Pirates of the Caribbean

I have recently read a good tip from Traveling Mama on a fun way to expand your vacation activities by going treasure hunting. It's called 'Letterboxing'. Here is what they say on their website: LETTERBOXING is an intriguing pastime combining navigational skills and rubber stamp artistry in a charming "treasure hunt" style outdoor quest. A wide variety of adventures can be found to suit all ages and experience levels. Click on the desktop items above to explore this fast-growing hobby.

So I head over to Letterboxing North America to check out whethere there will be any letter boxes hidden in any of the three ports for our upcoming Caribbean trip.

So this is what I found out for each port:

Cozumel - There are 3 boxes hidden on the island. One is hidden at Mr. Sancho's Beach restaurant and another two I have yet to figure it out.

Ocho Rios - There is only 1 box there.

Grand Cayman - There is also 1 box there on the Cayman Islands. It's hidden in the Pirate's Cave in Bodden Town. (Appropriate for our plan) I didn't originally plan to visit there but it will be interesting activity and unique one apart from other cruise excursions.

Now, I just have to print out and study the clue with the kids. Also we will probably need to get a journal book, our own personalized stamp (that will be a cool craft project with them on the weekend), stamp pad and a compass (or maybe GPS, who use compass this day!).