I went into Diversions and looked for a seat. There were actually quite a few people in there. I wanted to be able to see well and the only table that was in a good spot had someone’s drawing from the class right before. I asked some others if that person was coming back and no one knew, but said she had been gone for quite a while now. They told me to just sit there and I could share the table if she came back.
She did come back eventually and seemed surprised to find me there. Then a little bit later more family members came in and she waved at them. We were at a VERY small table, so they really couldn’t join us and went to a table in the back. I kind of felt bad, but there was no way they all would’ve fit at this table even if I did move.
Our instructor was so nice. She was one of the dancers from the sail away party and she chatted a lot with us and told us how hot this weather was compared to being in NY just a week prior.
She also told us that she was NOT an artist at all. She said another girl usually does the classes and a few weeks back had gotten sick, so Disney asked her if she could draw and she promptly told them no, and they said “Great, here are some books to look at and you can teach the class will be tomorrow.” LOL! She said she really does enjoy this now and her and the other girl take turns teaching now.
If you haven’t guessed yet, we drew Pluto.
And here is my version of Pluto.
I was actually pretty proud of it, as I have no artist skills at all.
My table partner offered to take a picture of me and my masterpiece.
After my drawing class I went in search of Lisa and found her sun bathing. I showed her my picture and told her I was going to head back to the room and put it away. I think I barely walked about 15 steps away and it started raining. There was a mad rush of people jumping out of the pools to a dry spot, which I found kind of funny. They were wet and now they are avoiding getting wet.
You can kind of see the rain in this picture.
I headed back to the room and found these cups. I guess someone from the fish extender group left them and Lisa had brought them in. We were not part of the official exchange, but signed up to get any extras since many people said they had made too many items. I was shocked at how much stuff we actually received and I am thankful to all those kind hearted people.
While in the room I decided to get a few more pictures of different things in there.
While hanging in the room, Lisa arrived. She said it rained pretty hard for a few minutes and she just decided to get out of there.
We flipped on the TV. I think I decided I needed a short nap and told Lisa to wake me in ½ hour if I fell asleep. Before I knew it I heard my name and was told to get up. I had totally conked out. Lisa said I had even started to snore. I could see why too. I had my head on high pillows and the position I was in made me bend at the neck putting my chin almost on my chest….so basically I was cutting off my air supply.
We decided it was time to get some lunch.
These aren’t the best pictures because I took them with my point and shoot.
They had a lot to choose from today too.
After lunch we had planned to see Brave in the Buena Vista Theatre. Brook had told us to save her a spot as she wanted to see it too. We headed off for a potty break first.
We were lucky and had grabbed sweatshirts before going. That theatre is VERY cold. It also got packed very fast. We watched for Brook and never saw her. It got to be standing room only and we gave up looking. I was shocked at how cold it was in there, but others must’ve been there before because many people brought in blankets and curled up together under them.
The movie was good. This was Lisa’s first time seeing it and she enjoyed it. We used to go to Disney movies a lot together as I would take my other 2 kids and she would come along to see them. I used to make fun of her because she would cry in almost every movie. I seemed to have softened a bit because I now tear up as well. When the lights came up we quickly dried our eyes and headed out.
We stopped off in the room to drop off our sweatshirts and I took a picture of some of the treats we had received so far.
We went up on deck and sat for a few minutes and saw a plane.
My guess is that we were near Cuba.
We ran into Brook and she wanted to go to the Quiet Cove to get a coffee drink and so did Lisa.
We ran into this guy on our way.
Brook had said that they had tried to come to the movie but it was so packed that they just walked by and gave up.
Inside the Quiet Cove Café I took pictures while the girls made their orders. (I don’t drink coffee).
They had one named for Toledo, which I thought was odd. Toledo isn’t really known for its coffee that I know of.
We found a seat in the adult area and saw this helicopter go around.
I wondered if Cuba was monitoring us. Lisa said I shouldn’t have taken the picture. And then a few minutes later it circled again and she swore they were coming to get me.
I have since heard that Cuba was in fact watching us. Not sure why really, but I guess the Big Disney boat looked intimidating.
We walked around a bit more.
I think we ran into Brook again and she was going to the Cove Café for a snack so we followed her in again. (Or I could have my memory wrong and we went in the 1st time by ourselves and the 2nd with her…I can’t be for sure. LOL)
We headed back to the room and started to get ready for dinner and just laze around a bit. We both showered and watched one of the movies playing on TV as we got ready.
Tonight dinner was at Parrot Cay.
I believe bread was Warm Banana Bread with banana butter dip.
While we made our selections I took a few random pictures.
For an appetizer I chose the Baked Crab Dip Martinique, Jumbo Lump Crab Baked in Creamy Cheese Sauce served with colorful Tortilla and Plantain Chips.
Lisa got the Cream of Green Asparagus, With Crabmeat and Asparagus.
One of us, or maybe both of us had this salad. It’s so sad, but I can’t remember for sure, but I am pretty sure we both had it. Parrot Cay Salad, Fresh tender Spinach tossed with sliced Red Onions, Mushrooms and a Warm Bacon Dressing topped with Crisp Bacon and Chopped Egg.
For my Entrée I got Mixed Grill, Grilled Beef Tenderloin Steak, Lamb Chop, Bacon Wrapped Sausage and Jumbo Shrimp on Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus and Grilled Tomato with a Cabernet Mushroom Sauce.
I don’t have a picture of Lisa’s plate, so my guess is that we got the same thing, or I just wasn’t feeling like taking another picture. LOL
Dessert!
Lisa got the Parrot Cay`s Sweet Temptations, A Trio of Crème Brûlée Cheesecake, Lemon Meringue Pie and Chocolate S`More Vanilla Cake.
I got the Ice-Cream Sundae, Cookies and Cream ice cream, served with a fudge brownie bar, Whipped Cream and Chocolate sauce.
Yum Yum Yum!!!!!
I didn’t have any complaints about dinner at all, though I think a few got something that they weren’t too happy with. Julie had tried the crab dip too. I know she had said something about it not being her thing, but she wanted the chips. Well she loved it and I am pretty sure she ate the plate clean.
After dinner I took a few random shots as we left.
And then back to our room.
Where we found this guy waiting for us.
Some of the girls were going to go to David Williamson’s adult show tonight. I wanted to go, but I made the mistake of going back to the room. It was just so comfy there and before I knew it, I threw that idea out the window and just got ready for bed. We had an early excursion tomorrow, so I decided sleep was best for now. I did leave out the room service tag for us. I just checked all sorts of things off. If it sounded good, I checked it. LOL I think this ended up being my earliest bedtime during the trip.
This one scanned weird and would only scan half a page at a time for some weird reason.
Today I woke with a phone call. UGH! It was room service at 5:45 letting me know our food was on its way. Why did they call so dang early? I think I had it set for somewhere around 6:15 – 6:30. I had my alarm set to wake up accordingly, but I guess they want you to know it’s coming. So we got up and didn’t do much, expecting food to be here at any minute.
I went out to the balcony and took some pictures. Ok, A LOT of pictures of the sunrise.
Still no breakfast, so we started to get dressed and ready.
Look there is land in sight.
Finally we got a knock at the door. The guy was very friendly and apologized for running behind. He said it was a crazy morning for room service. It arrived pretty much at the time we had it scheduled for, so no complaints about that.
We dug in and ate and then I went up top to watch us get closer to port. Of course I took more pictures.
As we got closer, I also took some more pictures around the ship.
I just love watching us pull closer to port from the top of the ship. I am always amazed how empty it is too. Sure there are others up there, but not many.
I can just make out a Carnival ship in the distance.
These comfy chairs were just outside of the Quiet Cove. Mary’s girls loved this area and usually snatched some chairs here each day. They would never leave them either. It was funny. They would take turns eating and going to the bathroom so they wouldn’t lose the beloved seats.
The hair braiding station. I’m gonna let you in on a secret…..I LOVE hair braiding. Now not the full head look, but the headband look. I have loved it for years and I had it down when I was in the Bahamas many years ago. I also used to have 2 different friends who could do this and I would often have them do my hair. I think it’s long out of style, but I still love it.
Lisa and I were often confused with the trash cans. We weren’t sure if some things were paper or plastic, or a bit of both. We often just threw things in one or the other. I wonder if they sort this trash out later? I can’t imagine we were the only ones confused.
Here was a restroom I had not spotted earlier.
I did a little more exploring, making my way back towards our room.
Lisa and I packed what we needed and headed off to our meeting place for our excursion, which if memory serves me right was Diversions.
As we walked down I got a quick shot out the port hole.
We found some seats and settled in.
Not long after we got there, Brook showed up as well. It was just the 3 of us going on this Port Adventure. We checked in and they announced that they were selling water bottles out in the hallway, so I ran out and got the 3 of us each 1. Of course I was trying to hurry and the guy in front of me was slow as can be, pulling out his phone to calculate a tip as this was all done on paper and not the computer. I’m sorry, but if they can’t have it automated, they don’t need a tip for water …but I will tell you I never left one, but one was calculated in on my bill when I checked it later.
Soon we were heading off the ship. In Grand Cayman you have to tender to port. They don’t allow the ship to get too close because of their coral reefs. If you had an excursion planned, you were taken right to a tender. If you did not, they had a meeting spot set up to get tickets to tender off till a certain time in the morning. I don’t think they want a mad rush of people trying to get off at the same time. We were the “Minnie” group, so we followed the Minnie sign out to the tender.
Brook wanted a picture with the ship behind her.
Seeing the ship out here in the middle of the ocean really makes you realize just how big she is.
Without seeing her compared next to the Dream, I didn’t think she looked very small at all.
We found some seats and soon we were off.
I really tried to take pictures of the ship as we pulled away, but it was impossible. Too many heads or poles in the way.
We saw the Carnival ship parked not too far from us.
We had to walk through a bit of a vendor area and then out some gates.
Even though it was early, they were already trying to get us to buy their goods and direct us to shuttles and taxies that would take us to the beach, but we had our own plans and kept walking. I don’t get why they try to sell things to people who are obviously in a group with an excursion. Do they seriously think we are going to stop and leave the group to buy their things at that moment?
The walk wasn’t too far, but for those who have trouble it might be a little bit far for you. There was actually a guy that had braces on his legs and he seemed to have a bit of trouble keeping up and took a break once or twice, but he never complained one bit.
Of course the whole time we were walking I was taking pictures to the left and right. Not much thought in framing or how they would turn out, just pointing and clicking.
