Monday May 12th:
Flakes alive! My skin was in head to toe melt-down when I awoke on the first
Castaway Cay morning and I knew I had to spend the day giving it some love. Yawn! So I gathered the gang together in the dining area for a bit of Beach Blanket Buffet brekkie (Richard had been on a restaurant raid) and discussed our options over a Bucks Fizz. The afternoon parasailing excursion had already been cancelled due to the weather being way too windy and, as we were inside the 24 hour cancellation period, I also decided to forgo our Couples Choice Spa Villa appointment of the following day. DH called the Spa and changed the booking to a solo Stones Massage treat for himself - suits you, sir! Apart from seeing the new Toy Story show later in the day, I now had no pressing engagements, so opted to stay in the suite covered in cream and protective clothing whilst Sophie and Richard headed off for a spot of sun, sea and Serenity Bay...
I spent most of the morning/early afternoon on the veranda, reading the current Lee Child page turner. Budi popped in and tidied the suite but apart from that, I enjoyed my own company... I was just starting to feel a little peckish when the beach bums returned bearing gifts - a Sting Ray (don't worry, it was the Drink of the Day!) for yours truly! Thank you, my people... Richard was now taking my lunch order (I love his hunter/gatherer persona) so I chose the healthy roast turkey and vegetables option from the buffet - I can't recall what the others had but I'm sure fries, pizza and mainlining carbs were involved...
After eating, we felt it was time to get competitive and bring out the board games! This was the start of the great 2008 Scattergories Skirmish!! We played several rounds whilst watching a decidedly dodgy film on TV called "Mad Money" in which three female employees of the Federal Reserve (Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes) steal dollars that are about to be destroyed... Mmmm, anyway, let it be known that I am the sovereign of Scattergories!!! Yeah, I whipped them in the world of word games - but, like I've said before, I'm not one to crow...
Our dining rotation was PTTA but we decided to give Tritons a miss tonight and take advantage of room service for the evening. We had to order before a certain time and we made our choices before popping out to see the early Toy Story show. I looked a leetle bizarre, clutching a Bahama Mama in my coverall clothing but I figured once the lights were down, who'd see me?! I'd been really looking forward to this show - Toy Story 1 & 2 are a couple of my fave Pixar movies and I thought the oversized "toys'" concept would really work on stage. By and large, it did - BUT TBH I didn't enjoy this re-hashing of the first movie! The toys were OK (tho' it bothered the uptight Kaz that Woody wasn't significantly taller than Buzz) but the two actresses playing the Andy and Sid didn't work for me at all - I positively cringed at Sid's song!! It's such a shame as Hercules the Muse-ical was a great production... Ah well, back to the sweet suite for dinner and another "How I met Your Mother" marathon...
Before we re-enter Roy, dear reader, I'm going to take this opportunity to show you my door magnets. I don't think I've shared Kreative Kaz with you before so prepare to be amazed at what a middle aged woman with too much time on her hands can do with Waltograph font and Photoshop!!!
Repeat after me: "Oooh!" "Aaah!"
Here's the overall effect...
OK you can go in now - no shoving...
Dinner arrived shortly after we returned to the suite and here is what we ate...
Sophie's Choices: Smoked Duck Breast with Cabbage & Prune Pie; Mixed Garden Salad; Roasted Beef Tenderloin Provence, Burgundy Wine Sauce; Baked Apple & Almond Cream Tart...
Kaz's Choices: Escargot; Normandy Salad; Halibut Parisienne, served with Sauce Homardine; Cherries Jubilee...
Dick's Choices: Shrimp Medley; Tomato & Basil Soup; Duck Fricasee Bordelaise; Chocolate Cheesecake...
All washed down with a very enjoyable bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Napa Valley...
We relaxed for a couple more hours, watching DVDs, reading and chatting before deciding to go to bed at about 11pm - party animals, or what!?!! I checked my skin and it seemed a little calmer so I crossed all my fingers and hoped tomorrow would be a more "normal" day... Goodnight! Cocktail Count = 9...
Love love loving your reports by the way, you do make me smile when I'm reading them
Your flowers are beautiful, so thoughtful of Sophie.
I need to test out that cigar theory tho' - maybe that's why a trip to Cuba seemed like a good idea for November 2009... 
It was very high quality, most of it quite a thick veneer and hard wood like that just isn't cheap... Come to think of it, the amount of marble/granite in the suite was pretty substantial too! 
i am enjoying your trippie too much for it to finish !
