Disclaimer:
Castaway Cay may just be the most addictive place on the whole darn planet.
Once you go all you can dream of is getting back!
The OTHER day we had been dreaming of had finally arrived! (The first day of the cruise is the other “other” day!)
After a QUICK breakfast at Beach Blanket Buffet, we headed back to our stateroom to pack the beach bag and cooler, slather on some sunscreen, and flip on our flops. We were READY for the BEACH!
Thanks to the DIS boards, we knew to head to the farthest end of the family beach. While it was still pretty early in the morning, the family beach was filling up quickly. By the time we got down to the end there were NO free hammocks. There was a bunch of someone’s stuff on one…so I watched it like a hawk, and they never came back…so I was about to make my move when…
they came back! Drats! But it turned out we were too busy for that hammock anyway!
The water was just a bit chilly, so DS asked to go to his club. Let me just say this: Disney thinks of everything to keep a family happy! Having the kid’s club right there on the island was perfect. DS had a blast with his friends and DH and I spent quite a bit of time together ALONE! And we loved every minute of it.
Ahhh…relaxing on our own private island…Life is GOOD!
Notice the glow-in-the-dark pasty white color of my legs? They didn’t stay that color for long! By the end of the afternoon they were BRIGHT pink. I guess that’s the only place I forgot to put sunscreen. Oops!
After a delicious lunch at Cookies – hands down, the best BBQ I’d had in a while – DH & I dropped DS back off at his club and headed to Serenity Bay. This beach is beautiful, but it was COLD! The wind was blowing and chilled us to the bone so we only stayed for about 15 minutes.
We picked DS up and headed back to the beach where it was nice and warm in the Caribbean sun. Our little guy played the afternoon away digging holes and building sandcastles. This place is just perfect…
After a full day in the sun knocking back a few cool drinks, we were all ready to head back to the ship to rest before dinner.
We stopped for a few pics:
And were welcomed home by these guys:
All in all, this was the PERFECT day. I left part of my heart on that island. I can’t wait to go back and feel complete again!
quick question for you (or anyother recent cruiser). Our first cruise is coming up next month.
We heard that the cm's on land wave to us wearing big mickey hands. Is this during the sail away party? or as the ship begins to move? Can you see them from deck 9? Is it better to be on the right or left side of the stage (when looking at it)???
