On Board

With the ship docked at Lisbon we decided to enjoy some of the ships facilities. This time it was a draw at mini golf, with Pauline having to pull off an unbelievably amazing long putt on the last hole. It must have been the threat of the loser having to try their luck on the "flow rider" that spurred her on. So with the score even, we decided to move on to a past-time we have both become proficient at, the buffet!

Sunny Madeira

After a wet and windy stop at the Azores, it was a welcome sight to see the sunshine in Funchal. We strolled the streets for a couple of hours looking for an internet cafe, and found one right back where we started near to the ship, still it gave us a chance to have a good look around the town. After all this walking, refreshment was needed as you can see.

Independence of the Seas

After a good journey to Fort Lauderdale, we dropped off the car and boarded the "Independence of the Seas". This is a huge ship and even has a promenade style street down the middle, complete with cafe's, shops, bars and even a barbers shop, but at $45 a shave I decided DIY was the best option, (and so did Tom! haha). The lighting level changes throughout the day and is dimmed in the evenings. One night we watched the "Mad Hatters" parade. The Ice skating show was superb, but unfortunately no flash photo's were allowed. This is our 6th day at sea and we are looking forward to a day ashore in the Azores.

Bye Bye Florida

Well its time to leave the sunshine and head home. To make sure that the transition from junk food to good old British fare isn't too much of a shock, Pauline has cooked up a roast beef and Yorkshire pud dinner followed by a fruit cake (lovely jubbly).
In order to walk off some of this grub, we decided to have one last game of mini golf at "Congo River" where Pauline won by two shots, (well I need to make sure I get more roast beef dinners when we get home).

Wekiwa revisited

We liked Wekiwa park so much that we felt we had to make another trip there.
This time we did a 4 mile trek around the woods, which seemed longer in the heat of the afternoon. Thought there may be some unusual wildlife as there were warnings of black bears,
but all we managed to see were some squirrels. One chap tried tempting them to take some food from his hand, but changed his mind after the squirrel bit his finger!