I think it is safe to say that Melody had a great 7th birthday!
It didn’t start the way she wanted – a 5:30am alarm call and a trek across an awesome, unspoiled volcanic landscape – but it got better.
After opening some presents over breakfast our first excursion was to a white sand beach where we got to snorkle and swim with schools of tropical fish and a few sharks also – not bad for a 7th birthday!
After lunch we took a trip in the zodiac to the mangroves and were fortunate enough to see many beautiful sea turtles swiming around. Apparently sometimes they just hide and visitors see nothing. It was extremely hot that afternoon and the mangroves were full of mosquitoes, but it was a small price to pay for what we saw.
When we returned to the boat the crew had decorated the galley with colourful happy birthday balloons and the chef prepared Melody’s requested meal – hot dog and chips. He even baked an enormous, delicious chocolate cake all iced and ready to go with candles. The cake was wonky because when it was baking in the oven the boat was listing to one side!
After dinner Melody, Naomi and Taylor ran around the boat playing until they were exhausted and literally fell into bed – a great day indeed! I’m not sure how we can top this for her 8th birthday.
Hi Melody – Hope you had a great birthday and love to you all xx