Feb 4, 2020
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Just got back from a one-week cruise. I love cruising because it allows us to see new places we may not have visited before.
Our first stop was Puerto Rico. I’ve been there before but was at a resort way outside of San Juan. This time we had the time to wander through the cobblestone streets. The port is beautiful as you pull into the harbor with the multicolored buildings clinging to the hillsides.
Our next stop was St Thomas. We spent most of our time there at Megan’s Beach. It was gorgeous, even with the random rain showers we experienced.
At the Dominican Republic we never even set foot on the mainland. We went whale watching as we were there during the month-long breeding season for humpback whales. There isn’t a port for cruise ships, so we anchored offshore and the excursion boat picked us up from the ship to take us to view the whales.
Our final stop was Nassau in the Bahamas. We checked out the Queen’s staircase – which happens to be an earth cache, then took a tour around the island, and finished the day with shopping.
The food on the ship was amazing – as to be expected. I often had an English muffin with orange marmalade, caramelized bananas, and a coffee with chocolate sauce and whipped cream for breakfast. Lunch was usually quesadillas and guacamole with the ice cream flavor of the day. Dinner was always amazing and so much food!
While I did not follow my intermittent fasting plan while on vacation, I was excited because my last weigh in before we left, I had a new second number. For my first weigh in after we returned two weeks later since I only weigh in once or twice a week, I had only gained a half a pound. I call that a success when you consider how much we ate while we were gone.
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