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sdmike

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  1. Great suggestions! Thank you very much!
  2. We'll be returning to Miami on 8/13 following a week long cruise, and our flight out of MIA isn't until 9pm. We'll be shuttling to the airport from the port to drop off our luggage and pick up a rental car, but looking for suggestions on what to do. We are 5 active adults from 22 to 62. Miami Beach or the Everglades come to mind (or both?), but looking for other suggestions (zoo?). We'll be dressed for a flight, not really for a beach day. Thanks
  3. sdmike

    Best Vanilla

    I hate to be that guy, but the 1L bottle of Los Cinco Sols vanilla I have in my kitchen is not technically pure vanilla extract. Actually, they don't claim that it is. From their website: Our vanilla is composed of : Purified water, cane alcohol 8%, vegetable glycerin, natural vanillin, vanilla extract and natural caramel. 99% of vanillin is synthetic and made from petrolium, so if true it's great that they use "natural" vanillin. However, pure vanilla extract is over 35% alcohol and doesn't included sweeteners or coloring agents. Vegetable glycerin and caramel are sweeteners, and the caramel helps with the coloring. Not saying there's anything wrong with LCS Vanilla (we like it), but if you find a real pure vanilla extract expect to pay 6 or 7 times what LCS charges for theirs.
  4. sdmike

    Best Vanilla

    Not really, unless I was saying clear vanilla was the purest form of vanilla. I'm saying the opposite. Clear vanilla is never a real vanilla extract.
  5. sdmike

    Best Vanilla

    Clear vanilla is always imitation vanilla. It’s pretty much pure vanillin (or related compounds) plus a carrier (alcohol, water, glycerin, etc.) Natural vanilla is always dark, because of stuff that comes from the vanilla bean in addition to the vanillin.
  6. Thanks. I appreciate your feedback on this
  7. I see another option might be the Paradise Beach Hotel/Club next to Infinity Bay.
  8. I'd like to hear opinions on day pass resorts on West Bay in Roatan. We will be a group of 10 in early August, ranging from 22 to 75 years old. We plan to book a Victor Bodden private van and visit the monkey/sloth farm, but then spend the rest of the day at the beach. While the rest of us are active, the 75yo will need a comfortable chair in the shade somewhere to relax and read. We've been considering a couple of places Infinity Bay - They want $30 for a day pass that includes use of the beach, pool, wifi and bathrooms. I understand there's some major construction going on so I'm not sure how that impacts things Mayan Princess - Not sure of the cost, but seems that people love this place as well. However, I also heard it's up the beach a bit and it would be a bit of a walk to the snorkeling reef. Bananarama - I read a review that said that Victor Bodden had a relationship with these guys and will include it in a package for cheap, but I don't see any confirmation anywhere else. Any other suggestions, or good/bad experience with any of the ones above? Also, any more information on what VBT uses as their "partner" resorts would be helpful. I'm having a heck of a time figuring this out. Thanks!
  9. Great suggestion. Do you know what the day pass price is for Infinity Bay? We did a Bodden trip YEARS ago and ended up on that beach for the afternoon and it was wonderful. We have a group of 10 ranging from 22 to 75, so Infinity Bay looks like it might work out well for us
  10. With this being a private NCL island I'm not sure what options we might have for excursions/activities not offered through the cruise line. Any advice on this is appreciated. I feel as though we are likely somewhat of a captive audience that day. We're actually just thinking of hanging out at the pool/beaches on the island, and maybe doing an hour on the wave runners. If those are like many of the ATV tours on cruise excursions (slow, single file) we're not interested, so I'd like to hear from anyone that has done that. Another option is the Monkey River Cruise or the river Float, but I really don't want to spend 4-6 hours on a tour. Any feedback for those that have done any of these would be appreciated
  11. Hey stranger! It's been YEARS! We'll be in visiting in August on the Escape and trying to figure out what to do in Belize. I think we're stuck with whatever NCL offers (as you know we usually go off the page in ports), but looking forward to hearing how this trip goes
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