March 15, 2023

We love snorkeling whenever we’re on vacation somewhere tropical. We were heading on an excursion titled “Swim with turtles, shipwrecks, and snorkel” which sounded like all of our favorite things. (Tour company was called Foster and Ince Cruise Services – couldn’t recommend them enough!)

There were two snorkel stops on the trip – and one to swim to a beach. The first stop was a shipwreck. (Emily, if you’re reading this – I’m sorry!) It was INCREDIBLE! 

The fish that were swimming there made you feel like you were in Finding Nemo – so bright and colorful! The coral growing off of it were so BIG! I’ve never seen so much marine life in one spot. We didn’t bother taking our phone in a waterproof bag since last time the pictures didn’t turn out. You’ll just have to use your imagination to visualize it!

We had 45 minutes there before we made our way to our next snorkel stop. This is where the sea turtles were! Within 3 minutes, Andy and I had spotted a small one in the distance. And over the next 20 minutes we saw 5-6 more – and two spotted leopard stingrays! 

At one point, a turtle almost flopped onto Andy! It was so cool to see! We had to be careful to give them space and not chase them – I think most people in the group were good about giving them room. 

One of the stingrays flew right by me! The second one spooked a lot of people – I guess people still have Steve Irwin in the back of their minds?!

Once we got back on the boat we just wanted to relax. Our tour company couldn’t take us to their normal beach because the water was so rough. A lot of people did get in and swim to shore, but it looked like it would be really hard to get back to the boat so we stayed on board. 

It was just so beautiful to sit in the sun surrounded by the turquoise colored water. They took us out on a short tour of the shore line and pointed out different landmarks, included one of the guest houses that Rihanna stayed at last. I guess whenever she comes to visit she stays in a guesthouse or a hotel in order to give back to the local economy, which I thought was pretty cool.

We cleaned up for dinner – and made our way to the show, “Unique 3” on the cruise ship. 2/3s of the performers were the ones we met the day before in a boutique. They were really talented – and they each had their own style of music. 

After that show we went to karaoke with Jill and Mario, who actually sing (unlike myself and Andy). It was pretty fun to watch/listen and dance when the songs were good. The Glee Club took over though – there were a lot more teenagers on this cruise, so that was the only bummer this time around. 

Up Next:

• St. George’s, Grenada
• Spice Garden, Rum Tasting & Beach