We headed back to the cabin to change into running gear as we were participating in the Castaway Cay 5 K run ( or in my case - fast walk ). This was an idea which had developed on our meet thread, and although there wasn't an official
DCL 5K, our organiser Lynne managed to obtain a copy of the route and so we were just going to do our own thing and use that. During the previous few months Tony and I had decided to get sponsored by friends and family to do the run / walk in aid of a charity in the UK called Dial-A-Dream, which basically arranges treats, days out and holidays to terminally ill children. So I was determined to do it for that reason if nothing else, and had I not been sponsored I may well have chosen the beach and bar option that morning, rather than huffing and puffing in 90 degree heat for 5 kilometres, looking far from glamorous.
Anyway, it ended up with just 4 of us meeting off the ship to commence the run / walk, and off we went. It was not easy, the sun was beating down and not much of the route was under shade, but we managed to complete the route and it was such a relief when it was over. Here we are back at the ship after the event:
The bar was calling my name, so we rushed back on board for a quick shower and then headed back down towards the family beach, stopping en route for a very welcome and hard earned Konk Cooler for me
and Budweiser for Tony ( in a very cool bottle ).
In the end I found the Konk Kooler a wee bit strong so Tony had to finish that too. All that exercise had gone to my head !!
Not a bad view from where I was sitting:
We bumped into Michael and Michele so we took some photos of each other at the various viewpoints:
We headed over to the Pelican Plunge area, and Tony, Michael and Michele decided to be very brave and had a go on the Pelican Plunge, which was not really my cup of tea ( wimp ). After that adventure we decided to go to Cookies BBQ for lunch, which was as delicious as ever, and the servers were coming around with Mickey Bars so of course it was rude to refuse. The Mickey Bars had not been available on the crossing so this was our first time to get one on the cruise, so you can imagine the excitement. Although in my excitement I clearly forgot to photograph this momentous event.
After lunch we headed back to the family beach and comandeered some longers near the ocean, where we stayed for the rest of the afternoon, until we were reluctantly ushered back to the ship.
On the way back we stopped off to take lots of photos,
As Castaway Cay is clearly one of the most photogenic locations in the world ... I will have to continue in the next post: