CALI TURNS 40! - Sunday: An Unplanned Day at Sea!

As we were attending the "Halloween on the High Seas" festivities our Captain was pushing the ship to 25 knots (28 mph) to get us out of the path of Tropical Storm Philippe. Due to the storm the ship would not be stopping at Castaway Cay on Sunday morning for a day of beach fun. Instead, we raced toward the Florida Coast. When I woke up at 5:45 Sunday morning and went up on deck, I could see the lights of the Cities on the Eastern Florida Coast. Our speed was only 6 knots as we leisurely made our way up the coast almost to Port Canaveral, turned around and cruised back down the coast beyond Miami and back again. All the while Philippe raged off to the south east of us. 

The day started out cold, wet, and windy. But that didn't stop Cali and Sandy from going up to deck 4 and putting in some laps. All the girls were signed up for the Castaway Cay 5k. As Cali and Sandy finished their laps they found out that their race bibs and medals were available, so they got their race bling after all.

My ankle was feeling much better so I did yoga up on deck and guarded their water bottles and jackets while they ran/walked.

The rest of the day everyone pretty much did their own things.

Some of us explored the ship, joined a detective agency and solved mysteries. Others took part in different Trivia contests, Cooking demonstrations and ship tours.
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Our favorite Emcee - Tony

Yes, we did win the Disney Villains Trivia contest!

Some took time to pose with the beautiful Mosaic murals.

Or hang out with their favorite Disney Characters -

Relaxing in the Hot tub..

Playing a round or two of Putt Putt Golf

And hunting down the coolest things on the ship.

I do not know what Sandy is doing... but believe me, She was having fun doing it!

The water slide or "Aquaduck" was a favorite of everyone!

We cheered on the contestants in the Diaper Dash.

Hanging with Tony.

Skye posing with the magic mural at the Enchanted Garden.

Learning to creatively fold towels into critters. This is supposed to end up looking like a monkey. 

More Mickey!

Hillary took part in the great Mickey Vegetable race.

This is her veggie mobile.

She finished 2nd in her heat.

Sandy took part in the Golf Chipping contest in the grand lobby. I think she ended up 3rd or 4th.

I just rode my scooter everywhere and had a great time.

We all met up on deck 4 for some power lounging...

and photos in our wonderful Villains T-shirts that Cami made us.

I guess we needed to rethink our lighting here. 

I sure wish you could read our shirts...

Sister Love!

Dinner that evening was at the enchanted Garden, and afterward we sang Karaoke until they closed the place down!

We had so much fun and shared so much laughter. We're not perfect, but we love each other and can't wait to do it again. Except we'll plan better so Jesse can come with us.
These final photos are just some more of the fun we had on those glorious 4 days.
Enjoy!

Someone stole my scooter and crashed.

Just some o the fabulous food.

More chillin' on the veranda..

And of course, we had to take photos on in the porthole window seats.

 The fun of wondering what they were going to decorate your bed with each night.

October 30, 2017 - Time to say goodbye....

It was so much fun, but Monday morning found us all going our separate ways as we headed home.

 
Hillary and Sandy were just a little tired ..

Cali was a little hungry

Time to go!

Shiloh turns 40 in just over a year. Time for someone to start planning her 40th Birthday Sister's Vacation!