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Minimoon Highlights

11/11/21 | Bahamas, Caribbean, COVID-Era Travel, Sandals Resorts, Travel

Honeymoon Highlights Travel Blogger Swimming with the Bigs in the Bahamas

Swimming with pigs? You better believe it!  My only complaint about our honeymoon is that it didn’t last longer! You likely saw the photo above as I shared it on Instagram but it needs to be immortalized on the blog because it truly showcases one of my favorite days in recent memory! We kicked off our minimoon with a big adventure day last Tuesday and then left the Bahamas on Sunday. For the past few days I have been reminiscing about our honeymoon highlights and I am finally sharing them with you today.  Mark and I spent 5 days on Grand Exuma and we stayed at Emerald Bay which was our second visit to a Sandals Resort  (the first was St. Lucia last year).

We were able to scuba dive nearly every day and while we were there Mark completed his PADI Advanced Open Water certification which means we can both now dive to 30m / 100 feet.  Full posts about our adventure day (pigs, iguanas, grottos, and more), the resort, and scuba diving will be coming your way soon but until then, here are some of my favorite photos!

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10,000 foot view flying into the Bahamas

Flying into the Bahamas

Scuba diving through a tugboat wreck off Grand Exuma

Honeymoon Highlights Scuba Diving through a Tugboat wreck off Grand Exuma

Embracing my new last name with my Mrs Purse Bride Clutch from Etsy

Mrs Purse Bride Clutch from Etsy

The Underwater cave on Staniel Cay, known as the Thunderball Grotto, as it was used in the filming of two James Bond movies

Underwater Cave on Staniel Cay, known as the Thunderball Grotto

Feeding the Iguanas on Bitter Guana Cay also known as Iguana Island

Kelly and Mark on Bitter Guana Cay
Kelly and Mark on Bitter Guana Cay also known as Iguana Island

Water activities hut at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort

Honeymoon Highlights Water Activities at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort in the Bahamas

A mirror elevator selfie in a Kiniki bikini – top and bottom

A mirror elevator selfie in a Kiniki bikini

At a safety stop while scuba diving with Mark

Kelly and Mark Scuba Diving

Set up for our couples massage at the Red Lane Spa

Honeymoon Highlights Couples Massage at the Red Lane Spa at Sandals Emerald Bay

I ordered frozen cocktails (affectionally known as umbrella drinks) at the resort’s main pool and then brought them over to the quiet pool to read and enjoy while floating around on a raft – truly living the life!

Dirty Banana Frozen Drink at Sandals Emerald Bay
Selfie with Mark

These Sashimi and Rolls at Soy Sushi restaurant were delicious, I got seconds!

Sashimi and Rolls at Soy Sushi Bar at Sandals Emerald Bay

At the same spot as the first shot, I had SO much fun on Pig Island and the babies were just too cute!

Kelly with a Baby Pig in the Bahamas

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Which is your favorite shot from these honeymoon highlights?

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Comments

  1. Hanna says

    November 15, 2021 at 9:45 am

    The sushi looked so yummy I wanted to pull up a seat next to you and share.

    Now feeding the iguanas? How brave, I don’t think that I would have gotten that close to them. I know that they won’t hurt you but they look so scary. Were you scared?

    Great honeymoon photos.

  2. Betsy says

    November 13, 2021 at 4:07 pm

    Baby pigs on a honeymoon, now that’s a first for me.

    Looks like you two had a fabulous time and that purse is too cute.

    Congratulations.

  3. Terry says

    November 13, 2021 at 9:17 am

    Cool scuba diving photo of you through the wreck. Glad that you didn’t get stuck…oh my!

  4. Sabrina says

    November 13, 2021 at 7:01 am

    I’ve never heard of swimming with pigs. That looks so much fun.

  5. TAMMY says

    November 11, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    Looks like you two had an awesome honeymoon. To me the best pictures are the one with you in the water with the pigs. I also love the mirror elevator selfie in the kinik bikini. Later this month for Thanksgiving I can’t wait to slip myself back into my pink bikini, stylish dresses and sandals while I am in Florida. Already got my bag packed.

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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