Our first port stop on our cruise was at Grand Turk Island. The boat docked at 7:00 a.m. and we were ready to get off as soon as they gave us the okay. We were on a mission! After we got word that our luggage was lost we stopped at Target in Orlando and purchased the boys swimsuits so they could wear them on the boat and start playing right away. Spencer and I didn't worry about getting one for ourselves because the airlines assured us that our bags would make it before the ship left Miami. As it turned out, our luggage did not make it on the ship, and the clothing store on board only sold swimsuits for men. So I was out of luck. So our first priority when hitting the island was to track down a swimsuit for me and clothing for all of us. I was in the right place to find a swimsuit, unfortunately, it was trying to find one that was appropriate!
After a couple of hours of frantically shopping we were ready to hit the beach. The boys rented snorkel gear and I rented a floating mat. The temperature was in the low 80's and it just felt wonderful. We played on the beach for hours. Finally around 1:00 p.m. Spencer pointed to the sky in the distance and said we had about a half hour left before a massive rain cloud worked its way toward us. Sure enough, a half hour later the dark cloud came and we got poured on! At least it was warm rain though. By the time we pulled out of port, around 2:30 p.m., the rain cloud was gone and it was beautiful again.
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