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Sadly, this will be the last day of our vacation. I know I will not be looking forward to it. We'll arrive back in San Juan on the morning of November 8th and then fly back through Atlanta and to Kansas City. I hate when vacations end, but lucky for you all, you'll get the real vacation review and get to see all of the great food we had very, very soon!
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The last day of our cruise will be spent in St. Kitts. We don't have anything planned here, so we'll probably shop and take a day to relax since the following day will be filled with travel back to Kansas City. I know I won't be excited about coming home. :-(
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St. Lucia is probably the island that I'm looking forward to the most. It is the home of the famous Piton Mountains. I absolutely can not wait to be laying on the beach that is between these two mountains on the coast of the island. The pictures are breathtaking and I am SO looking forward to being there and getting my own photos. We have contracted Cosol Tours to give us a tour of St. Lucia and our tour will end with a water taxi ride to the beach between the Pitons. I can not wait!
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On the second actual day of our cruise, we will be visiting the island of Dominica. We've contracted to tour with Reyno Tours and we're really looking forward to the tour. There are mixed reviews about this island because of the poverty on it and some people's impression based on just looking outside of the ship, but I'm told that for people who do tours on this island, it becomes a fast favorite of this itinerary. I'm really looking forward to seeing some of these sights in Dominica:
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On the second day of our trip, but first official day of the cruise, we will be sailing to St. Thomas. While here, we'll be taking the sky ride up to Paradise Point, a lookout over the island that's supposed to be just beautiful and Mountain Top, home of the Banana Daquiri.
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After taking the sky ride, I don't really know what we'll be doing, but I'm told that there's lots to see here, so I'm sure we'll find something. We don't have an official tour scheduled in St. Thomas, so it might end up being a beach or shopping day for us.
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I'm calling this Day 0 because really, we're flying most of the day today and we won't actually be on the cruise ship until tomorrow. Day 0 for us, consists of getting up WAY too early (our flight leaves Kansas City at 5:30am and we live an hour from the airport - this means we're going to be leaving our house in Lawrence around 3am - YUCK!). We're flying on Delta and connecting in Atlanta before landing in San Juan shortly before 3pm. I'm interested to see how Puerto Rico celebrates Halloween since that's the day we're going to be there. Hopefully, things with the flights will go smoothly and we'll be able to check into out hotel, the Sheraton Old San Juan when we arrive in San Juan so that Josh and I can explore a bit and then head to the pier to do some of this:
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Josh got to ride a Segway in Cozumel on the beach and has wanted to do it again for a year now, so this will be his chance to ride the Segway on solid ground. We're booked for a tour of Old San Juan through Segway Tours of San Juan and we're really looking forward to it. I've never ridden one before, so it will be a learning experience for me. :-)
I'm excited to be staying in the Sheraton Old San Juan. It looks like a wonderful hotel and it's literally right across the street from our ship, so we'll be waking up on the morning of November 1st and looking out our window right at our home away from home for the next 7 days.
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Tomorrow, Josh and I as well as 26 other people in our group depart from the Kansas City and Denver airports. Final destination. . . San Juan, Puerto Rico. This vacation has been in the works for well over a year now and I have been looking forward to this day for quite some time now. We'll be landing in San Juan tomorrow afternoon and will be able to spend the afternoon and evening in Old San Juan. We're staying at the Sheraton Old San Juan, which is right across the street from the cruise ship pier, where we will be boarding the Carnival Victory on Sunday morning. We'll be on a 7 day cruise that visits 7 different islands. Yes, an island a day. Here's our itinerary while on the cruise:
And some pictures of the ship we'll be sailing on:
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This was amazing. Josh talked about this for several days after I made it and he was very happy with how it turned out. It's a recipe that I got from the October issue of Bon Appetit Magazine. I will definitely be making more recipes from Bon Appetit from now on. I'm really going to utilize that subscription!
Ingredients
2 8-ounce skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cut crosswise in half
1 large egg
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 teaspoons plus 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup low-salt chicken broth
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon coarse-grained mustard
1 tablespoon chilled unsalted butter
Preparation
Using meat mallet or rolling pin, pound chicken in re-sealable plastic bag to 1/3- to 1/2-inch thickness. Whisk egg, parsley, and 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard in large bowl. Place chicken in egg mixture; turn to coat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Dip each chicken piece in panko; turn to coat.
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
Meanwhile, whisk broth, syrup, coarse-grained mustard, and remaining 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard in glass measuring cup.
Transfer chicken to plates. Add broth mixture to skillet; boil until reduced to 3/4 cup, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Add butter; whisk until melted. Spoon sauce alongside chicken.
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