Our honeymoon... AH-MAY-ZING!
I want to go back so bad but unfortunately, life. Our week in this beautiful paradise was amazing and I thought it was going to be just like the other tropical places we have traveled to before but no. There is something about going to a relaxing place that makes stressing over a wedding for a year and a half ten times more relaxing.
Our trip started off with us at the beach. For those of you that know me, know that Faneeza and water do not mix. I cannot swim to save my life but luckily, my husband was a trained lifeguard back in the day. This helped a bit but there were still times I freaked out...
These big yellow rings were practically my best friend at the beach when I wasn't holding on to Anthony's arm. The water wasn't that bad but it was definitely relaxing to just hang on and float. But back to the whole being terrified of water thing, this picture explains it all.
I tried it! I freaked out a little but as you see, I had a pretty tight grip onto Anthony's leg ALL of the time. It was amazing to see the ocean life in Grenada. I didn't realize how close the fish swam to us but it was amazing. They swim around your legs as you walk (or swim) without being scared or swimming away.
Later that night, we explored the resort a little. The resort we choose was Sandals LaSource Grenada. They have a few different restaurants to choose from and a variety of activities you can sign up for. At night, there is usually some sort of show where every night is themed differently.
Our first night...
the steak house for dinner...
and another night at dinner, hibachi styled.
One of my favorite and most scary excursions that we did in Grenada was the 'drive your own boat' tour. It was my favorite because it pushed me way out of my comfort zone and it was something we did together versus being on a boat and someone else driving.
It was all cool when we first got into the boat. I had my life vest, I was holding on super tight and I had confidence that it wasn't going to be that bad. I was wrong, take a look at this next picture...
We were in the freakin air! I was screaming and scared out of my mind to be bobbing up and down in the water with nothing to hold me to the boat or save my life (yes I know I had a life vest on, doesn't matter, I was scared! ). We were in the water for four hours to our destination where there was a tour of the famous underwater museum (link to the website here because we didn't get any actual photos). Of course, I didn't get off the boat but Anthony caught some amazing footage of the statues underwater. Then it was off to one of Grenada's most famous public beaches, Grand Anse.
I had the opportunity to hold a squid but I freaked out because I didn't expect it to be so slimy... excuse my face.
But then we get to the nice pictures. I refused to wear a bathing suit as an excuse to not get off the boat when it came time to the underwater tour...
one of my favs...
gopro's are amazing by the way...
Majority of the time in Grenada, we spent enjoying each others company. We had an on-the-beach room where our back door was our own entrance to the beach and unlimited drinks. Towards the end of the trip we were approached by one of Sandals amazing photographers to book a photoshoot. We said hey, whats a couple more hundred pictures to add to the 2016 photo file. Here they are...
Just advertising, you know...
typical bollywood movie scene...
It was the hottest its been all week but I was really pleased with all the photos. Our week in paradise sadly came to an end and was in shock when we hit NYC with the traffic and cold weather. I definitely recommend you visit Grenada and participate in all the excursions even if your scared of water like I am. I can't wait to go on our next vaca...
-ttyl, Faneeza <3
