One of the excursions we’ve done on our Caribbean honeymoon cruise was to climb up the treacherous “Dunn’s River Falls” in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

These falls are world-famous and one of the most in-demand excursions in the Jamaican port of call. It was stunningly beautiful, and the falls were gorgeous.

But, the climb was not as easy as it seems. We had to climb up close to 1,000 feet up several steep rocks, while battling strong, raging waters hitting against you at 40 miles an hour.

And guess what? It’s all captured on video.

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We just came back from our weeklong western Caribbean cruise on the Royal Caribbean’s Navigator Of The Seas. It’s was fantastic! Sylvie and I brought along my 21 year-old daughter (from my previous marriage), Megan, and Sylvie’s kids, Celeste (16), Paige (14) and Tyler (13), as we all went on a much anticipated "familymoon."

We sailed from Miami to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and then Mexico. I do have some candid photos to share with you, but first let me show some of the professional shots taken by The Royal Caribbean cruiseline’s staff.

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Let me introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Fortin! The wedding was absolutely beautiful. We will post our thoughts in the coming days — we are still grinning from ear to ear, and want to take some much needed time off.

But I wanted to quickly share some special moments with you. There are two sets of pictures (because there are so many, please allow the thumbnails to load.) Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge.

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Last night we had a party!

Here are a few pictures of us taken at Tucson’s Roadhouse, where the "bachelordom" pre-wedding party took place. The band was awesome, too! They’re called “Funktion.”

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The wedding is around the corner! The wedding is around the corner! The wedding is around the corner! (Can you feel how excited we are?)

And just to make sure, for people who need directions you could simply visit the Orchard View Reception Center — it has directions on the wedding site.

However, here’s a little more help.

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Only a week left and counting! And we’re soooo excited, it’s unbelievable. The air is buzzing at the Fortin-Charrier household. We are all looking forward to the big day as things are quickly falling into place.

For example, we picked up the marriage license from City Hall. Our wedding planner has set the details for the decorations. The karoake DJ is getting his gear ready. Our seamstress finished the custom-tailored wedding dress.

(Sylvie just picked it up tonight. Apparently, it’s absolutely beautiful. I’m a little old-fashioned, so I don’t want to see it until the wedding day. But Sylvie is totally amazed.)

Nevertheless, now that final preparations are underway and the day is drawing closer, we have one more thing to ask.

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