Mahogany Bay, Isla Rotan (Honduras) and Grand Cayman

Sorry about the delay in posting about the rest of our vacation.  The weather is nice and let's face it, I'd rather do things outside than sit at a computer.  Anyways, let me share with you about the last two days of our cruise.

 Of course it was a beautiful, sunny, warm day.  We were not interested in any of the excursions at Mahogany Bay so we just stayed at the area they made for cruise ships, checking out the shops and relaxing at the beach.

 There were all sorts of fun photo opportunities along the walk to where we decided to park ourselves for the day.  We ended up at the furthest point on the beach area and with lounge chairs in the shade.  Many of the chairs and part closer to the ship you had to rent chairs and they were in rows without shade or views of the ocean for the most part.

 Luke enjoyed the water for many hours and ended up extremely burnt.  Since there were a lot of people stirring up the sand it was a little cloudy so I decided to just enjoy the shade and nice view.  The water was warm as well.

 About two hours before we had to be back on the ship we decided to had a quick bite to eat and a drink.  We shared some nachos, Manfriend had a local beer and I had a mango slush/margarita.

 More photo opportunities on the way back to the ship.

It was nice to have a relaxing beach day after our two long excursions the days prior.  We did not plan an excursion for Grand Cayman and lucked out that there were quite a few offerings at the pier and they were way less expensive than the cruise ones (but to be honest probably not the same quality).  We paid $40 and we both went for a 2 hour tour of the island.
Our first stop was the little town called Hell.  Yup, we went to Hell and came back to tell about it.

 We bought postcards from the little shop next door and mailed them.  2 post cards plus postage cost us a whooping $1.50.  I'd say that was well worth it.  The town got its name because of the rock formations that were behind the post office.  The sea had likely been higher and when it receded left behind the rocks that were black and hot.  Someone decided that would be what Hell must look like it so the name kind of stuck.  Just down the street is Hell Elementary.

 After our stop in Hell it was time for the Tortuga Rum Cake factory.  It was just the shop part we were able to see but the factory was connected.  I love me some rum but just not in my food.  I don't think I'd mind working at the factory though since this is the view from the back porch of the place

 We were also able to walk to the turtle farm and dolphin swimming experience from the Rum Cake place but didn't take any pictures there.  Our last stop of the day was at 7 Mile Beach.  It was gorgeous. It would have been nice to stay but Manfriend wasn't feeling it after being a little crispy from the day before.  If we stayed we would have to pay for a taxi back to the pier anyways.  I walked in the water and picked out a few small shells to bring home.  The water was warm and crystal clear.

 Back at the pier we wandered around shopping and tried a local joint for lunch.  Manfriend tried a turtle burger and said it kind of tasted like meatloaf.  I had plantain chips.  they were ok but I would have liked them tossed on the grill after so they would be a bit crunchy.

 So after our trip to Hell we ended our day in Paradise (the restaurant).  It was a beautiful day and we had a great time.

 We took a tender back to the ship to get ready for our last formal night at dinner.  Well, I tossed on a dress and Luke tossed on jeans and a shirt.

 He watched the movie Thor on the seaside theater screen and I went to the sit down dinner by myself.  Other guys at the table were jealous cause they wanted to watch the movie or go and finish watching the NFL draft.