After spending all day at Dolphin Cove we headed back to the ship – tired but very happy. It was lovely to be back on board though and before getting dark we had just enough time to enjoy the Jacuzzi. It felt soooo good! :-)
After kissing a dolphin then watching a show of feeding the sharks Amani & Malaika enjoyed walking around the Dolphin Cove to see different species. They really enjoyed holding parrots and macaws and even an iguana!
We spent the most of the time ashore at Dolphin Cove, what a lovely time the kids had at Dolphin Cove especially kissing the dolphin :)
The final port of call on the cruise was Falmouth, Jamaica. Jamaica is such a nice country and I just love the way they talk. Their accent and expressions really make you smile. I was last there in 2004 and am looking forward to being there again.
We are going to spend the most of the time ashore at Dolphin Cove where we hope to be kissed by a Dolphin! :)
What a beuatiful day. After dropping the children off at the Kids Club, Hubby and I had a “date night” with no kids!. After dinner we had a leisurely stroll around the ship and took some pics. Inside the MSC Poesia was quite beautiful. And the theme tonight was casual, so most everyone wore smart casual. I loved the Xmas decorations around the ship. It made everything look beautiful… including people like me! hahahaa…… Just a lovely relaxing and romantic evening at sea :)
After docking in Cartagena, we organized a taxi and set off on our adventure to experience the mud volcano – El Totumo, Colombia. It’s about one hour’s drive to the place, mostly through the countryside. It was a little bit scary because of the reputation of this country, where sometimes people have disappeared. Fortunately for us we didn’t have any trouble at all and came back to the ship safe. Glad we did go there.
The mud in the volcano is about one mile deep! But it’s so thick it’s impossible to sink, even if you “stand” with your toes down. There are frequent “burps” of Hydrogen Sulphide gas bubbling up from deep-down somewhere. This gas is commonly known as Rotten Egg gas, so it did get a bit smelly at times. They claim soaking in the mud is good for your health and they even sell bottles of it. I don’t know if it really is or not, but as you can see we had much fun! :)
After the butterfly farm we continued with our city tour. We visited an Aloe Vera factory, a ocean natural stone bridge that had unfortunately collapsed recently, the lighthouse, wealthy Aruba resident’s homes and several of the many hotels along the coast. The island has many beautiful beaches and it was impressive to hear that all beaches on the island are public – no private beaches, even at the big hotels. If you want to swim you just go, put down your beach towel and swim! I wish TZ can have the same rules so Tanzanians can have a chance to enjoy all their country :))
One of my favourite sights in Aruba was the tour buses. There were so many and each had their own character and paint scheme – it really spices up the city. Oranjestad city in Aruba is small but what amazed me was how alive it is. Lots of things to do, especially for those who like to party or shop. You can find a lot of different designer shops.
It was lovely when we started sailing to see people in the city and on yatchs and small boats waving to the people on the ship. Somehow it reminded me long time ago… on my very small screen tv watching the movie Titanic. That’s the first time I started to dream that one day I will be on one of these big ships :))
After we docked in Oranjestad Aruba, we started our day by taking a City tour @ butterfly farm which was in the middle of the city. It was lovely to hear about the history of the farm and to be surrounded by beautiful butterflies, which my baby girl Malaika, really adores :))