Weddingbee Blog

As you all know, we’ll be cruisin’ around the Caribbean for our honeymoon. Last week we finally booked our excursions, so now I can tell you about all the grand adventures we’re going to have! I am super pumped!

First Port: Key West, Florida

Eep! (above images via Carnival)

Mr. Hyena has always been a little bit of a daredevil; he’s gone skydiving, likes thrill rides, and thinks all the scariest tasks on The Amazing Race look super fun. And me? I am terrified of free-falling, roller coasters, jumping off high things, and things I’ve never tried before…so when he suggested we go parasailing on the “first leg” of our trip, I was very hesitant. That’s high up! And it probably moves fast!

He finally convinced me that it would be fun, though. We watched a video of other people parasailing, and it didn’t look like they were going fast at all—just chillaxing and taking in the gorgeous views from the sky. I can deal with that! The parachute even has a smiley face on it, so it can’t possibly be scary, right? Plus, agreeing to parasailing has gotten Mr. H so excited that the excitement is contagious.

Second Port: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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I’ve never been out of the country before, so the stop in Grand Cayman will be my first foray into being a world traveler! For this stop, we decided to go snorkeling. I’ve snorkeled once before—when my family went to Hawaii one year—and it was so much fun! (Mom Hyena wouldn’t put her face in the water because she was convinced she would drown. I told her if she starts to drown she should take her face back out of the water!)

Anyway, the adventure we signed up for is snorkeling at a coral reef off the coast of Grand Cayman and going to “Stingray City” to see its namesake! Oh, and apparently stingrays eat squid and we can feed them. Super awesome.

Third and Final Port: Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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I’ve heard that the biggest and most famous attraction in Ocho Rios is Dunns River Falls. We’ll get to hike one of the waterfalls and swim in the pool at the bottom of it! This excursion also goes through Enchanted Gardens botanical garden, which also has a bunch of waterfalls inside. Prettyyyyyy. I love doing nature walks, and I’m glad Mr. Hyena wanted to do this one, too!

What are you doing for your honeymoon? Do you have any grand adventures planned? Tell me about them!