(Note: This post was updated to cover the last day of the cruise).
Sunday was the last day on our cruise, a full day at sea as we made our way back to Mobile. It was also my brother’s 26th birthday, so Happy Birthday, Dave – I hope the cruise was as fun as you had imagined.
With the late night, I didn’t get up till about 11 or so. Most of the day was spent eating and lounging around in the sun (I was able to garner some sun, and hopefully it doesn’t turn into a burn). While out on the deck I did get a chance to chat with a nice lady from Alabama. According to Tim I was hitting on a cougar, but I was just holding a conversation. Plus there was the whole awkardness of my Mom watching the interaction. Either way, shout out to hot, more mature lady I chatted with.
Before dinner, a few of us went to a demonstration on how to make towel animals – basically origami with a towel. It was fun, but ultimately lead to this picture…
Our last evening meal on the boat was quite delicious, culminating in an awesome dessert. We then did one of my favorite things on a cruise boat – went to the front of the boat and just sat and talked. The combination of the perfect weather, the stars in the sky, and the wind blowing makes for some awesome conversation. We had our fair share, and I later returned to the same spot to do some reflecting on my own, and I certainly have some things I need to work on (but that’s neither here nor there, because it was on a boat).
After that we went to karaoke, which is always a weird experience. I didn’t sing anything, as I didn’t want to break any glasses. There were a few people who attempted to sing, but weren’t all that successful. Good for them for trying, I just hope they have the right friends that let them know, maybe they should try a different late night activity.
Once we were done sitting through some amazing musical numbers, it was pretty much time to head to bed. Though we wanted to make the best of the last night on the boat, an early morning and a 12 hour drive put a damper on that.