Day Four - Roatan

Happy Birthday to Me!
Happy Birthday to Me!
Happy Birthday Dear ME!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Our second port of call landed us in Roatan, Honduras for my 27th birthday! The fact that we were in a tropical location kept the thought of 30 creeping up on me out of my mind. Ha!

Megan and Russ in Roatan, Honduras

As we disembarked, we heard the beat of the drums and other instruments played by the locals welcoming us to their country. It was fun to watch the ladies dance around as the music played.

Roatan locals

Right beside the boat

Our excursion for this day was not quite as active as our others. We planned to spend the day at a private beach for my birthday. In fact, it was called the "Tabyana Beach Party!" It was a little cool and cloudy when we first arrived at 9:30, but after a while the sun peaked through and the temperature rose. In fact, this is the day I became severely sunburned all over the front of my legs! Ouch!

Mama on Tabyana Beach

Look how pretty this beach is!

The birthday girl keeping warm when we first arrived

The sun came out!

Daddy slept nearly the whole day!

There's not too much to say about laying around on a beach in Roatan listening to a local band and relaxing in the sun until you're burnt to a crisp except that it was fun and relaxing. Totally relaxing for Mama, Kristin, and myself! Why us, you ask? Take a look at what we were treated to...

Mama

Me

Kristin

Yes, we received a 30 minute massage by a Honduran woman on the beach, and it was DI-VINE! We were happy, content, and a bit disoriented when we slid off the massage table. Ahhhh....

Kristin, me, and Mama

Dustin and Mary enjoyed the day playing around as well. I'm not sure what they were doing, because I didn't see them much. But, apparently Russ found them long enough to take their picture in front of what looks to be a Grease background.

Mary and Dustin

After a relaxing day at Tabyana Beach, we headed back to the port for a little shopping before stepping on board the ship. Mama, Daddy, and I watched the interesting feat of preparing to sail away from the pier while the rest of the group slept. Then, we got ready for a fun dinner theater, Cirque de Dreams.

Dustin and Mary

Lee and Kristin

Daddy and Mama

Russ and me

After I opened gifts from the family, we all enjoyed a yummy meal while watching an incredible show. Cirque de Dreams is a take-off of Cirque de Soleil. There were so many amazing tricks and skills. We sat right next to the floor so that we could see everything! Daddy was even called on to ring a cowbell! No problem there! Ha! We couldn't take pictures during the show, but we took a group picture with two of the members afterward.

The "kids" with two performers

Once again, another cruise day a success! We played around on the ship and enjoyed our extra time watching dancing, shopping, and simply having fun! Once we had enjoyed as much as we could in one day, it was time for bed! Thankfully, our next day was a lazy day at sea!