way back or something.

 

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We came to this marina that was loaded with some HUGE yachts.

 

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Then there was another turn off...well, I thought we must be getting close.

 

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FINALLY...we arrived. This was the parking lot.

 

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According to my time stamp and watch, it was a 38 minute drive...in 1st gear. ;)

 

 

 

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Man Kim - I am just loving your review !! ( in fact I love ALL your reviews!!)

Thank you so much for taking the enormous amount of time it must take !

I was just on Face Book and saw an ad for MERMAID SOCKS !!! - of course, I immediately thought of Sakari !

Not sure if they have kids size - but worth a look :p

Living proof dot com

When I did the questionnaire that Carnival sent me after our last cruise I told them it was ridiculous to have about 10+ options for lunch , and such a few in the evening

Looking forward to the rest of your review !!

Jane

 

 

Oh Jane, you are just so kind. Thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate it.

 

Mermaid socks??? Say what? I will have to look! :) :eek:

 

 

I am just being curious and wondering what type of work you do? Are you a Nurse or MD?

 

I used to work as a Home Health nurse and loved it because I had flexible work hours. I would set up my schedule with my patients each day . It was great for about 20 yrs then I got tired of all the driving. I work as an intake nurse in an office sertting now and love it.

 

I look so forward to reading your review. Everyday during my lunch break I am tuned into Cruise Critic and your review! Thank you.

 

I'm a nurse. :D I'm a Private Home Health Nurse and absolutely love it. After working 30+ years in the hospital and the ER (not as a nurse all those years), I could never picture my life doing anything else. Then I got this job and 4 months after having it, quit working for the hospital. You honestly can't beat it. I work 2-3 hours a day, do my charting from home, pick my own patients, have everyone within a 5 mile radius of each other (and me) and make about 3x the amount those at the hospital do (at least in my area). There's no standing on my feet for 12 hour shifts, no one supervising me and I get to know my wonderful patients and they become a part of my life (as I do theirs). I can't imagine it any other way now. It's an amazing job (if only it wasn't for the company I subcontract off of, I would have the perfect job). :) But...another great factor, since I'm my own employer...I can vacation ANY time I want to. :D Mitsugirly=winning!

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This is going to be an unusual question, but I have been reading all of your reviews and have enjoyed seeing all of your family having fun on all of your different cruises. You name all of the kids and grandkids that sail, but you always refer to your husband as hubby or Daddy. I am so curious to actually know what his name is:confused::rolleyes:

 

I have been to Puerto Rico many times and when Sakari gets older you should take her to the forts to learn about the history of San Juan. There actually are free hop on hop off buses that stop right by the cruise ships and do a loop around San Juan. It is also interesting to walk around Old Town and see the different Churches, Shops and Buildings. Of course this is something for the future because your little mermaid wouldn't appreciate this yet. San Juan is right on the Atlantic and the water is usually pretty wavy. The place you found is probably the best deal in the close in area because you would have to travel much farther to find the better beaches. The Condado beach area is another close in area with nicer looking sand, but it is still the rough water.

 

Haha, that's funny. When I say something to the "hubby" he's like "I like it when you call me daddy...or big daddy is fine". LOL So I just always refer to him as that. Not always in real life of course, but you get it.

 

I was thinking once I mentioned his name, or maybe even gave a hint. Carnival does Dr Seuss and on our Pride cruise I went all out with the door decorations and making things...along with making Sakari her Thing 1 outfit complete with blue hair. I had the shirt too saying "Mom of thing 1" and I was desperately looking for a "Sam I Am" shirt for the hubby...because he is Sam and says "Sam I Am" all the time. Sakari has even picked up on it and calls him that during her Dr Seuss week at school telling all her classmates her dad is actually Sam I Am. I guess if she can be a real mermaid then daddy can be the real Sam. :D

 

Just my thought on the forts. I'm sure you are very aware that we are beach people. Not just Sakari, but all of us. We have never done tours or site seeing because it's just not something we would enjoy. I have the absolute least amount of interest in anything that has to do with history or buildings (unless they are a great picture opportunity...but only when passing by quickly) and if I have to walk around and stand out in the hot sun while someone tells me info about what this use to be or does, I am completely bored. Sakari is the same way, unless it involves animals. If there comes a day that Sakari says she would rather do something other than the beach or wants to do things like a tour, forts or even the Mayan ruins, then we'll do it. But until then...it's beaches or action adventure for us. :D

 

They look like miniature people like the romans and cowboys in "Night At The Museum" movies...lol

 

LOL yea

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Originally Posted by Working 2 cruise again

We took a cruise with some friends a few years back. My hubby and I spent the days out on the beach, in the sun and in the water. They spent the days even off the ship going to the casinos. We came back from the cruise with tans in November, they came back with sinus issues from the smoke. I like the casino but I love the sun and water so much more.

 

I guess I will never understand that. You can do casino's any other time. Why go to the Caribbean or anywhere to do more. I can't imagine. LOL But to each their own. I would have to leave them behind and head for the beach like you did.

 

 

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I agree Kim is the best reviewer and she stays up late while writing them therefore I don't get much sleep :)

 

I started sailing with Carnival many years ago and I am one to always be starving late nights so the options on Carnival are room service only or pizza which I don't do. I then went on Royal for quite a few sailings and when I look at the next cruise options for me the Promenade Café is one of the items that keeps pulling me back to Royal. I absolutely love those little mini croissant sandwiches in the Promenade Café.

 

I am going to cave one of these days to go back to Carnival and to try a NCL cruise. I really think that NCL would be my preferred line based on Kim's reviews (as well as Yorkvillian, Suitecruiser and Doug's they all rank pretty high)..I need to bite the bullet and go on a longer sailing. The longest I have been on is 5 nights and I am chewing at the bit to get off at the end so I am leery of trying a 7 night sailing (I know most people would think I have lost my marbles).. Perhaps it is as much as Royal has great things on their ships I think the entertainment staff lack and I am getting a little bored with the same old, same old. Going a longer sailing with a different line may be just what I need to not chew at the bit to get off after 5 nights.

 

Hopefully Carnival will expand the food options for late night diners.

 

Kim this is a great review. Sakari is amazing in many ways but man does she have that Mermaid thing perfected! Way to go Kim for letting her be a free spirit within limits, she is so well rounded for such a young girl and one with many talents I must add.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

 

Thank you so much. I seriously appreciate the wonderful comments. She definitely does have the mermaid thing perfected. :)

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I believe I asked you this a while ago but I can't for the life of me remember what you said...what is the name of the font that you use for your name on the pics? I love unusual fonts and I don't think I've seen this one anywhere else.

 

I'm really enjoying your review since we did this same itinerary a couple of years ago on the Freedom and we're booked to sail on the Breeze later this year (different itinerary, though). It's always fun to cruise vicariously through these wonderful reviews! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!!

 

Hmm, it's been so long ago since I got that font and since I have changed computers, it's no longer on this computer. To be 100% sure, I would have to see if I can find it on my other computer, but I think it's called Dominique for some reason.

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Omg finally caught up on you review, We cruised together and finally getting to see how your trip was.

 

Love all your pics, great shots. We thought your mermaid is was sooo cool. You have given me great ideas for what to do next time we ever go to Grand Turk. We were on the other side of the beached ship near the cruise ship at Jacks Shack, and your side looked much more deserted and peaceful!

 

Also I completely agree with your lack of food thoughts. We found that to be true also. Disappointing, that if you dont eat in the MDR at a certain time or on the lido then your pretty much SOL. I did end up putting on 12lbs thanks to room service and LOTS of beverages though LOL.:confused:

 

UGGG dont get me started on the ST KITTS tour. I still feel bad booking them. I knew I should have just taken over and used my list that I made (the same one I sent to the tour guide) but didnt want to step on toes.. or look like a big "B"... but hind site being 20/20 I should have been the wicked witch of the west coast and taken over. :(

 

BTW in your last pic of the bus passing your bus, the 2 boys in the back are my kids.:D

 

Hoping to post my review (though not as detailed about the ship like you) soon, maybe I have pics of your family and not even know it like you have of mine LOL.:cool:

 

Cant wait to read more!:)

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After watching Sakari swim in her mermaid tail, this mermaid decided to go to the Fin Fun website and look around a bit. No, at this point in my life I am unlikely to get myself a tail. :eek: Still, it was fun to look, and I really liked the safety features and videos I saw. Guess the swim instructor and lifeguard in me never quits. I look at the safety features before the pretty colors. I am also quite impressed with the effort Sakari seems to have put into her mermaid swimming before she got her tail, because she seems to handle swimming in it really well. Now, if I were only about 40 years younger.........:D

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I would have been so pissed if the driver didn't stop at Timothy Hill, especially when the tour said they were supposed to! It's like the most photographed spot on St. Kitts! Cant wait to read about the rest of your day and trip!

 

When we were in St. Kitts, we just went outside and found a cab and went to the Reggae Beach bar (looking forward to what you think of it, to be honest I wasn't overly impressed, but we had a blast and there was a lady there giving awesome massages).

 

The driver was so kind to us as he stopped at Timothy Hill for about 10 min to let us get pictures and we didn't even ask him to or "pay" for him to do so. he was so knowledgable about the island and now that I think back, i'm disappointed i didn't get his name. The "bus"/taxi we were on looked like it was about to fall apart, but he was a great driver and we tipped him well.

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When you were talking about the little zip line that you saw at one of your ports, you mentioned that you have zip lined in Roatan. Which lines did you do? Some of our party is wanting to do that while we are in Roatan this summer and are trying to decide which ones are the best.

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Omg finally caught up on you review, We cruised together and finally getting to see how your trip was.

 

Love all your pics, great shots. We thought your mermaid is was sooo cool. You have given me great ideas for what to do next time we ever go to Grand Turk. We were on the other side of the beached ship near the cruise ship at Jacks Shack, and your side looked much more deserted and peaceful!

 

Also I completely agree with your lack of food thoughts. We found that to be true also. Disappointing, that if you dont eat in the MDR at a certain time or on the lido then your pretty much SOL. I did end up putting on 12lbs thanks to room service and LOTS of beverages though LOL.

 

UGGG dont get me started on the ST KITTS tour. I still feel bad booking them. I knew I should have just taken over and used my list that I made (the same one I sent to the tour guide) but didnt want to step on toes.. or look like a big "B"... but hind site being 20/20 I should have been the wicked witch of the west coast and taken over.

 

BTW in your last pic of the bus passing your bus, the 2 boys in the back are my kids.

 

Hoping to post my review (though not as detailed about the ship like you) soon, maybe I have pics of your family and not even know it like you have of mine LOL.

 

Cant wait to read more!

 

The food...UGH. I just hated the time things were (or should I say weren't) open.

 

I just wanted to thank you again Andrea for putting together that tour. You went above and beyond for everyone and they messed it up. No one was mad at you, but just couldn't believe how unorganized they were and things that happened along the way. I know at the time you had said you were going to let all the social media know all the things that happened. I haven't seen anything yet (I even went on TA last night to see if anyone from the group had posted anything). Everyone must be like me and take awhile to get to things...or everyone just calmed down. :p It would have worked out a lot better had they used your list. Did everyone from the list even show? I kept thinking there was no way we had over 100 people there and kept wondering if everyone was still waiting at the Smoke/Booze place. It's always hard to get a group this size together and organized...BUT that's her job and the job of a tour company...to make it run smooth. :rolleyes:

 

Yep, I noticed those were your boys in the pic after I got home and uploaded them. :D

 

 

After watching Sakari swim in her mermaid tail, this mermaid decided to go to the Fin Fun website and look around a bit. No, at this point in my life I am unlikely to get myself a tail. :eek: Still, it was fun to look, and I really liked the safety features and videos I saw. Guess the swim instructor and lifeguard in me never quits. I look at the safety features before the pretty colors. I am also quite impressed with the effort Sakari seems to have put into her mermaid swimming before she got her tail, because she seems to handle swimming in it really well. Now, if I were only about 40 years younger.........:D

 

Yea, I did a lot of research on this fin prior to getting it. Not only on that site, but I searched all the youtube videos I could find with kids swimming in them, I search for any "drownings and/or near drownings", complaints...anything that could justify why I SHOULDN'T get one because of safety reasons. I really didn't come up with anything... other than of course you need to know how to swim and getting use to swimming with your feet and legs together in a singular movement would take awhile. But, she had been doing that for a year now and I knew she would probably do pretty good with it...and she has simply amazed me.

 

The ONLY issue she has had (and I'm not sure what caused it because it has only happened once) is our cruise in February, we were snorkeling and her foot came out of the fin. Thank goodness I was right beside her at the time because she was in water over her head. Of course if you foot comes out, it's not like you can just kick back to the shore because you still have the entire tail on and it's just flopping and you can't even use the monofin to help you swim. :eek: I'm really not sure why her foot came out. It hasn't happened since then, but I remind her what happened that day and that she can not go in water over her head unless I'm right there with her.

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I would have been so pissed if the driver didn't stop at Timothy Hill, especially when the tour said they were supposed to! It's like the most photographed spot on St. Kitts! Cant wait to read about the rest of your day and trip!

 

When we were in St. Kitts, we just went outside and found a cab and went to the Reggae Beach bar (looking forward to what you think of it, to be honest I wasn't overly impressed, but we had a blast and there was a lady there giving awesome massages).

 

The driver was so kind to us as he stopped at Timothy Hill for about 10 min to let us get pictures and we didn't even ask him to or "pay" for him to do so. he was so knowledgable about the island and now that I think back, i'm disappointed i didn't get his name. The "bus"/taxi we were on looked like it was about to fall apart, but he was a great driver and we tipped him well.

 

 

Trust me, I was pissed about not getting to stop at Timothy Hill...especially the photographer in me. I have seen all the impressive photos taken while up there and I wanted to get a fisheye shot and pano shot. :mad: With all the pictures I have, I don't even know which one is the closest to a Timothy Hill shot...if any are at all.

 

Can I ask you how much your taxi cost to Reggae? Just wondering because of something I heard on our ride back from Reggae, from another cruiser.

 

 

 

When you were talking about the little zip line that you saw at one of your ports, you mentioned that you have zip lined in Roatan. Which lines did you do? Some of our party is wanting to do that while we are in Roatan this summer and are trying to decide which ones are the best.

 

When we did the zipline in Roatan, we went with Victor Bodden. It's not one of the biggest ones, it's considered a "medium" zip line. I think I have read that Pirates is a good one to use. We only did Boddens because we had a 3 year old with us, we wanted to see the monkeys, and we wanted an excursion that took us to West Bay.

 

I have a review of it in my signature line with pictures if you are interested.

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Glad I was able to get caught up on your review. We were initially booked in a cove balcony on the Breeze that was located under the galley. I had a feeling I wouldn't like the noise (never even thinking about the smell) so moved our room to an aft balcony. After reading your comments, I'm glad I did.

 

 

Lucky you to move the cabin before it's too late. I will definitely know next time. :D

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So we arrived at Reggae and we were all safe. My heart finally stopped pounding and I was glad to be alive.

 

Let's take a look around first.

 

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There was a huge covered deck for eating, although we never used it, there were plenty of people up there all the time.

 

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I made sure to follow the directions of this sign...all.day.long

 

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Everything was painted "Reggae" style and reminded me of Jamaica actually. LOL

 

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The shack that had all your rental needs...

 

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...and their pricing...

 

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We had such an awesome time renting jet skis in Bermuda last year that it's all the hubby talks about. However, the prices they charge for the little bit of time allowed is just hard to justify...especially when we own our own jet ski that has 320 hp and these don't begin to compare to that...but still a fun experience, even though we know they won't allow you to really open up the throttle in the ocean, even if you have experience. Oh well, maybe another time.

 

 

I remember when I first read up on this place, I would see all kinds of pictures of their pet hog, Wilbur. I got super excited to know that we were going to see him and Sakari would be so excited. Then after a lot of research, found that Wilbur had passed away. This was his burial ground.

 

 

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Overlooking the place from standing next door. Not too much to write home about.

 

 

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If you are into massages and having strangers put their hands on your body...this is for you. (LOL, not my thing, which I'm sure everyone knows about me by now).

 

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This building was next door. I'm not sure what it use to be or was supposed to be. It looks like they never finished it.

 

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So once we arrived, we were told that our pick up time would be 3:30pm and to meet in the parking lot. Wait, say what? We had been told that we would have 2 pick up times. One early and one late. Of course we always take the LATE departures and want to make the most of the day. But we were not given a choice as promised. Ugh!

 

We were escorted in and told to pick any of the seats that said "reserved". Well, the only seats we could find that had them on it were seats in the second and third row. The first row was all taken up before we ever got there. Now I absolutely HATE not being able to be in the first row...and not for your typical reason of not wanting anyone blocking me or being by the water, but for the simple reason of I have to keep a keen watch on my munchkin. She's pretty good at obeying instructions and she knows not to go out far or over her head, but kids are kids and when they are playing with other kids, things can happen.

 

We picked a spot that had a small opening in front of us and that's where we would decide to stay all day.

 

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Sakari immediately morphed into a mermaid and she was off to test the waters to her new home.

 

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I have to say that this place was PACKED! Both in the water and on the beach. Super packed.

 

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This is the area I assumed they would have some snorkeling. When I walked over there, I could only see rocks and decided I just probably wouldn't be exploring today and rocks were not what I wanted to see. It was our 3rd port of the cruise and it would be strike 3 of no snorkeling on this cruise for me.

 

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When I returned to my chair, I had a new friend that hung out with me for awhile.

 

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The server came around asking if we were "ok" and I had to mention "Don't we get a free drink?" He said yes and it was fruit punch. He said they were REALLY good and REALLY strong and he would bring us some.

 

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He was right. They were super strong. It would be the only drinks we had that day and we would continue to sip on our pop we brought with us in the cooler the rest of the time.

 

We sat there most of the day with me taking frequent dips in the water because it was scorching hot out. We got to know the people around us, which were also on our roll call, and had a great time laughing and telling stories. It always amazes me when we go places just how many other nurses are cruising with us. I guess cruising is a nurses addiction. It was even more ironic that there was a nurse a few chairs down from us that was not only from Columbus, but worked at the local hospital down the road from the hospital I worked at for many years. A lot of my classmates work there as well. It's such a small world.

 

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Sakari always makes friends easily. With her being an actual mermaid, she always manages to have even more friends now. LOL This little boy hung out with her all day and honestly...just wouldn't leave her alone. At one point I had to rescue her because he kept taking her in his arms and holding her, walking in the water, and she would want down and he refused. She would try to "dive" off of him and he would hold on to her legs and fin. I seen her struggle a few times trying to kick her way out and he was just hanging on to her. Sigh.

 

This little boy was so amazed at her mermaid outfit. He kept coming up to me, various times of the day, asking me questions about her "tail". Once he ask me "Where do you get these mermaid tails?" Then he ask "Do they make them for boys?" I told him they do and they are called merman tails. Then he said "Do they make them for the black boy?" Um, I really wasn't sure what he meant by that and told him they make them for everyone and anyone who wanted to become a mermaid or merman. I ask him if he meant that he wanted a black tail. He said "Sure, do they make them in black?" I told him they did make them in black. Then he said "But I would really like to have a purple one. Do they make them in purple?" I informed him they did indeed come in purple. Then the next question was...."Do they make the bathing suit top like hers in purple for me?" Well, of course they do! He was super excited. (I might add he appeared to be one of the locals and there might be a new purple merman on the island next time we return).

 

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They would sit for hours playing in the sand and swimming. I noticed they were doing a lot of digging and making something, but it did not appear to be a sand castle. I had to go investigate.

 

They had made a spot along the beach for Sakari the mermaid to sit and pose for pictures. LOL One of the kids even went and found a board and a marker and made a sign that said "Take picture with mermaid" on it.

 

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Sakari said at one point that the little boy started telling people it cost .50 per picture. Yep, I'm guessing he was a local on the island and he was learning his skills from his parents selling things along the water.

 

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It was around 3pm and I knew we were to leave at 3:30pm. We started gathering up our things and I headed down to tell Sakari it was time to morph back into a human for our ride home to the ship. It's always a task to get this mermaid tail prepared for departure. It ends up with sand all in it that has to be washed out and then the material has to be wrung out and put away in her mermaid bag.

 

Well, I told Sakari it was almost time to go and I needed her mermaid tail. I went to help her step down out of it and when she went to pull it down, the little boy started helping her yank it down and Sakari was quick with her reactions and grabbed her bathing suit bottoms just in time to keep him from yanking those down too. Eeeeek! When she stepped down out of the tail, I had my hand on one side and the little boy had his hand on the other and he tried to yank it from me. I told him to let go and he said "But I really want one of these". I told him just because you want one doesn't mean you take someone else's and that was not acceptable. I pulled it from his clinching hands and started cleaning the sand out of it and several times he attempted to grab it again. What is wrong with this kid? After all this, I started thinking back to the entire day and wondering if he had tried to take it from Sakari at any point during the day because I do remember seeing her try to get away from him several times when swimming.

 

 

 

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While we were looking at the monkeys, which the cage is right close to the parking lot, a man came to us asking if we were ready to go. I informed him that we came with a group and already have our transportation, figuring that he had a cab or something. He said "Yes, it's here now". He kept trying to tell us to get on another open air bus that was out in the parking lot. I told him no, that's not the one we were on. Ours was orange and our driver specifically told us to make sure we looked for his bus to pick us up. This other person kept trying and trying and telling us to "come on, it's waiting" and at one point he told us that this was our new driver and our other driver wasn't coming. I kept playing him off. Something didn't feel right to me. We continued to play with the monkeys and ignoring him.

 

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I finally seen our bright orange bus and we headed out. I just knew that other guy was up to no good.

 

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We all piled in the bus and waited for everyone else. We were all talking about our day there and we discovered a few more things while sitting there. We were informed that several people were put on the wrong bus and instead of coming to Reggae, they ended up dong a full blown island tour (I believe a 3 hour tour) and only got to spend an hour or so here at the beach. I also heard that several people arrived at Reggae and were so highly upset at the way things were going that they immediately caught a cab back to the port. I also heard that someone that supposed to be on our tour couldn't find us and decided to just grab a cab to Reggae on their own and they only paid $7 to get there, which = $14 total for the ride there and back...and we paid $15 each and thought we were getting a "deal" by booking with such a large group. Others were mad because they thought the price of this excursion included a chair and they were made to pay for them extra. There were so many complaints that my head was spinning and now I had to think about the treacherous ride back to the port and hoping that we would be stopping on the top of Mt Tim this time!

 

I "believe" this was the owner, Liz, of Pereira Tours.

 

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A few times it was unclear if any of "our" bus group had left Reggae and got a cab on their own back to the port. But we continued to wait and see. Others from the other bus were also gathered in the parking lot, but their bus was not there yet. Some tried to get on our bus and were told that they would have to wait for their original bus to return to avoid confusion. All of the people originally on our bus managed to be there after the head count and we were off and on our way back to the port...while the other group was left still standing in the parking lot.

 

They told the other group that the other bus was going to be there shortly and they were "almost there". I guess this means we get a head start on them, running in 1st gear, and it would take them a little while to catch up with us before passing.

 

We did at least get a little bit of entertainment on the way back when the "dad" of a family rode up front with the driver and took over the mic. He made funny announcements all the way home and kept us laughing...especially when he cracked jokes on the driver about being in first gear.

 

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We didn't feel like we got to "Live De Life" at Reggae, but hey, it was a beach day.

 

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This first gear crap was getting old and creeping along like this was just annoying. Why were we the only ones doing this? Do you see anyone in front of us?

 

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Well look behind us...plenty of pissed off drivers that would take every opportunity to go around us on these winding, hilly, drop off the side of the mountain hills.

 

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The weird thing is, this guy was so slow with his driving, but once we made it to the top of the hill, I would have thought he would have used his brakes a little more than he did. At times I almost wished he would slow down going around the corners.

 

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