LAST CRUISE DAY

This was the sunrise yesterday morning, somewhere off the coast of Cuba.

As they say, "all good things must come to an end", and we spent our last day at sea yesterday. This last leg of the trip was from Grand Cayman Island to Miami, and it took about 36 hours. We spent most of the day doing what we've been doing best - eating, eating, and more eating.

Grandma and Laila were the only adventuresome ones, as they changed into their bathing suits, and climbed up to the top of the water slide. Due to windy conditions, they were the last ones down the slide before it was closed. Laila had been on it with Grandpa, & with Dad, but this was the one and only trip down the twisting water slide for Grandma. Both wanted to go again, but it remained closed for the rest of the day.

Later in the afternoon, Marc, Laila, and I went up to the very top deck for a round of miniature golf. We weren't keeping score, but Grandpa was the only one to get a hole in one. The fact that there's room for miniature golf, basketball, volleyball, a water slide, and a running track, gives you an idea how big this ship really is. This was our 6th cruise, and the largest ship we've ever been on, holding approx. 3,000 passengers.

Laila and Dad posing on the golf course.

This trip with 3 generations of the Chance Klan was memorable on so many levels that it's hard to describe in a few simple words. Because we are spread out across the country, whenever we can get together for a few days, especially on a cruise ship for a week, the memories will last forever! Even though our thoughts about this family trip will never go away, tomorrow morning we will all be on jet airplanes, heading back to our homes, and back to reality.

Tomorrow will be a long travel day, so it's unlikely that I will post anything on the blog. I'll probably pick back up in a couple of days.

We had this family picture taken on the 2nd night of the cruise.