Hey everyone! This is Aurora and Jade writing. Well, today
we started off with a snorkel at Four Sponges where we saw an eel (video from
Jake included) and we also loved seeing all the beautiful abundance of fish at
that spot. After our snorkel, we came back and kayaked around Anthony’s Key,
which was really relaxing and a really nice change of pace; being above the
surface of the water rather than below it. After we kayaked, we headed to the
snack shack and had Miss Palmer’s favorite- ICE CREAM!! After we enjoyed our
ice cream we headed over to lunch where we ate tuna wraps and Cuban sandwiches.
We had some down time proceeding lunch, where we sat under our bungalows (and had
a lot of fun-galow) before heading out on the boat once again. Our next snorkel
was at a spot called “Pillar Coral” where we tried our hand at coral
identification and had a competition to see who could identify 12 different
corals correctly. Also, we saw an oooooh barra-barracuda! To follow, we had
some journaling time until it was interrupted by a swarm of ants that decided
they like the smell of fruit loops and the boys’ dirty laundry. We then had a
small volleyball tournament, and our team came in 2nd place. Our
last activity of the day was a night-time snorkel off the back of Bailey’s Key
where we saw some squid, donkey dung sea cucumbers, a school of squirrel fish and
multiple beady-eyed lobsters. To finish off the day, we sat down and had Red
Snapper, Roasted Chicken and Pork Milanese for dinner, which was all delicious
as usual. The rest of the gang is
playing cards while we summarize our busy day. Just an update on Sam- she went
to la clinica today and the doctor found she has a ruptured ear drum, meaning
she cannot snorkel the rest of the trip. L
Even though she couldn’t snorkel today, Jo-Jo let her steer the boat home from
Four Sponges.
Mom, Dad, Savannah, Brody and Liana; thanks for the
comments, I love and miss you all so much. I was worried you all were partying
and went to Red Robin’s without me. Savannah, I especially loved hearing so
much of your personality through your comments. It also means a lot to me that
you’re trying so hard. I can’t wait to sit my butt down on that new futon and
catch up with you guys. Enjoy me being gone while it lasts because I’ll be home
before you know it. Love, Rora
Mom and Dad- I miss you guys so much! Mom, I’m so glad you
finally figured out how to comment because I was concerned that you were dead
and the cats ate your dead body. Anyways, I hope the Walking Dead finale was
good dad, and I can’t wait to watch it with you when I get home. Also please
say hi to Babcia and Abbi for me, and also Tiger because I only miss her (not
the other cats). Well I love you guys and I will see you on Saturday! Love,
Jade
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| Kayaking around Anthony's Key |
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| Camera tricks with Aurora, Jenna and Carly taken by Jake |
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| All of us from yesterday at Maya Key |
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| Our snorkel-selfie |
That is so wild to see through your eyes! The kayaking looked fun no one pulled a "papa"? I will let chris explain that one. Sam so sorry to hear about your ear!! Make sure to take care of that on the plane! Jake nice photography very creative! As you all can see I don't sleep well and very much look forward to hearing from you all! Girls cool selfie not many people can pull that off! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings if only we could read the itinerary! !!!goodnight everyone!
ReplyDeleteSam,
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the trip as best you can despite not being able to snorkel. But I'm pretty sure I can picture your face while steering a boat... And yes I hope you were playing "I'm on a boat" in your head while that was happening!
Glad everything is still going well. I'm still blowing up your phone for when you come home, and I love Herbie the hedgie. He is beyond cute.
Much love,
Marq
Also I've tried multiple times to comment on other posts, but this is the first to show up. But basically to summarize the other posts -- I made a Don Paul reference and demanded that y'all bring sunshine back home with you.
DeleteEnjoy your time :)
Everyone looks like they are having so much fun. I'm sure you are all laughing when you hear about our cold temps. The kayaking looks fun, although ash I'm sure u were a little worried at first. Miss and love you. Hope you are getting great pics. ...mom
ReplyDeleteBekah, I'm heading home this afternoon so probably won't get a chance to get online again until you get back. You can make up comments for me for the rest of the week. Keep having fun! Although I can't wait to hear all about it, I know you wish you could stay for a lot longer...so make the most of it! Sam, I am so sorry about your ear; but you know there's more to Roatan than snorkeling. Just keep swimming (and steering the boat...scary thought). Everyone else, enjoy the rest of the week.
ReplyDeleteAttempt #5----->>>>>Any info on Lion fish in your area? any Unusual weather this trip? We returned from St. Lucia 3/18 and surf/wind was much different than previous visits and limited snorkeling opportunities.......Dr. Kuj
ReplyDeleteHi Jenna and everyone! You all look so happy and relaxed. Jake- love your picture from down below the snorklers. Sam- so sorry to hear about your ear, good thing you went last time, take care of it and do as the Dr. ordered. Jenna- did you get brave and go on the night dive this time? Can't wait to hear all about it. Your Dad is doing OK. Taking him for an MRI tomorrow. Make the most of the time you have left, you will be back before you know it. Be careful and safe. Love Mom
ReplyDeletePS Grandpa tried to send you a couple messages but couldn't get them to go through. He says Hi and he's thinking about you and glad you're having a great time. Tell Mr. Dole he loved the videos of the coral reefs.
DeleteThanks Aurora and Jade for the great detailed update! I thought it was unique that you ate the ice cream FIRST and then had lunch, but it is a vacation so anything goes I'm sure!! :) The underwater selfie picture was great and I really enjoyed the picture of Aurora, Jenna, and Carly holding hands in the water. So beautiful... I'm glad you all survived Sam driving the boat back. Apparently none of you have ever ridden with Sam or you would have thought twice about letting her drive the boat...I think I would have opted to swim back to shore but whatever! (Love you Sam) :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day! I can't wait to hear about your new adventures and the delicious food you will stuff yourselves with today. Sammi...I hope your ear is feeling better. Did the doctor say if your ears would be okay on the plane ride back? Just wondering... and being the usual overprotective and worried Mom. Have fun shopping! Love you bunches, The Gier's :)
good morning adventurers! I'm glad to hear about an uneventful night snorkel, and that Sam isn't totally broken and can still drive a boat! Please bring back some of that yummy food and a little bit of warm weather! Coral I have so much to tell you, that I had to start telling mom! <3 Vern
ReplyDeleteps. it's supposed to be 66 degrees here tomorrow! HEAT WAVE!!!!!
This is sending luv your way and seeing all the fun you having we wish we could be there love grandma and grandpa Mardino
DeleteGreat Pictures!! Send some more!! Must be nice to be in shorts and swimgear!!
ReplyDeleteSam...you will be happy to know I Googled flying with a perforated/ruptured ear drum and it actually said,
ReplyDelete"When you have a perforated eardrum, the air pressure in your middle ear can balance out more easily with the pressure in the surrounding air, because the air is able to pass through the hole. This means that flying with a perforated eardrum may cause less discomfort than flying with eardrums that aren’t perforated."
So...I guess you are lucky to have the hole in your eardrum...right? Hmmm...I wonder if the AFLAC accident policy I recently took out on you covers this one (you silly accident prone girl). Love you bunches. Love Mom :)
Good to hear from you again Aurora!! I was worried you were off having too much fun with the dolphins to reply back to me haha. Nah I'm just kidding with you, I know you're probably having the best time of your life right now and I am sooo jealous. I can't believe you guys got to see the dolphins again and you went night snorkeling. Nigh snorkeling!!! That's like totally awesome, it must have looked so cool! And the dolphin thing is just amazing I am beyond jealous. Is it bad that I wish I would've joined in the beginning of the year so I could come with you? Although I probably wouldn't have had enough time to raise enough money. Either way I am super glad that you got to go and I am so happy for you. I am praying for the rest of this week to go by quick so you can finally come home and show me all those dang pictures! I am also missing you like crazy and it has been beyond weird without you here. Believe it or not I am sitting on the couch right now at one o'clock in the afternoon drinking coffee because I couldn't fall asleep last night. It sounds messed up but I can only really fall asleep when you are right there 4 feet away from me. I miss you like crazy and I can't wait to see you and hear your voice again. I hope you all are still enjoying your awesome vacation, it only snowed once this week but I'll be knockin' on wood for that one. It's a little warmer here today but I'm sure it's gotta be at least 80 down there. Sam, that really sucks that you have a ruptured ear drum, but don't let that ruin your trip. There's still probably plenty of things that you can enjoy down there, keep smiling! I loved all of the pictures you guys took, it looks so awesome, especially the snorkeling ones! Have more fun you guys, I'll check back in tomorrow morning!!
ReplyDeleteLove always,
Savannah :)
Glad to see you are having a great time. Enjoy it. Supposed to be 65 deg. here tomorrow and snow Sat. & Sun. Dogs are all fine.
ReplyDeleteNana & Papa
I love reading about your experiences and seeing the pictures and video clips. Beautiful. The library is closed for the rest of the week, but I'll sneak into Garry and Kathy's house (shh, don't tell!) so I can check on your next adventures. I'm waiting for Bekah's turn as the blogger! Love you, sweetie.
ReplyDeleteCapt. Sam--so sorry about your ear. Was relieved (and amused) at your mom's report that it shouldn't trouble you on the plane ride home.
Another fun, fact filled blog...LOVE IT! As usual the pictures are all beautiful and I am completely jealous! What a great looking bunch as you stand there eating ice cream before lunch. The kayaking looked like a lot of fun and as always I am grateful for a glimpse of David (just to make sure he's safe & sound). Sam so sorry you are sidelined from anymore snorkeling. I hope your ear feels better soon. Can't wait for tonight's blog and more pictures. Love and miss you David! Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteCoral!!! Well and my other friends in the north collins crew :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for all of you to come home and tell me all about you're fun activities and things you have encountered there!!! As an honorary bestfriend I thought I should comment and let you know I've been checkin up on this cause clearly I miss you guys already haha!!! I hope you're having fun but these pictures show you guys seem to be anyways!!! Either way Coral I can't wait for you to get back and share the experience with me!!!! Much love :) xoxo Hayley
Gromit! (Sam)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the birthday wishes! I'm sorry to hear about your ear drum :/ but I know you'll still have a wonderful time! ! Be safe and don't put on the wrong trousers ! I miss you and can't wait to hear all about your trip :) love, Wallace (Nikki)