Back from our wonderful Caribbean vacation. We flew in to San Juan, Puerto Rico checked in with the cruise then headed back out for some sight seeing. We went to San Cristobal Fort one of the largest military installations the Spanish built in the Americas. It was quite impressive and we all learned a little about history. Then we headed to old San Juan but the long day and red eye flight started to effect Jacob and he wanted to "go back to the ship". Michael convinced him to stay a little longer with dessert from a local restaurant which he ate in the park (pictured in slide show).
First island was St. Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. We went to Fort Frederik Museum where we learned a little about the Danish Monarchy and a lot about slavery. The picture of Jacob with the cannons is Fort Frederik.
The next island was Antigua. The ships anchored in the city of St. John's which was a busy port with 3 cruise ships. Our destination that day was Darkwood beach. Jacob was thrilled to dig a hole and get inside (pictured above). It was a white sandy beach and very quiet.
By the third island our luck of being illness free on every cruise wore off. Jacob woke up with a fever and wanted to stay on ship. We loaded him up Tylenol and let him take a 2 hour nap. He felt much better in the afternoon and the promise of a jet ski ride got him off of the ship. We were now on the island of St. Lucia. The plan for the day was another beach. This beach was very busy but still pretty and had many shells. Jacob loved digging a hole again and of course the jet ski ride. We had a great day but by dinner Jacob's fever had returned and he was back in bed.
Our last stop was the island of St. Kitts. Jacob was still not feeling well so we stayed on board until the afternoon. We toured around the port city of Basseterre which was know for its many shops. We told Jacob he could pick out a souvenir and he chose a wood turtle and a postcard map of the Caribbean. We have a picture of the lady we bought it from and she also told us about Jacob beads.
A good time was had by all. Where to next year...
This black bear looks more like a rug than an animal.
Jacob said his favorite animal was the rhinoceros, even without the horn. We talked about why his horn was gone but he knew already from Bindi the Jungle Girl.
I don't even remember what animal this was but it looks interesting.
The new elephant exhibit was one of the reasons that we went. The elephants were shy or something because we didn't see them much. I kind of understand why PETA was upset with the captivity of elephants it does seem small for 4 grown elephants.
Jacob would not consent to pictures on this trip but he agreed to take mine.
I didn't even remember that the zoo had an aviary but we saw some great birds.
Who doesn't love a flamingo.
The zebras were my favorites and they were pretty active too. I hope you enjoyed seeing our little trip to the zoo. 
