YOU GUYS. I know you're looking at this experience thinking "It's SO expensive!" and you're totally right: it's expensive. It's expensive AND IT'S SO WORTH IT! I almost passed on this experience, but then trusted the reviews of others and splurged. The crew was fun, kind, skilled, and knowledgeable. Our day with Shore Thing Escapes was no doubt the highlight of our family vacation. Everyone from my timidly brave 11-year-old to my adventure-seeking teens, to my husband and I to the well-traveled grandpa and grandma LOVED, LOVED this off-resort, off-island experience. Seriously, just go.
A few of tips from me to you, take 'em or leave 'em:
-Bring a jacket. The morning boat ride was brisk. Not cold, per say, but having a jacket to wear was nice.
-If you've got long locks braid, pony, or bun 'em! It's a brilliantly windy boat ride and those hairs will promptly knot themselves up!
-Jump off the dock to your hearts content at your lunch stop! (p.s.: lunch is DELICIOUS!)
-When the crew tells you to "get off the boat", DO IT. Off the side, the back, take the ladder, whatever which way you choose, do it and do it quickly. There are so many adventures packed into a relatively short amount of time, so don't waste it dilly-dally-ing on the boat!
-Purchase the photo package! What a joy it was to be fully immersed in each experience without being tethered to a camera and still having our memories captured.
-And lastly, if you're lucky enough to have her on your Shore Things crew, be free like Emma! Move, groove, and soak up it all up!
THANK YOU Tony, Ricardo, and Emma for an amazing day that we will treasure up in our hearts for a lifetime.
Trust me. GO. You won't regret it.