 Time for lunch, so
we hit
the barbecue. Yum! Everything was delicious and they
even had some
great cookies and ice cream for dessert! And yes, the free soda
dispensers are on the island as well. I headed back a bit before
the
girls so that I could go back out snorkeling to try for a few
underwater photos. We'll have to wait until I get he developed to
see
how they come out. I've had good luck with underwater cameras in
the
past, so I have high hopes! ;-)
 Back to the beach, and it was Kristen's turn to do some
more
snorkeling. (after you rent the gear, you can use it all day
long).
She took Brinn out with her, and Brinn did fine until she saw some
larger fish. THEN she freaked out, and started screaming each
time she
saw one (or several!) I've gotta toughen this kid up!
:-) LOL -
Kristen ended up floating on her back all the way in with Brinn propped
on her stomach! Guess she didn't want to be in the water out
there
with the fishes! ;-)
 Time was moving way
too quickly, and it was soon time to head back to
the ship. We found Pluto and Captain Hook outside the ship and
stopped
for a few quick pictures. Maddy isn't thrilled with Villains, so
its
tough to get her into those pictures! On board, and off to get
ready
for dinner. This is our last night, and we have a TON of packing
to do
yet! And first we have to run back to the cabin, throw dry
clothes on,
and race the girls to the club so they can be a part of the kids
show.
They each received t-shirts and went up on stage to help put on the
show. There were a TON of kids, and it was pretty cute.
Back to the
kids club to check them out, turn in the beeper and say goodbye.
Brinn
and Maddy also took several CM appreciation cards and passed them out
to the instructors. The instructors really seemed to like these,
and
the girls just love handing them out.
OK - Off to our final dinner at Animators Palette. Milan and
Maria
were right there waiting for us, and it was another great meal.
After
dinner we passed out tip envelopes. I had stopped at the Guest
Services desk the day before to 'pre-pay' tips. They let you
charge
the amount you wish to tip, and then print out 'tickets' with your
name, and your server/host/etcs name and amount so you can place that
in the envelope for them. Definitely do it a day or so early
because
my wait in line was about one other person, while the wait that Friday
was about 30 people deep! Along with the tip envelopes we
also passed
out more CM Appreciation Card, and again the CM's really liked
them.
 They had never seen
them before, it was fun to give them something a
bit special along with their well deserved tips.
After dinner, the girls and I went off to see the final Variety Show,
and Kristen stayed in the cabin to pack. I offered to stay and
pack as
well, but she knew it would go best if I took the kids out of the
way.
We enjoyed the show, and Kristen has almost everything set by the time
we returned. We got all the bags in the hall by 10:45pm!
Just 15
minutes to spare! :-) So many souvenirs, SOO little
space! ;-)
Off to bed so we can be up for an early breakfast and then zip off the
ship. We check in to Board Walk Villas Tomorrow!
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Castaway Cay today!!!! I was
up and enjoying a sunrise out on the verandah and then later we all
stood out there and watched as we pulled into Castaway Cay. Or, I
guess backed in is a more accurate description. :-) Since
our cabin is on the Starboard side of the ship we had a magnificent
view of the island all day long! Such a beautiful place. We
just loved it. 
We started out with
a wonderful room service breakfast as part of the
Romance Escape at Sea package. They provide a special menu, and
you select all that you would like. They brought more than plenty
for the whole family (it took two waiters carrying two huge trays!) and
was delicious. I really enjoyed the eggs benedict! 
After
finishing up breakfast we got ready to head out on the island. We
headed toward the family beach and dropped off the girls to dig at
Monstro's Point with the Oceaneers Club. They both wanted to do
this, and it gave Kristen and I time to go snorkeling.
Disney has done a great job of setting up the snorkeling area, and
added lots of fun items for guests to 'find'. The best, of
course, was the Mickey Statue out between markers A and B. He is
a must find! ;-) There are also plenty of fish to check
out, and both Kristen and I enjoyed snorkeling there. 
We headed back to grab the girls and then I headed back
to the ship to
hit the post office and grab our underwater camera from the
cabin. (oops - forgot it!) No line at the post office, and
sent off the postcards no problem. Its a great place to send them
from when cruising because of the special stamps and postmark! 
