Our second stop was an island that belongs to Royal Caribbean. It was modified to accommodate thousands of visitors with a small harbor and village where food could be prepared and served. A variety of water sports are available for rent. All you need is to use the ship's boarding pass as a 'credit card'. After a large tender took us to shore, Sharon and I found a spot near some trees for a bit of shade. It was at the top left side in the picture above.

It didn't take long before we had two visitors right next to us looking for a hand out.

Around the corner from our little spot we found this large beach with hundreds of chairs and a series of floating slides and other play things. There also was a huge water slide. We decided that we would rather do some snorkeling and relaxing.

Around noon food was served. We had a choice of barbequed ribs, chicken or hamburgers with corn-on-the-cob and a variety of salads, drinks and deserts.

Despite all the suntan lotion, we did get some sunburn and lots of color that day. A shower and dip in the pool aboard the ship felt good. Then it was off to Key West.

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