• Turks: The most beautiful beach EVER! The Turquoise colored water and white soft sand…no words! You could see your feet…it was as clear as the pool! It is very humid but water & a blended cocktail served as a cure all! :-)
• The company: Who knew you could travel with 16 people and ALL get along the entire time?! We love all of our new friends & enjoyed getting to know friends we already had even better! We couldn’t have asked for a better group to travel with. We miss you guys already and hope to repeat with travels together again soon!!
o Group: Kirk & Rachel, Alan and Jennifer, Mark & Andrea, Billy & Brandee, Jon & me, Brian, Lindsay, Cherie, Brad, Sarah, Roberto
• The resort: **CLUB MED Turkoise** Highly recommend for a group trip The staff is so friendly and welcoming! It’s a very physical resort…lots of activities going on all the time!
o Yogalates at 9am/ Zumba at 10am
o Trapeze at 10:30am and 4pm daily
o Hobie catamaran, kayaks & wind surf boards always open
o Jazzercise in the ocean and pool throughout the day
o Land sports – beach volleyball, soccer, tennis, dodge ball, etc
o A different themed party every night: Beach, Lady GaGa “Bad Romance”, etc
o Snorkeling – saw some amazing stuff! Sting rays, sharks, squid, Barracuda,
etco Excursions – whatever you want to do, they got it!
I felt like I was at an adult “camp” almost with counselors or guides versus “Staff” which made things so fun!
• The food: Yumm-o! All inclusive is the way to go!
o Sharkies: Beach front grill served wraps, burgers, fries…stuff like that
o Buffet: Breakfast, lunch and dinner(different cuisine daily)
o Late Breakfast and Early dinner appetizers served by the main bar/pool daily
o Lucayan – Intimate restaurant, requires reservations. We ate here twice (Mon & Fri), Delicious!
• American Airlines:
Thank you for my extra night in Paradise! Due to mechanical issues resulting in a cancelled flight, we were all taken BACK to Club Med where we stayed an additional night. It was another beautiful sunset not to be missed! BUT I WAS MISSING JUDE SOMETHING FIERCE!!
• Jude Bug: we left Jude with his Grammy and Grandaddy (my parents). They spoiled him wonderful and took great care of him! The first 2 days I was away were the hardest! I’m so thankful we went to an adult only resort or I may not have been able to sustain w/o HIGH emotions! I tried to keep to myself and just enjoy but no lie, it was hard to not talk about him 24/7 for the first bit of the trip! I had to remind myself…not everyone wants to hear about my baby boy ;-) Mom sent me pics and updates daily which helped TREMENDOUSLY! “Thanks mom!” I’m so grateful to have such wonderful parents!! A big thanks to Kirk who let me sign onto his laptop a couple times and also to Brandee for letting me not only use her blackberry but her work e-mail address so I could chat back and forth with mom daily! You guys are such wonderful friends and I’m so thankful for you! By the third day I had seen enough smiling pics of my lil’ man to know he was fine with his grandparents and I started really letting loose and enjoying my time with Jon and friends! It was truly great for us, as a couple and to re-bond with friends, and I can’t even explain how blessed I feel to have had such an opportunity! I was MORE than ready to see Jude by day 8 ofcourse and the reunion was joyfully tearful!! :-)
• Oh…and…
o Listening to KISS FM brings me back to the island now with nearly every song ;-) “Ohhh myyyy….gosh!” and California Girls are the worst!
o When traveling to Turks – BRING SUNSCREEN!! You’ll need it and its $20 + a bottle once on the island.
“Where we goin’ next year?!”
XOXO, Brooke
