Cruisin with the guys

The first stop on our vacation was to Dans place in Pompano Beach, isn't it nice ?  He flys with the best.

 By the channel at Dans Rental

 Three of my four handsome young men (sorry Ben could not go along, I will make it up to you Ben.)

 We played lots of sports(dodgeball above, volleyball, basketball ) not to mention working out in their fine gym on Freedom of the Seas.

 Dan and Chad did the flow rider, harder than it looks !

 On St Thomas Jeff and I went to Morningside Beach. A man who owned an art store asked if Jeff wanted to play volleyball, he was impressed with his skills. He asked to take a picture of them together.

 One of the girls Jeff met talked him into doing the belly flop contest. He took the bronze medal but he deserved the gold !

 Perfect form !

Relaxing at Morningside Beach

 So beautiful !

 Do we look like tourists ?

Did not get quite as good a deal as 2 years ago.No free beer with the lawn chairs and umbrella. The boys went with me to my favorite jewelry store The Grand in St. Maarten.  They said it isn't too often that a mother's sons get drunk waiting for their mom to buy jewelry.( they didn't really but the store did give them some beer to keep them happy while I shopped)  I am sure I paid for them !

 Bracing themselves for some shopping.

 And having fun !  Some old lady came up to Jeff in St Maarten and told him her husband used to look just like him.

 In the dining room.

 We were known as the Michael Phelps of the ship !

 Frank and Mary sat with us in the dining room. Frank used to own a restaurant in New Orleans, now he is retired and his wife has a flower shop and they live in Destin, Florida. Very nice people. Frank came each night just to see how much Jeff ate.

A little bar on the beach at Morningside.

This is really the place Dan is staying, much  more modest, it is a block away from the first house pictured. The first house belongs to one of the Miami Heat basketball players.