Day 3 - Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Tuesday began with some question as to whether or not we'd be able to dock in Castaway Cay, as scheduled.  We should have already docked by the time we got up but were still a bit offshore.  Very slowly, the boat inched its way to the dock and finally made it.  While the ship moved slowly along, we enjoyed our room service breakfast.  It was pretty cloudy outside but we got our things together and ventured off the ship.

The Disney Wonder and the Flying Dutchman

It was rather blustery as we made our way out to adult beach.  Not many people had ventured out yet, probably something we should taken greater note of.  We did manage to wait in a very short line for the all important picture with Mickey.  At the adult beach, it was so windy and cold (and there was a bit of a drizzle), that we turned right around and went back to the main beach.  We claimed a couple of beach chairs and settled in to read, but soon  the rain picked up and it just wasn't beach weather.

Mickey Mouse!

It seemed like a good time to buy some postcards (and pens).  We picked out a bunch and settled in to write those and then make our way back to the boat to wait for warmer and sunnier weather.  We walked back and stopped for a picture with Donald at the post office.  We tried to mail our postcards but the post office was closed since there were no boats over from other islands.

Donald Duck!

We took a little rest on the boat and by lunchtime, the weather started to look much better.  It was still a bit breezy, especially on the dock, but the day turned nice.  Lunch was buffet style, very standard.  We read for awhile and walked around a bit (I stole a seashell - don't tell!).  I finally got my fruity tropical drink after missing out in Alaska.  As Sarah and I began to burn, we made our way back to the boat.

 

Sarah insisted on a picture of me with "an Amy sized palm tree."  She's so sweet.

We wandered about a bit.  Sarah showed me the secret deck at the back of the boat.  We then prepped for dinner that night was at Palo, the fancy restaurant.  We had lots of yummy food to eat:

Assorted Breads

Antipasto

Amy

Mozzarella and Plum Tomatoes with Balsamic Dressing

Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce

Chocolate Souffle

Sarah

Sicilian Pesto Marinated Grilled Shrimp & the Grilled Portobello and Polenta with Roasted Shallot Sauce

Lobster & Mascarpone Ravioli

Chocolate Souffle

Shared Mini-Portions

Lasagna

Chocolate Amaretto Indulgence

It was all very, very filling.  My filet was a bit overcooked, but I still managed to finish it - I'm a trooper.  Once dinner was finished, we had to get changed into warm clothes because it was Pirate night!  Due to a bit of confusion (on our part) about the start time, we had no trouble grabbing a table on deck 10 - it was pretty much deserted.  We watched little kids having fun with some games on the big screen.  Eventually, some cast members passed out blankets, or actually tossed them to us from the deck below.  That kept us nice and warm for the evening.

Keeping warm for the Pirate Party!

The party was fun, who knew pirates could dance that well...  And Mickey saved the day by kicking the bad pirates off the ship (though they just wanted to dance, they weren't overly threatening...).  The fireworks were a nice touch at the end.  We hung out for a bit to watch the beginning of Pirates of Caribbean in the Caribbean.  You gotta admit that's pretty cool.  If it wasn't so cold out and I wasn't suffering from stuffing myself at dinner, I would have liked to have stayed and watched the whole thing.  But I was tired.  And very, very full.