A Man and His Dog

Walter had an eventful weekend! He was asked to try and track down a lost dog for a friend. The trip required him to ride in the cab of the truck. Slobbery dog + dog who brings deer parts to the house + dog who lives outside = a bath. Not just any ol' bath was going to do........ This required his first bath in the house! Darin actually had to pick him up to put him in the tub and then Walter just stood there.......... And stood there........... And didn't move...........We were pretty sure he thought he was in trouble! After a while he at least looked at us! We finally got him cleaned, brushed, and yes.... He shook! He was clean for the ride though! He didn't mind the hour long ride. He would stand, then sit, then stand, then sleep. After walking him around the property, he found big bones, would go on a trail of something, find other random things, but never found the missing dog - the owner is at least glad the dog's "parts" are not around the property and hopeful someone picked him up and he will return! What an adventurous day for the bloodhound!

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

"Evryting cool, Mon?"
"Ya, Mon"
"No problem, Mon."
"Take a look at my booth, Mon"
" I say please, Mon"
"J'makin me crazy."
"No worries, no worries, Mon"
"Buy a Red Stripe, Mon"



If we heard those phrases once, we heard them a thousand times! Jamaica was very interesting with many locals trying to push the "touristy" souvenirs to reggae style music along the streets to "authentic" jerk chicken stands along the side if the road. Once we were past all of that, we headed to Dunn River Falls. It was absolutely amazing and one of our favorite excursions we have ever done on an island. The waterfall is about 180 ft high and 600 ft long, fed by natural spring water, and empties into the Caribbean Sea. A few movies have been filmed there including Cocktail with Tom Cruise and some footage in the first James Bond movie. We climbed the falls with a guide and had an awesome time.........so much fun that we decided to do it on our own again!

Grand Cayman

Mission: to find a beach....... Mission accomplished - Seven Mile Beach. This beach was gorgeous - white sand, turquoise water, palm trees, and snorkeling. We soaked it all in! Eventually, we fed popcorn that we had brought along to the fish - it made for more fish and better snorkeling!

Carnival Freedom

We had two days at sea while we traveled from our different ports. It gave us perfect time to explore the ship, enjoy all the amenities it had to offer, and soak up the sun. The ship so much to do and see: putt putt, shuffle board, pools, hot tubs, a water slide, piano bar, sports bar, spa, amazing service, fancy dinners, shows, music, towel animals, entertainment, casino, hammocks, buffets, lots of food, more food, and did I say food!

First Stop- Key West

We cruised on the Carnival Freedom, and our first stop was Key West, Florida. We have never been to Key West before but have always wanted to, so this was a great stop. We walked to the southern most point, found where highway 1 begins ........and ends, ventured down Duvall Street on our own pub crawl, had lunch at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, and enjoyed the crazy scenery that Key West has to offer!

Five years

For our five year anniversary, we took a Carnival cruise with a couple of friends. We drove from snow covered Indiana to sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida to board the ship. On our road trip down, we stopped around Boca Raton to watch the sun rise over the ocean - it was beautiful! A great start to a great vacation.