Private Islands, Animals and Boo Boos

Today, they have opened up the decks. I get to do my morning walk outside today! I'm up early after a wonderful sleep and head out for my walk. They have most of the deck open, and I can get my steps in for the morning. I have been averaging about 7000 steps per day, which is good for me. The seas are calmer and I think we have slowed down quite a bit. It is so nice to walk on the deck in the open air. They have a great gym on board but I prefer to walk out in the open air.
I head up to the Observation deck to write up yesterday's blog and have my morning coffee. This is a relatively quiet area with tables where I can ‘wake up' with coffee and amazing views. This is our meeting place, every morning.

Ken and Gabi meet me around 9:30 and we head to the Local restaurant today for breakfast. Gabi and I go with the oatmeal, and Ken does some really delicious French Toast. After breakfast Gabi and I decide to head ashore. We are in Harvest Caye, Belize today and the weather is a little overcast and humid. Surprise, we are in the Caribbean. We are docked on the private island that Norwegian owns. They have a really long pier to walk but they also have golf carts that take you to the shopping and tour area. I did the walk in January, but it is a little more humid today, and Gabi would never make it.

Once in the shop area, we start our stroll and come across many shops selling various wears from jewelry to t-shirts to woven baskets. There is also a small wildlife area. We head there first. The first exhibit is a butterfly area. We have to walk into one door and then another. This is so that the butterflies don't escape! There are two kinds of butterflies in the enclosure. One is a pretty blue and the other is a brown one. They are flying all around us, and it is so cool. They have a box where there are pupa waiting to hatch into butterflies. They are in different stages of development, so this is interesting to see. Next up in the animal world is the Green Iguana, although I think he looks brown. He also does not look happy. He looks rather board. The next enclosure has the beautiful Scarlet Macaw. Their plumage is just stunning! They pose nicely for the tourist and keep the squawking down to a minimum. We exit the wildlife area to head toward the lighthouse. This is actually set up as a zip lining attraction. Yeah, NO! Let's head back to the shops. We pass a nice beach and waterpark area for the kids. Along the way we pick up some shot glasses for me, a wooden bowl for both of us. The best part is the chocolate and coffee shop. Yes, please. I grab a couple bags of beans and we each get a chocolate bar. Okay, time to head back to the ship.

Once safely aboard, we do lunch at Indulge. We then go our separate ways, and I head back to the cabin for rest time. Ken and Gabi head up to deck 18 for the smoking area. Once up top, Gabi trips and falls after hitting one of the umbrella bases. Down she goes for the count. Unfortunately, she hit her head pretty hard. She was bleeding from her nose and hit her leg pretty hard. She was taken to medical, where she got x-rays and was checked out by a very good-looking doctor (who unfortunately had a wedding ring). Three hours later, they were released with a cane. Gabi, has some bruising and swelling, but is okay overall.

Gabi stayed in bed for the rest of the evening. Ken and I went to Hudson's for dinner. Ken had the steak again, and I had the grouper. We went back to order Gabi some dinner. We have an early evening.Okumaya devam et