Cruise

Inside the Atlantis Submarine
in awe

our ship

dinner

Pirate Drew playing air hockey

Day 6
Thursday we were in Barbados. It was the day Drew was waiting for all week. We went on the Atlantis Submarine. Drew really enjoyed it. But as was true on most excursions we went on during our trip, as soon as we got in there Drew said, "I'm hungry". He ate so much all week, he was always hungry! We saw lots of fish and creatures in the ocean. We went over a sunken ship and even saw a turtle. It was fun to see the sub go down with the next set of tourists when we were done. Papa, Mimi, Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Jim were on the sub right before us so we got to see them in passing. Their tour continued with an island tour which we didn't do because there wasn't room for all of us. We went back to the pier and walked around. We were only asked about 6 times if we wanted to go on a tour with a taxi. If you ever go to Barbados and want an island tour, do it with a local instead of through the ship. It is cheaper and there are PLENTY of taxi's to go around!

When we went back to the ship we had lunch in the Windjammer Cafe. For the first time all week we ate there instead of in our room! Mommy actually got to see what they served instead of just eatting a veggie sandwich (which was always yummy!). During lunch we watched the dock workers taking containers off trucks to get them ready to ship. Drew was in heaven. We then went to the front of the ship where the helicopter pad was. It was a neat view from there, but Mommy would not have allowed Drew up there if the ship had been moving. It was a little scary. The rails seemed shorter and more open than any other part of the ship. Mommy also had a problem the day Drew stood on a window on the 12Th floor that looked down to the 4Th floor through the Centrum. Mommy couldn't watch him do it, her stomach was in knots!

It was formal night and "pirate night". Most nights when we picked Drew up from Adventure Ocean we played in the arcade. We had good luck there. On this night the air hockey table let us play for free. There was another game where you won little prizes in plastic bubbles. Almost every time we went to the arcade, there were a bunch of unclaimed prizes in the bin. Drew got a lot of loot. When we built the red eyed tree frog, the lady before us got a $10 arcade card for whatever she purchased. But since her grand kids were not on the trip, she gave the card to Drew.