Our trip could not have been better - we packed as much as possible into the week. We took the red eye out so we arrived before lunch on Monday, unfortunately our luggage wasn't in such a hurry to get there. Being seasoned travelers, we had our swimsuits in the carry-ons which made it easy to transition to a poolside lunch. Then we headed in to check out our room and were reunited with our luggage just before dinner. Each night we were there we got gifts from Matt's work delivered to our room - just 'small trinkets' like fleece robes, luggage, matching Hawaiian shirts, beach towels and a GPS system. We were also treated to an excursion on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Tuesday we went on a catamaran and snorkeling trip. During our trip we also cruised by the island from the opening scenes of Gilligan's Island. Here's a picture of Matt getting ready to go snorkeling - for some reason they made us wear these silly flotation devices that you might use on a plane 'in the event of a water landing'....
On Wednesday we went swimming with the dolphins. We also got to hug, kiss and dance with the dolphins. The real highlight though was the dolphin foot push. We floated on our stomachs in the water and the dolphins came up and pushed on our feet and launched us up to an upright position and pushed us across a huge pond. Dolphins can swim up to 25 miles per hour so it was quite a ride!
The final excursion was a spa treatment - Matt got a seaweed wrap and I got a body wrap but had hot oil and milk before I was wrapped up. We both then got massages and it was amazing how relaxed we were - we decided next time rather than the pool on the day we arrive somewhere we're heading straight to the spa!
When we weren't out on excursions, we had some great group dinners and entertainment and met some really nice people from different Verizon offices. We also explored the Atlantis resort - it's so huge we didn't even make it all over the resort. We did spend some time in the lazy river which is a mile long inner tube float complete with conveyor belts, rapids and water slides. You could make all the way around without ever leaving your tube. We also got brave and went on the inner tube ride that takes you through an aquarium filled with sharks. It wasn't as dramatic as I imagined the sharks were not really interested in looking at us.
All in all it was a fantastic trip and gave us some much needed rest and relaxation!! McKenzie had a great week at Kacey's and was as happy to see us as we were to see her!
Matt and me at the farewell dinner with some of the entertainers.
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