Saturday, January 4, 2014

Feliz Navidad!

It’s Christmas break and a very welcome chance to take a break from the day-to-day activities and rest. This year we had a series of events that led to last minute plans being made.

Originally Ed was going to have jaw surgery and we were going to stay in Bogota, but his teeth have not all moved into place so the surgery had to be postponed. Then we looked at going to the States but because the last minute searching the tickets were more than we wanted to spend. Instead Ed found amazingly cheap tickets to a cruise in the South Caribbean so we did that instead! (Anybody who knows my husband knows he can find deals on pretty much everything! It’s like a super power.)

So for Christmas we went on a cruise and explored a little of Panama. Take a look:

We spent our day in Bonaire snorkeling. This was a first for both of us and it was breath-takingly beautiful. I even was face to face with a sea turtle! Thanks to BonFoto for the pictures.

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On Christmas day we toured Aruba on the banana bus. It was more like a desert than a tropical island- with cactus not palm trees.

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We also spent a day on the island of Curacao (cure-a-sow). It had beautiful colored buildings with lots of Dutch influence.DSC_0624DSC_0627

Hanging out in Panama city we saw lots of old architecture mixed with the new.DSC_0658

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We went on a hike in a rainforest located in the middle of Panama City in the 90 degree heat. We saw lots of cool bugs like these caterpillars (there were 37 of them in a line) and leaf cutter ants. I was hoping to see monkeys, but didn’t happen!DSC_0072DSC_0097DSC_0136

Can’t forget the Panama canal!DSC_0173DSC_0187DSC_0208

Over all it was a very relaxing time. Cruising may be our new favorite way of traveling because we can see so much and don’t have to worry about the details. I knew it was a good vacation because I was able to turn off my school brain and just enjoy the wonderful world that God created. I wouldn’t be surprised if we do this again!

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