Florida & The Bahamas

Seb and I finally did a trip alone. We left the kids (one crying and prying at her car seat to get out) with Grandma Jo and flew to Florida to get on a boat that took us to the Bahamas. We had a day to kill in Orlando so we went to Gatorland not Disneyland. Who wants to be around other peoples kids when you don't have your own? Anyway, we loved it. It is just what is sounds like, alligators everywhere. They were all pretty well fed as you can see the piece of meat hanging off his mouth that he didn't even want! I think we saw the birds eat more than the gators. It was nice to be in a really different place, weird birds, and plants, and animals. We were such the obnoxious tourists freaking out over flamingos and the trees.
These are all out of order but this is Royal Caribbean private Island Cococay. The water was amazing! Like nothing I have ever seen, clearer that Hawaii and Mexico. And the water was warm in January! That is the cruise ship in the back ground that I was not excited to get back on, I get so sick, and Dramamine just knocks me out. So Seb had a really sleep wife that couldn't really enjoy the food for fear it was going to come up back up.
I wish you could tell that this fish was long, like a yard stick. We could have snorkeled all day. My fingers were so pruned. I think we both could snorkel for a living. Seb got contacts for the trip and they made all the difference, he could see.
Swimming into the sunken plane.
AHHHH the water why do we live in Utah???
In Orlando we did the super touristy thing and took a air boat ride on a lake. I wish I could remember the name. It was actually really fun. It was considered a lake, but was only like 8 feet in the deepest part. So I expected it to be murky like Utah lake, but it wasn't it was perfectly clear. It was so weird to be plowing over a ton of plants. I am so used to steering around plants in regular boats. I could not get used to going over what looked like land. We got to see alligators laying out, and tons of birds. Now I understand why people think swamps are beautiful because they are not really swamps at all.
Back at Gatorland Seb got to wrestle a gator. The kids are so impressed. Don't tell them that his mouth was taped shut.
The birds loving Seb. They were a little nuts and wouldn't get off him when it was time to leave.
All in all it was so much fun and just the right amount of time away. I was still a little sea sick when we got home which was crazy. Seb is already looking into another vacation this time with the kids. Thank you Grandma Jo for watching our lovely ladies. And thank you Adam and Kristen for taking care of the B&B for Grandma Jo. We have such sweet family!