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*Friday August 29 2003*
It is 6:45am and we are now just 40 nautical miles away from Castaway Cay, Disney's own private island in the Bahamas. It is a beautiful Friday morning as I sit here on the verandah preparing myself for an adventure of a lifetime, at 10:30 this morning, DD and I will be parasailing(still a little nervous), then at 2:00 will on the Banana Boat Ride(more about that later).
DW and DD are still sound asleep in the cabin as I sit here and write my notes, the sea is moderate this morning, with waves averaging 2-4 feet. No one in my family has had to use any of the Bonine we brought along on the cruise, thank goodness!!!
We are due to arrive at CC around 9:00am and should be able to leave the ship around 9:30. Now for some breakfast, this is my last meal before the parasailing adventure!!!
Welcome to Disney's Private Island Castaway Cay
The Walters' Family on Castaway Cay 8-29-03
This is the last time, you will ever see these glasses, on my face. LOL!!!
It is now 3:45pm, and my family just returned to the ship from spending a day of "ADVENTURE" on CC. My DD and I absolutely "LOVED" the parasailing, and I would do it again in a second. It was so peaceful and quiet floating above the water, and the little dip in the ocean at the end was the icing on the cake!!! We all headed for Cookies BBQ around 11:45 for lunch, then went back to the family beach for a little afternoon swim. DD and I headed over for the Banana Boat Ride at 1:45, and our ride began at 2:00. We were getting bounced around like crazy and had a BLAST, then we stopped about halfway through the ride to stretch our fingers, it was hard holding onto the straps. After a few minutes, we headed back to the shore. On the way back, the boat driver made a sharp turn to the right, and all 10 of us, that was on the Banana Boat, were now floating in the water. My DD was sitting in the front seat ahead of me, I saw her lean sharply to the left, and I knew she was going to fall off. I reached to grab her but it was too late, I said to myself before we even started this ride, if my DD falls off, I'm going in after her. So when she fell in the water, I let go, and went in with her. As we were swimming to get back on the boat, I realized that my glasses must have been knocked off my head when I hit the water. Oh well, I needed new glasses anyhow, LOL!!! So, word of warning to anyone that will be doing the BBR, make sure you have everything secure before you get on the boat. Without my glasses, I can't see three feet in front of me.
After the BBR, we headed back to the ship, but made one quick stop at the post office to send our postcard home with the Castaway Cay postmark.
We missed the Farewell Variety Show, because without my glasses, I couldn't see anything, anyhow. We will be having our final dinner aboard the ship in Animator's Palate tonight, it's sad just thinking about it. For dinner tonight, I had the Kentucky Bourbon Glazed Pork Tenderloin, it was so tasty and for dessert tonight, I selected the Celebration Cake, which was also "EXCELLENT." Tommy, our head waiter, stopped by our table and had my DD blushing again, and as always, Roberto had a magic trick to show us. We got a few more photos of Roberto, Prudence, and Tommy, then it was time to say good night to our serving team.
Tomorrow morning will be our final meal on the Magic for this cruise, and it will give us one last chance to say good-bye to our new found friends, and you too Ian, LOL!!!
*Tomorrow the kicking and screaming begins, "Heck no, I won't go!!!"*
It is 6:45am and we are now just 40 nautical miles away from Castaway Cay, Disney's own private island in the Bahamas. It is a beautiful Friday morning as I sit here on the verandah preparing myself for an adventure of a lifetime, at 10:30 this morning, DD and I will be parasailing(still a little nervous), then at 2:00 will on the Banana Boat Ride(more about that later).
DW and DD are still sound asleep in the cabin as I sit here and write my notes, the sea is moderate this morning, with waves averaging 2-4 feet. No one in my family has had to use any of the Bonine we brought along on the cruise, thank goodness!!!
We are due to arrive at CC around 9:00am and should be able to leave the ship around 9:30. Now for some breakfast, this is my last meal before the parasailing adventure!!!
Welcome to Disney's Private Island Castaway Cay
The Walters' Family on Castaway Cay 8-29-03
This is the last time, you will ever see these glasses, on my face. LOL!!!
It is now 3:45pm, and my family just returned to the ship from spending a day of "ADVENTURE" on CC. My DD and I absolutely "LOVED" the parasailing, and I would do it again in a second. It was so peaceful and quiet floating above the water, and the little dip in the ocean at the end was the icing on the cake!!! We all headed for Cookies BBQ around 11:45 for lunch, then went back to the family beach for a little afternoon swim. DD and I headed over for the Banana Boat Ride at 1:45, and our ride began at 2:00. We were getting bounced around like crazy and had a BLAST, then we stopped about halfway through the ride to stretch our fingers, it was hard holding onto the straps. After a few minutes, we headed back to the shore. On the way back, the boat driver made a sharp turn to the right, and all 10 of us, that was on the Banana Boat, were now floating in the water. My DD was sitting in the front seat ahead of me, I saw her lean sharply to the left, and I knew she was going to fall off. I reached to grab her but it was too late, I said to myself before we even started this ride, if my DD falls off, I'm going in after her. So when she fell in the water, I let go, and went in with her. As we were swimming to get back on the boat, I realized that my glasses must have been knocked off my head when I hit the water. Oh well, I needed new glasses anyhow, LOL!!! So, word of warning to anyone that will be doing the BBR, make sure you have everything secure before you get on the boat. Without my glasses, I can't see three feet in front of me.
After the BBR, we headed back to the ship, but made one quick stop at the post office to send our postcard home with the Castaway Cay postmark.
We missed the Farewell Variety Show, because without my glasses, I couldn't see anything, anyhow. We will be having our final dinner aboard the ship in Animator's Palate tonight, it's sad just thinking about it. For dinner tonight, I had the Kentucky Bourbon Glazed Pork Tenderloin, it was so tasty and for dessert tonight, I selected the Celebration Cake, which was also "EXCELLENT." Tommy, our head waiter, stopped by our table and had my DD blushing again, and as always, Roberto had a magic trick to show us. We got a few more photos of Roberto, Prudence, and Tommy, then it was time to say good night to our serving team.
Tomorrow morning will be our final meal on the Magic for this cruise, and it will give us one last chance to say good-bye to our new found friends, and you too Ian, LOL!!!
*Tomorrow the kicking and screaming begins, "Heck no, I won't go!!!"*
