Senior Trip

            During my spring break of senior year my family and I went on a cruise. Ever since 2012, I have wanted to go on a cruise. On the boat there was all you can eat pizza and ice cream that was available all hours. Also there was a hot tub and two pools. There was no shortage of things to do while we spent the day on the boat.

            Our first port was Progresso. While we were signing up for the cruise we had picked things to do at each port. At Progresso we picked kayaking. We got off the boat and found our kayaking tour guide. Then we proceeded to our kayaking location. My brother and I were in a kayak together and my parents were in another one. We saw a lot of pink flamingos, and we went through jungle trees. These trees were all tangled together, it was a tight squeeze trying to guide a kayak through. When we had finished kayaking we still had some time to kill before we had to be back on the boat, so we walked around the pier to all the different little gift shops. Progresso was an experience I will never forget.

            The next day we woke up in Cozumel. On this day we chose to go paddle boarding and snorkeling. We took a bus to a resort on the ocean. At this resort there was a place to lay in the sand, a pool, paddle boarding, snorkeling, and a restaurant. First we paddle boarded. This was a lot easier than I expected. Next we went snorkeling, normally when you go snorkeling you have to look for the fish. But there was fish swimming all around you here. The water was so clear that you could we the bottom of the ocean perfectly. The coolest part about snorkeling was when our guide swam down to a rock and pulled out a sting ray. Most the people in our group were scared, but I was amazed by this. Next we ate at the ocean side restaurant, I ate some of the best enchiladas. We headed back to the ship early, so we could shop on the pier.

            Cozumel and Progresso are nothing alike. Cozumel is more tourists centered. They had lots of shops and things for tourists to do there. Where as Progresso didn’t really have anything to do other than the expedition that you signed up for.