Needless to say, I am definitely suffering from withdrawals from my vacation in Florida and The Bahamas. We had such a fabulous time vacationing with my family last week! Be prepared for picture OVERLOAD! Between all of us, we took over 1000 pictures. :) Don't worry, I'm not posting them all here... :D
The first day in Florida we went to Blue Springs State Park. The water was crystal clear and looked so inviting! But a gator had been spotted that morning so we couldn't swim! Blue Springs Park is a breeding ground for manatees during December-March and these creatures can be seen by the hundreds. We didn't think we'd get to see any since it was May, but we got lucky and one came swimming in! It was so neat! We also spotted a big turtle from the road so of course, I had to stop and take a picture with it. :)
The second day was spent at Seaworld. We had a blast riding all the roller coasters and seeing all the animals! My favorites were the sea turtles and flamingos!
On the third day we went to Universal and spent most of our time in Harry Potter World. For those who have never been and claim any ounce of HP Fandom, this is a MUST. I was blown away! There was such much detail in every single aspect. It was a truly magical experience.
The rest of the time we were on a 3-day Disney cruise in The Bahamas. This is also another must for everyone at some point in their life. I recommend this for everyone at any age! The food was incredible and the pools and water slide on the boat were so much fun! The shows were also fabulous and they played Disney music non-stop! :) The rooms also had a porthole above the bed with a live camera feed outside so it felt like you had a room with a view! It was so fun to wake up in the morning and turn it on to see where we were ported!
Our first port stop was in Nassau. We went to a private resort and it was everything you would imagine at the beach - right down to the beachy beds! We enjoyed relaxing and drinking virgin daiquiris all day long...sigh.
Our second port stop was Disney's private island called Castaway Cay. What a beautiful place complete with adult and family beaches, a water park, biking, hiking, and more! The beaches were pristine and the water was stunning! We spent hours snorkeling around and saw so much wildlife. This was the pure definition of paradise.
The last day of our trip we went to a town called Saint Augustine. This is the oldest town in the USA. There was so much history in this cute little town. We took a trolley tour all over the town. After that some decided to tour an old battle fort and the rest of us stopped at a tiny little shop that had the most delicious milkshakes. Yum!
The flight home was a somber one and we were sad to leave our week of paradise. Add that to our missing luggage that decided to take a detour to San Salvador for a few days, you could say it was hard to come back to reality. We can hardly wait until our next vacation!
BLUE SPRINGS STATE PARK
SEAWORLD
Petting the stingrays!
Look close and you can see the dolphin peeking in the background
HUGE manatee!
I'm soaking wet from one of the rides! haha
HARRY POTTER WORLD/UNIVERSAL
Riding the Hogwarts Express
Finally went to London ;)
Leo LOVED this owl puppet! He was giggling so hard I couldn't stop laughing. He would say "Hoo Hoo" :D
DISNEY CRUISE
The desserts were AMAZING!
Fireworks at sea!
The water slide on the boat
This is the life! Ice cream for daysssss! Probably one of my most favorite pictures of Leo
Talking it up in the splash pad area
Even the pool was shaped like Mickey!
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
Sometimes I wonder if Leo had the best time out of all of us! :)
CASTAWAY CAY, BAHAMAS
SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
The Gallows at the old jail
Battle Fort
Congrats if you made it this far!! :) I hope you enjoyed!
