Pictures of the Week: Vitamin D, please! The sequel!

This is the car we rented when we were down there. It was kind of a tight sqeeze for five girls to get into, but we made it work. Okay, that's not true. When heading back to our car after a night on the town, we noticed this eye candy. The owners happened to be walking behind us and overheard us talking about the car, so they let us sit in it.

One night we went to this Middle Eastern restaurant. Jenny's friend, Natalie, has an uncle that owns two yuppy restaurants there. We also befriended Natalie's cousin, John Paul, who happens to be the manager of this restaurant. JP hooked us up with hookas (the bong-lookin' thingys) and this expensive bottle of wine. Thanks, JP!

Here's us again at the same restaurant. Joining our crew is Al (middle, back), Aaron (right, back) and JP (middle, front). Al is a paramedic-firefighter I met on the beach who showed us around town; sweet guy with a great heart. Aaron was our waiter at the restaurant who is working on starting a ministry using sailing to help troubled teens develop relationships and build teamwork and communication skills. JP is the manager of the restaurant; he's very funny and is possibly one of the nicest guys I have ever met.

Here is Heather and I smoking hookas. It's a middle eastern tradition. Don't worry; it's completely drug-free. Mine is flavored like fruit and mint. It reminded me of Alice and Wonderland. I tried to make rings with the smoke, but failed. But it was fun making smoke come outta my nose.

Um, let's just say that I'm a multi-tasker...

Through Al, we met his friend Scott, who was a generous guy who spent the day with us and let us use his kayaks and snorkeling gear. Here is me kayaking. It was amazing. I went out so far that you couldn't see the bottom of the ocean anymore, which kinda freaked me out, so I headed back towards shore a little. Kayaking made me want to live by the ocean.

Here's me wasted, cuz that's what you're suppose to do on vacation. My mom said it would have been more convincing if the cork was off the bottle... dang it...

Me and Jen in the backyard...

Me and Jen on the counter of the house we were at...

And here we are at this French restaurant. Feeling adventurous, I ordered something that I had no idea what it was. It was the best food I had ever had; I just wish I could remember what it was! Joining our group for the night is Natalie (third from the right). She is a friend of Jen's who lives in Florida. She is such a kind and encouraging person, and I was so glad to get to know her. The whole trip was amazing. We met great people, ate exotic foods, and laughed our butts off the whole time. We are already planning our next trip...