Spring Break: Yacht Style.

Well. it's officially been about a month since our return from this vacation and back to normal life... but... I still wanted to share it because it was so amazing. As most of you know, Joseph's family takes an annual Spring Break trip to the Carribean. I have been lucky enough to have been on six different trips! This year did not disappoint as Joseph's dad rented a private yacht for all of us for a week.

We started our journey on a Thursday morning. Joseph and I flew from California to Chicago (where we met us with his family) and finally down to Puerto Rico. This was the view from the rooftop pool at our hotel, El Convento.

We spent Thursday and Friday night at the hotel. We had amazing dinners at one of the hotels restaurants called El Picoteo. They offered the most amazing tapas from ceviche to lobster empanadas to stuffed mushrooms. Amazing, amazing eats.

On Friday we spent the day at our hotel's sister resort, La Concha. It was a very modern hotel with beautiful architecture and gorgeous views of the sea. We laid by the water, enjoyed cocktails, munched on snacks (duck quesadillas...yummm!), and had an overall relaxing day. The next morning we left for St. Maarten, where we were picking up our yacht.

It was kind of surreal. The crew picked us up from the airport in Escalades and drove us to the harbor where, El Jefe was quietly waiting for us. After exploring the entire boat, learning the rules and guidelines (while sipping bubbly.... and through out the whole trip we went through 6 cases!) we were ready to go!

We all went straight to the top of the boat and enjoyed ourselves as the people on the island and on smaller boats watched us sail by. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't an enjoyable experience... because it was. We felt so cool!

First stop: St. Barth's

I love St.Barth's.... I can't think of a place that I love more. Nothing compares. We spent most of the trip here. It was totally relaxing. We would go to the beach, go into Gustavia to shop, and go out at night as we pleased, all the while the crew waited on us hand and foot.

We even went out on St. Patrick's day and were "seen" by a local newspaper. It was pretty cool.

I guess we were the only one's celebrating an Irish holiday on a French island.


Our boat ride back to the yacht was rainy but the night sky was beautiful.

Later in the trip, we made it over to Saba. It is said to be the best scuba diving in all of the Caribbean. I wouldn't know because I don't scuba! But Joseph and everyone else had a great time. Meanwhile, Joseph's mom and myself toured the island with Richard Gere. It was kind of crazy.

That night we made our way to St. Kitt's. We anchored there for the night... or so we thought.... the sea was so rough that our Captain couldn't sleep and drove us back to St. Barth's, so we woke up there!

We went to La Banane to visit our good friend and hotel owner, Benjamin Fabbri. He is always delighted to see us :) After a few more days of shopping, eating, and enjoying St.Barth's and El Jefe, we made our way back to St.Maarten to end our voyage.

That concludes our 10-Day extravaganza through the Caribbean. We spent Saturday night in St. Maarten and flew our separate ways the next morning!