Cast Away Cay n Rough Seas

{KD}
We had our last port today and went to Castaway Cay which is Disney’s Private Island. It is just gorgeous. We didn’t have great weather though, so that was too bad. It was cloudy and overcast but still very moist and humid. Jake and I were wearing shorts and tee-shirts over our swimsuits, and the girls just wore their swimsuits, so not that cool. We had a bit of a rain storm too, but it was a warm rain and was almost pleasant to be in. When we got back on the ship, we got cleaned up and went to the movie theatre to watch the Princess and the Frog. It was a good movie and both girls really liked it. After it was finished and we were getting ready to go for supper, we heard an announcement that the winds are very high and we would have rough sailing tonight. There are sea-sick bags in all the public bathrooms and the staff is everywhere to help us. The top deck (deck 10) and any deck with an outside walkway that isn’t enclosed are closed due to the weather. It is an experience that is for sure. Thank gosh we have sea-bands and the girls have their Gravol. Not the way I would have liked to end our cruise, but at least we are experiencing it all. Still like the cruise and will for sure return and do it again. 

{Jake}
We went to Cast Away Cay today. I took me a while to put my finger on it but I was feeling strange, I had the sensation that I was somewhat tipsy yet I’d only had one beer. I was feeling sea sick almost. Then the realisation hit oh my sea legs… I’m not used to being on land. We made a very cool sand castle, Julie and Natasha took charge and did a very good job paving the castle walkway with sea shells. Some other kids found a small sand crab or shell crab so the castle had a built in pool for him. It started raining so we went for a bite to eat. When we finished the girls and I went to see if the rain had wrecked or castle, it hadn’t. It only had a slightly weathered look, also know one else was disturbing it we liked that.

{Natasha}
My Daddy and I didn’t get to go fishing today because it was cancelled due to the weather and the wind. At the beach at Castaway Cay there was only the top mast of a pirate ship sticking out of the water. The rest of it must have gotten sunken by someone. Daddy and I made a sandcastle at the beach and it was fun. The water in the ocean was see-through blue. It looked so neat. On the ground walking back to the ship, we saw a branch broken off from a coconut tree and there were lots of coconuts on it. My Dad picked up one of them and broke it and open he got some coconut milk to come out of it. Tonight, I don’t feel so good because it is really windy and the boat is moving lots. I am lying in bed watching The Santa Claus with Julie.

{Julie}
We were ported at Castaway Cay today and the first thing I saw when I got on the beach was all the seashells. I was picking them up but there was so many I couldn’t pick them all up! I helped my Daddy make a sandcastle today too and we used seashells for the walkway to the door. When we got back to our room after being at the Island, we had an Angel made out of a towel and after supper, we had a Stingray from towels too and chocolates. It is really icky tonight on the ship because it is windy and it feels bumpy and makes my tummy feel icky.

{Update}
We posted this one very early this morning. I couldn’t work at the computer any longer. The storm that is bringing snow to the Atlantic coast is affecting the weather and seas down here. We left Cast Away Cay into 60 knot winds and 11 to 14 foot swells. The captain made an announcement and mentioned that the winds were near or borderline on hurricane strength winds. To say the least we ended supper early and headed to the room to pack. There were lots of things going on but not many people doing them.