Mike had to go to the Colombian island of San Andres last week to brief a bunch of navy guys coming in for a ship visit and the Tenny's suggested when they found out that I go with him and leave the kids with them! Seriously, how do we always find such amazing friends wherever we move? It was so unexpected and SO wonderful. It was a perfect 9 year anniversary trip (we celebrate our 9th on May 9th!). The island was beautiful. It's not too touristy like some of the Caribbean islands but the sand is white and the water seven shades of blue.
It is also extremely humid, but that was a welcome change coming from Bogota. San Andres has a varied past having changed hands several times in "recent" history between the British, Spanish, France and even Pirates! English pirate Henry Morgan used San Andres in 1670 as one of the operational centers, attacking Spanish ships carrying gold and other precious material that sailed in the Caribbean waters.The bounty looted by the pirates is still believed to be hidden in some underwater cave in the area. Sadly, we weren't able to locate it. Oh well, we felt rich enough just having an opportunity to vacation there!
We spent our time walking the beaches, swimming in the warm water, laying out in the sun, kayaking, scuba diving, eating yummy dinners, watching movies and sleeping in as late as we wanted. There's nothing like a vacation without kids! Of course we love our little ones but it's so nice to have a break on occasion. We also rented a golf cart one day and toured the island.
It's only about 8 miles long and 2 miles wide. It took us a while drive it though since our cart only went about 10 miles an hour. It was beautiful and relaxing though. The whole trip was wonderful and we are so grateful to the Tenny's for making it happen!
4 comments:
Wow! Looks b-u-tiful!!
You two are mighty buff...all that exercising is paying off:)
So great to have such good friends to watch the kids and I'm sure Jay & MyMy had a blast with their children:)
Thanks for sharing your get-away weekend..how do you stuff so many incredible adventures into one weekend?? I think it's about time to compile a travel guide:)
Happy 9th Anniversary! Couldn't be happier you two found each other and still going strong, By the looks of these photos you're ready for modeling magazines. Oh my. What a gorgeous couple. The lack of parental responsibility shows in your faces. Bliss. Thanks Tennys!
Anna, this is SOOO cool! What a blast for you two! I had no idea you got to go on this little get away. Both of you... still as good lookin' as ever! Miss you heaps. Love you even more!
First off, congratulations on 9 years, beat my expectations for sure! Second, that is one beautiful beach! Third, I got teary-eyed seeing those wonderful hats keeping the sun off! Just fantastic! Just fyi, as I'm tying this, I'm wearing a Melanoma Aim for the cure t-shirt.
Reed
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