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Immediately after this photo was taken, I went for a swim down below.
First, a big thank you to all of you who commented on my post on body image and my bikini and sarong pants ensemble. I had an awesome week at the beach, feeling very confident and fun in my bathing suit. I spent so much time face-down in the water, snorkelling and free diving, that the whole back side of my body is a bit scorched.
Here are a few initial shots from the trip. I'll post a few more later this week after my water-proof camera shots are developed. A few of the highlights for me were the day we swam with sting-rays in Grand Cayman, snorkelling with Orpheus on a reef in Isla Roatan, Honduras, and my solo trip to Tulum, the Mayan ruins in Quintana Roo, Mexico with breathtaking cliffside views of the Caribbean.
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who are looking rather hedgehog-like in this shot on our balcony.
(Calliope let me give them spiked hairdo's one night and they definitely felt cool)
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We spent a lot of time on the waterslide - it was rather thrilling!
We all had an excellent time, and with the boys in tow, a cruise was definitely the right option.