And, as luck would have it, life further showed us what "shaking things up" is all about when we were surprised with a tax bill from Uncle Sam a few days before we left. With that news in tow, we boarded the ship and set out to prove that when life hands you lemons, you throw those lemons overboard and order a pina colada!
We cruised to Nassau, Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Maarten and soaked in as much sun as we could handle. We couldn't have been happier to spend the time with Andy's parents and experience three places neither of us had been before.
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The end of a hike in St. Maarten |
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I was in St. Maarten for one day and they named a beach after me! |
A sunset at the end of the day in St. Maarten |
And really when life starts handing you fruit that you didn't ask for, is there a better place to deal with it than on a beach - or boat - with your family?