What a Start to the New Year
Happy New Year, even though its really late to be saying that, but this is my first post of 2017, so I felt like it was a fitting opening.
We made it through December, the Christmas holiday, celebrated New Years Eve with an epic party here at Bonish Studio, then settled into a new year with much to do around our little hamlet of Cedar Key. Cindy and I recently snuck away for a week with our good friends Heath and Jolie to relax, recuperate and take in some beautiful scenery on a cruise for Heath’s birthday.
It seemed that over the Christmas holidays the four of us, like almost every other human I know caught a cold that seemed impossible to shake. So unlike our last cruise that was filled with dancing, partying and absorbing every bar, restaurant, dance floor and activity the ship offers, this one was the polar opposite. We caught up on sleep, I read 5 books and spent the majority of the time on the ship just lounging around enjoying the much needed rest. And believe me it was much needed.
The shore excursions included Ziplining through the mountainside of Roatan, snorkeling in the Caribbean Ocean, lazy days spent sipping cocktails on a secluded beach in Costa Maya, Mexico, tubing through a cave in Belize…..it’s quite the way to ring in 2017 and was exactly what we all needed to get rid of that nasty cold.
And now we go back to work. Dont feel sorry for us, our work is not the typical 9-5 work some dread. Although we do spend long days at the Studio, its shared with people enjoying their vacations, buying a new piece of artwork to hang in their house or just stop in to share a story at the bar in the studio. And there are always our day trips around this beautiful state of ours with friends who visit or photographing beautiful models or romantic weddings, so even though it’s work, it’s still fun.
I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
Aerial Photo of Mahogany Bay Port, Roatan, Honduras
As we were heading back to the Cedar Key Boat Ramp, we had these dolphins playing behind us
Chillaxin’ under the Palapa on the beach in Costa Maya Mexico
Paddling the Weekie Wachee River
Lunch! No Kidding, remind me to tell you about eating Iguana in Honduras
Presenting Mrs. Nikki Webb
Diving in Roatan
Atsena Otie Sunrise
Cindy and Heath walking through the Rain Forest
We’ll Cross That Bridge Later
T.J. & Lauren on the Beach in Cedar Key
I know, it’s weird, but I love architecture and I love funky bathrooms, so I loved this one in Mexico
My Brother Joe Paddleboarding down the Weekie Wachee River
Heath Showing off while Ziplining in Honduras
One of the BEST wedding Sunsets I’ve ever seen
Jolie snorkeling in Roatan
I liked this sign – Use as much as you need, but as little as possible
Sunrise Cedar Key
Randy & Teresa tying the knot in Cedar Key
Looks like a beach front bungalow we could afford – Photo by Cindy Bonish
Cedar Key Party Barge
Paddling with the Giant Grass Eaters along the Weekie Wachee River
Jolie with her Monkey while in Roatan
If you drive with a bus driver in Belize, you need to be pounding these the entire time
Dolphin Sunset
Costa Maya Harbor, Mexico
Horseback Riding along the Caribbean Ocean in Roatan
Heath checking for Lobster
When you wake up and this guy is looking at you like this, you know you’ve drank too much
Aerial View of Carnival Freedom. That Catamaran beside it is probably a 40 footer if not bigger
Costa Maya Architecture
Canoeing the Weeki Wachee River
Our ziplining guides in Roatan were awesome!
Cindy crossing the river to get to the headwaters where we put in to tube back down
Heading back to Port in Belize – The City was very tight
The Proper way to keep warm on a tropical beach
Snorkeling with Jolie in Roatan
Fernando our guide on the Caves Branch River in Belize
Cindy Paddling the Weeki Wachee River
So Cindy has this monkey on her shoulder, it steals an icecube out of my drink and puts it in her water to wash it……
Then, after trying to wash it in room temperature water, the icecube is melted and the monkey cant figure out where it has gone, so it sits looking into the bottle for it
Beautiful Coral in Roatan
Our Cedar Key Gang paddling the Weeki Wachee River
It’s Weird, But It’s Mexico
Jolie, Heath & Cindy giving one last hug before the Ziplining started….we all survived
Manatee Surfacing in the Weeki Wachee River
Giraffe Tree in Roatan
Flying Under Water
Cindy & Heath enjoying local brews with the locals
Snorkeling in Roatan
Sunset Wedding in Cedar Key
Jolie Ziplining through the jungle canopy of Roatan
Split Shot of the Weeki Wachee River
Cindy Ziplining even though she says she’s afraid of heights
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