The Carnival Miracle brought us to the desert beaches of Cabo San Lucas. We had two days to walk the docks, passing flea markets with all their wares and street sellers with iguanas on their shoulders.  Dallin was quite surprised when one such iguana was placed on his shoulder.  On the first day we enjoyed gelato, mangos with Tajin, and a few hours on the beach, alternating between the teal waters and the warm sand. 

On the second day, we met with our old theatre friends Bryson and Celeste who happened to be on the same cruise.  We all knew Adam was proposing to Hannah at Lover's Beach that morning, so after we received news that the deed was done we headed down to the beach where Bryson and Celeste snapped some family pictures.  Dick unfortunately woke up sick with tonsillitis after having water shot up his nose on the water slide, so we instead took shots of couples and sibling groups. After pictures we hired a little boat to take us to some of the famed sights.  The boat had a window into the bottom, but the water was so clear that all we had to do was look over the side to see dozens of colorful fish as the tour guide tossed bread to their hungry mouths.  Before heading back to the cruise ship, Dallin and I bought a few bottles of Mexican vanilla to bring home to our mamas and a pretty little embroidered dress for our baby niece.

This time, we were shocked to walk into a massive apartment with air conditioning.  It was fully furnished with peach and blue nautical themes. We followed a similar routine of getting up and ready later in the morning, enjoying most of the day out and then coming back to relax in the evening with our homemade tropical smoothies.

Fish tacos

One of the days, Dallin and I found out about the Safari Bus.  After the hurricane, the people created a transportation system that was only $1 to use for up to half the island.  We watched from the open seats of the crowded bus as we rode past the busy city, dilapidated homes and lovely water fronts. We even spotted missionaries, whom I shouted to in greeting and scared the living daylights out of the lady in front of me.  After a long while we arrived at Charlotte Amalie, which reminded me in a strange way of a colorful, tropic version of some old European town.  This was likely stemming from the history of Danish rule.  Along just one street alone, we counted twelve jewelry stores.  At the market, sellers tried to convince me to buy jewelry, but it was actually Dallin who persuaded with me to walk back an hour later to purchase a silver bracelet with the light blue gem signifying the island.    It was beautiful! I also found a Nativity set for my worldwide collection! We checked out a Turkish shop, where the owner gave us beads with the eye bidding good fortune. For dinner, we tried the famous chicken curry and a spiced soup made out of cabbage and ham.





And just like that, our honeymoon was over.  Although it's always sad to leave a new place, we were of course so ecstatic to begin the rest of our lives together.