home again, home again...

Wow! What a great way to be welcomed home... over a foot of snow and a broken garage door! We can't get my car out of the garage. Which is very odd, since my brother Derrell had dreamed that we came back and our garage door was open and someone had tried to rob us!

We had a great trip. Disney is definately the way to cruise. It is not overwhelmingly Disney - Mickey Mouse, High School Musical and such is not everywhere! But the level of service and fun is all Disney! With just enough of the other stuff to keep everyone happy.

We boarded the ship on Sunday afternoon and looked around the ship to find:
1. three pools (one kids, one family and one adults only!)
2. a huge food buffet
3. our inside state room (small but adequate with TV - mostly Disney of course)
4. one jumbo screen by the pool
5. movie theater
6. theater for some great Disney shows complete with all the Disney magic ("Mom, how did they do that?" was Logan's favorite question.
7. Oceaneer's Club where Logan got to make flubber, hunt for Capt. Hook's treasure, dig for whale bones, build a beach and see a magic show.
8. More food
9. Spa aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh relaxation
10. game room
11. lots of ocean and so much more.


They pack a lot of fun into a 4 night cruise. We went ashore at Nassau, didn't tour a lot, we took a 40 minute ferry ride to Blue Lagoon island and had an encounter with a couple of dolphins.

We got to feed, pet, hug and kiss a dolphin.

And dance with a dolphin.

The dolpin didn't think Jeff was much of a dancer! The water was so very cold. I really had to force myself (& Logan) to get in the water. It was fun to see a dolphin that close. Such a fun (but bitter cold) experience.

The next day, Tuesday, we went ashore at Castaway Cay (pronounced Key), which is Disney's private island. Wow! I could have spent two or three days there. It was beautiful. This is where Logan got to do a treasure hunt, dig for bones and build a beach. (and get a little sunburned) Jeff and I took a bike ride around part of the island to an observation tower. (Logan was having too much fun with the club counselors and other kids to be bothered with Mom & Dad.) After lunch, we did make Logan go with us to the beach to try snorkeling. The water wasn't quite as cold, but it wasn't warm either. The snorkeling was a bit of a bust, we didn't travel far enough off shore. But we enjoyed the sun and sand for a while before getting back on the boat.

Disney characters would visit at different times for photo and autograph sessions. We didn't get to see them all and sometimes Mom didn't have a camera, but Logan would say hello anyway!

I will post more pictures when I can get out of my garage to have my 35mm film developed. (I know, I have to get into the 21st century and get a good digital camera!)