A Weekend Away

This weekend, I went away with Kris. We visited Kittery, Maine to go to an awesome Mexican restaurant for burritos. We love burritos, okay? We visited the Kittery Trading Post and saw so many taxidermies, some were even bears! It was sort of sad because they are dead bears but still bears... The drove down to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire and ate fried Oreos and pickles on the beach. We also spent a good amount of time at the arcades in the area and won a handful of plastic spider rings. We spent the rest of the day watching movies and I got to spend some quality time with his dogs while he fixed his dirt bike. It was an amazing weekend and I'm so happy I got to spend it with Kris.

 

Vacation: Days 4 and 5: Miami

My family decided to extend our vacation by a day and a half so we stayed in Miami, Florida. Once we got off the ship, we headed to our hotel (not as awesome as the boat) and then did a ton of shopping. I had such an awesome time on my trip and I didn't want it to end. I would love to go back to all of the amazing places I saw. I hope you've been enjoying the photos from my vacation as much as I liked sharing them.

Vacation: Around the Ship

So being on a cruise is awesome because it's basically like a moving hotel with a kickass view. Everything is so elegant and there are a bunch of fun little details that make cruises an awesome vacation option. I hope you're enjoying these snippets of my vacation; I'm certainly enjoying writing about it.

xo,
Kristen

Vacation: View from the Boat

Traveling by boat offers some beautiful views. While standing on the top deck, I got awesome pictures of the ocean and of the places I visited (Nassau and Coco Cay, Bahamas and Key West and Miami, Florida). There's not really much more to say except to scrolling down and enjoy the view!

Thanks for reading about my vacation!
  xo,
Kristen

Vacation: Food on the Cruise

When I was on my cruise, the food was amazing. Every night I ate in the Starlight Dining Room with my mom and nana. The tables were set beautifully and the food was so fancy and delicious. I loved dressing up every night and sitting in the elegant dining room. An interesting food event attended was the Midnight Buffet. The food was arranged beautifully on the pool deck complete with salami flowers and ice sculptures. Thanks for reading a bit about my vacation.
xo, Kristen
               
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Vacation: Taste of Key West Tour

During my day in Key West, Florida, I went on a food tour. We walked to three locations to try some classic Key West flavors. We tried some Cajun chicken, coconut-crusted, pink shrimp and conch fritter (They were so good, I forgot to take pictures until after I had eaten!) at the Sunset Tiki Bar. We also tried some sauces at Pepper's of Key West, ranging from the sweet to the fiery. After trying the hottest sauce they offer samples of, I got the "Hottest Tongue in Key West" button. Once everyone had their fill of delicious sauces (or just plain crackers for my Nana...), we walked to Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe, which makes the best Key [West] Lime Pie in Key West. We each tried some of the Key Lime flavored treats around the store and got to sample a piece of chocolate covered Key Lime Pie. I brought home some Chocolate Lime Macaroons for me and my family and got Penny some Key Lime flavored dog cookies!

Thanks for taking a peek at my vacation!

xo, Kristen

Vacation: Day 3: Key West

The third stop on my cruise was to Key West, Florida. Key West is one of my favorite places. It's so cute and touristy. There are so many souvenir shops and there are vintage signs and decor everywhere. I love places that are kitschy and Key West is the very definition of it. I love all of the old wooden signs and the advertisements every where for  Key (West) Lime Pie. Speaking of pie, I went on a walking tour where I got to sample food from a few local places but more on that later.

xo, Kristen

Vacation: Glass Bottom Boat Tour

WhileI was in Coco Cay, I went on a glass bottom boat tour. A glass bottom boat is a small boat with a partially glass bottom and seats around the opening. On the tour we saw some of the fish that live in the waters near the Bahamas (which thanks to the glass were virtually unphotographable). However, the tour I went on was awesome and there was a guy actually going into the ocean and finding different creatures to bring on the boat. Everyone on the tour got to pass around a variety of creatures. The tour guide even did a demonstration on cleaning a conch and we all got to try a piece of the Caribbean delicacy fresh from the ocean!

xo, Kristen

Vacation: Day 2: CocoCay

The second stop on my cruise was Coco Cay, Bahamas. Coco Cay is a private island owned by Royal Caribbean. The island is gorgeous. It's pretty much a giant beach. While I was on the island I went on a glass bottom boat tour and I spent the rest of the day swimming and napping on the beach. It was such a fun day!

Vacation: Dolphins

While I was in the Bahamas, my mom and I went swimming with Dolphins at Blue Lagoon Island. It was so much fun! I've always loved dolphins and it was amazing being in the water with them. We got to pet them and feed them and then get propelled across the water with them pushing you (sadly no pictures of me doing this)! Dolphins are adorable and so intelligent and this amazing experience made me love them even more.

Vacation: Nassau

The first stop on my cruise was to Nassau, Bahamas. Nassau is beautiful. It's a bright colorful city on the ocean. There's a ton of shopping to do in Nassau; there are so may diamond and gemstone stores and high fashion boutiques along with the standard souvenir shops. I loved how the buildings were as colorful as the flowers around the city. And I loved the murals that I walked past. As a designer, I of course love the official logo of the Bahamas, which is a stylized representation of the islands, how cool is that! After shopping, my mom and I went swimming with dolphins! It was so fun and I'll talk more about my dolphin swim in another post. The only down side to Nassau is that the government requires the shops to close around 6pm so after dusk there wasn't much to do except go to bars and restaurants and my mom did not want to go bar hopping! 

Read more about my vacation!

xo, Kristen

Vacation: Getting on the Boat

My vacation began when I got on the plane in Providence, RI. I flew into Fort Lauderdale, FL with my family and it took about two and a half hours. When we arrived at the airport, a shuttle bus took us to the pier where after a bit of mandatory paperwork we boarded Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas. Our room was super tiny! but I spent almost no time in there as there was always something to do on the boat or at the ports.

Keep reading more about my vacation!


xo, Kristen

Vacation!

I went on vacation with my mom and nana. We went on a cruise that began in Miami, Florida and went to Nassau, Bahamas; Coco Cay, Bahamas and Key West, Florida. I had a great time and saw some awesome things that I'd like to share with you. If I wrote about my entire vacation in this one post, you would be scrolling down and down and down for eons. So I'll spare you the trouble and break up my trip into sections...

1. Getting on the Boat
2. Day 1: Nassau
3. Dolphins
4. Day 2: Coco Cay
5. Glass Bottom Boat Tour
6. Day 3: Key West
7. Taste of Key West Tour
8. Food on the Cruise
9. View from the Boat
10. Around the Ship
11. Days 4 and 5: Miami



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