Bahamas Cruise Vacation: Day 1

Here's my attempt to journal one of our favorite vacations yet, our trip to Orlando for a cruise to the Bahamas!

We left in the wee hours of the morning and were very grateful to finally take off after waiting over an hour on the plane for a delayed departure. The second engine wouldn't start due to the frigid temperatures (kind of important, eh?), but luckily they were able to warm it up, start the engine, de-ice the plane, and we were off!

Our friends, Andrea & Nate

Two things surprised us when we landed at the Orlando airport hours later:

1. The long line of elderly people in wheelchairs waiting to board the plane we were disembarking, and
2. The warm, humid temperature!

We wondered why we choose to live in Utah when such tropical climates exist in this very country in January! It was heavenly.

We spent the first night close to the port at Cocoa Beach.

Aaron & Nate were excited that our hotel was right next to the beach!

After driving around for an hour trying to find a quaint, local restaurant we could all agree upon for dinner, our famished stomachs convinced us to give in to Aaron's request of the ever-exciting and unique Applebee's.

Unfortunately for Aaron, the restaurant no longer offered his favorite meal, the infamous Chicken-fried Chicken. He was, however, able to find a meal he deemed equally as delicious, a steak and shrimp concoction.


Stay tuned for Day 2. . . .