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Colin looked sooo hot!! Congrats on the good luck fishing! I think those two find a place to fish wherever they go!
The Key West Trolley Tour is a great way to see the island. We really liked it. And, as you said, the price is right.
Apparently the change the statues in front of the red brick building with the season. Last October it was a tall farmer and wife statue!
I knew you would LOVE the brunch! I laughed when you said you were still full after spending all that time in town!
Your sunset pictures are beautiful!!
I don't know which pictures made my eyes get bigger, the beautiful blue water as you approached KW, or the Palo spread!
KW definitely looks like somewhere we need to be. Thanks for all the pictures. Questions: What were those statues all about? "Everyday People"?
and the picture of all of the people on the pier - were they waiting for another boat?
I don't know which pictures made my eyes get bigger, the beautiful blue water as you approached KW, or the Palo spread!
KW definitely looks like somewhere we need to be. Thanks for all the pictures. Questions: What were those statues all about? "Everyday People"?
and the picture of all of the people on the pier - were they waiting for another boat?
I'm lovin' this TR!
I'm not sure about the sculptures. I couldn't find a good description on the Art and Historical website! But they are all around the Customs House (A&H society). And they are very cool! As for all the people, my guess is most of them were from the Disney Magic! We were the only ship in port that day!
Day 6 – Monday August 24, 2009 – A Relaxing Day at Sea!
I was up at the usual 6:30 this morning, and I think most everyone was up shortly after that! We went to Topsiders again for breakfast, and then back to the room so the kids could put together their LEGOs. Around 9, we went down to Ocean Quest since it was open house time. The kids played some Wii games, but the line for “driving” the ship was too long so they never got a chance.
We went back to the room to change into our suits (me and the kids) and then we went up to the Goofy Pool. It was already hot out. They were showing A Bug’s Life on the Ariel screen TV, so we swam and watched that for a bit. The kids wanted to go back to the room to play with their LEGOS, so Matt took them and I went to the adult pool for a bit to swim and read some of my book (Along Came a Spider by James Patterson). There weren’t any lounge chairs left (and it was only about 10:30 AM) so I just sat in the pool and read in one of the shallow areas. It was my first time in this pool, and it’s great (deeper than the Goofy Pool)! J I went downstairs and got dressed so that we could go to the Castaway Club Members reception down in Beat Street! The last two pictures are the western tip of Cuba as we sailed on by!
They had a big spread for all the CC members! Fresh fruit, Mickey rice crispy treats (which we got 2), and sods and bottled water! We scooped up 4 bottled waters for our excursion tomorrow in Grand Cayman! Our cruise director was Brent Davies, who was our cruise director on our Wonder cruise back in 2006! They gave our trivia about the DCL, and everyone got a free pen and a chance at some Disney merchandise thru a raffle (of course we didn’t win anything). The kids ended up playing foosball for awhile.
We went back up to the room to drop off our goodies, and then to lunch at Topsiders. Today was the Italian buffet. Tummies stuffed, it was back to the room. I went back up to the adult pool and enjoyed some more pool time and reading, and the kids and Matt just hung out in the room. I came down around 2 to get ready for Tea at Palo. I was meeting Michelle (Marv) and Gina (D&G Miller). Alexa decided she was going to go to the club while I was gone (to the Ratatouille Cooking School theme) so I dropped her off on my way to Palo. I decided to take the elevator up after dropping off Alexa, and who should be in the elevator but Michelle!
We had a great time at the Tea, but I forgot to take pictures! Another thing we discussed and didn’t understand was that there were only 2 or 3 other parties in there for tea, yet it was SOLD OUT. So to say that it is very limited would be an understatement! I’m not sure if they don’t want to have to get the restaurant all cleaned up for dinner again or what, but they certainly didn’t open a lot of tables. We each had some tea, and they had little sandwiches and desserts. The food was very good, as was the tea, and Andrea was our server again! Gina had to leave early for a tasting she was doing with her husband, but Michelle and I were the last ones out of there, just after 4. Thanks again to Michelle for securing the tea for us.
I got back to the room and started to get ready for formal night. I had wanted to get a family picture taken, and figured that the lines would be long so that we should leave a bit early. We headed out of the room just after 5, and had about a 20 minute wait to get our picture taken. They were walking around with complimentary cocktails, so I had one, although I don’t remember what was in it (some rum drink).
Animator’s Palate was our restaurant tonight, and even though it was our first night, since it was formal night, it was the Golden Mickey’s menu, which meant no show in AP! L That was a bit disappointing, as we were eating in AP tomorrow night as well, but I had booked Palo that night, assuming the show would be the first night. Thankfully it is for 7:30, so we can still go to see the show! Anyway, the food was very good. I had the prosciutto with honeydew, a salad, and the beef wellington. I think Matt had the cheese soufflé, a salad, and the swordfish. The kids must have just had something off the kids menu (it was pizza again for Colin). Our server Ali, did a bunch of magic tricks for the kids, which they loved, and they couldn’t get enough of! J He knew how to keep them entertained!
After dinner, it’s all a blur! I think Matt and Alexa went to the Golden Mickeys show. I remember watching it on TV and falling asleep. So it was an early night for me! J
The weather today was……warm and sunny
The best thing today was……….tea with Michelle and Gina.
The worst thing today was……dressing up for formal night.
Today we tried………tea at Palo, and the adult pool.
And the result was…they were both great!
The most magical moment today was……the magic tricks at dinner!
Sounds like a very peaceful, relaxing day. Glad you had some "you" time and that the kids were having fun at the club and in the room playing with their goodies. Your formal picture looks great.
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