Ocean Terrace Southampton

... a tropical storm between us and Florida. Landed in Miami... Straight away saw Douglas Mello... was pretty surprised. Then his wife Kendra walked up and I realized, ohhh this is the lady that was nice enough to let me out of my row on the plane!! (was focused on getting off the plane)<br><br>For anyone that has a shy bladder.... the Miami International Airport is not for you! All I can say, is pee on the plane before you land!!<br><br>Miami to Orlando flight was looking good, two ...

... but didn't manage to go to the beach which has pink sand apparently. Went back to the ship by ferry and it was good to get "home". Beautiful houses with white roofs and pastel coloured outsides, sometimes very bright colours as well. the waters are so clear even in the harbour where there are lots of boats and you would expect a bit of polution, there is none.<br>Left Bermuda at night and is was a pretty departure.

We didn't actually experience this day! The only way it exists to us is in the form of a UK newspaper we found in a little post office on the Island of Waiheke.<br><br>So if you did anything bad today, you're let off the hook.<br><br>(We weren't actually in Bermuda by the way)

... on LJ's suitcase down. The Delta agent at the counter was not the one that I had prayed for last night, and he charged me for an extra bag and an overweight bag - $350. But at least I discovered that the porters can take your bags all the way thru for you to US Customs. 'Course we couldn't put LJ's bag thru with the handle sticking out, so after laying ...

... i handed emma the camera and clung to the wall, but at 362 feet up i know you would see why! just time to add the outdoor movie....spiderwick chronicles, it was brilliant. great location, great scenery, great film, we had each other, truly wonderful. this leg of the journey would not be possible without ian and susie letting us use there home and i will remember this forever, thank you for that.

... raised on wooden stilts, each one facing a different direction, all with a lovely view of the ocean and the resort grounds. <br><br> <br><br> At the reservations area, we are greeted by Keret, who offers us a Bermuda rum swizzle drink as we check in. She gives us our personal cell phone, one of the unique items at 9 Beaches. All of the necessary numbers are programmed into the phone-front desk, concierge, mini bus, water sports ...

... to see knockwurst and Wiener schnitzel. The potato salad was NOT German potato salad. Tony said the hotdogs were very good. I should have had lunch at the buffet area. I did win a Celebrity tote bag during the contest that was held. They were all questions about Oktoberfest. Our ship left port at 3pm, so I wanted to be on a lower deck to take pictures. We hung out on the deck with the lifeboats. The afternoon started to clear up. Too bad ...

ST. Christopher So to start out we were here yesterday but we couldn't go in to port because of gale force winds. but i had a good time cause i entered a LI MBO comtest at mid'night. so when i got of the ship today the weather was still bad but ...

... of small jelly fish, so we dipped in and dipped out. We're taking the small alley over to St. Catherines. This is about a ten to fifteen minute walk, depending on what you stop to see, or who you stop to talk to. The golf course is most of the scenery here. Then you spot the fort on the hillside. We're a little warm from the walk, so decide a dip in the ocean is called for first. Then some lazy beach ...

... But then we had to wait for it to come by Taxi, I was very relieved as it's not so much the insurance hassle but more the irreplaceable bits such as our video footage and CD's with all our pics on them. Plus Martins B.day pressies, as he hit 41 on the day we arrived in Bermuda, not many people remembered (bless him so he's feeling a little neglected now, ahhh...). As well as doing the old walks (yes we´re taking it a tad easy at this stage and reflecting upon the last six ...