The Tale of the Grow Walk ….Hunh? DCL Magic and WDW Review

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Don’t you just wish you were here right now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I then got on the tram to take me to Serenity Bay. I had never visited there before and I wanted to check it out.

 

 

 

 

 

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I got off the tram and made my way towards the beach.

 

 

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This area was MUCH smaller than I thought it would be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Not many people here yet.

 

 

 

I wandered around and took some more pictures of the area.

 

 

 

 

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The tram I had rode in on was actually still there and I thought about just jumping right back on, but I decided to take a few more pictures before going back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trying to get a bit artsy with the bikes.

 

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Oh my gosh! It looks like you had the whole ship/island to yourself. So calm. I'm loving the pictures! I've only been on 1 Disney cruise, and I guess we must have been rushing around because, while I remember some of the stuff, your pictures make me try to remember....Go slow and enjoy....the journey is as (or more) important than the destination. BTW, I was surprised at the difference in size of Serenity Bay, too. I guess I thought it would be bigger. Thanks for sharing your photo trip report.

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Oh my gosh! It looks like you had the whole ship/island to yourself. So calm. I'm loving the pictures! I've only been on 1 Disney cruise, and I guess we must have been rushing around because, while I remember some of the stuff, your pictures make me try to remember....Go slow and enjoy....the journey is as (or more) important than the destination. BTW, I was surprised at the difference in size of Serenity Bay, too. I guess I thought it would be bigger. Thanks for sharing your photo trip report.

 

This was my 4th Disney cruise, so I really tried to work on slowing down. For it being only a 3 day cruise I really felt we enjoyed it to the max and took our time more on this one rather than rushing all around so much.

I was surprised at how small Serenity Bay was.

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The tram had left so I took some more pictures while I waited for it to come back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I went back and sat on the bench and waited for the tram for a few minutes.

 

 

 

 

It was in no hurry to leave at all, so I sat on it for a bit before we headed back. I think I was the only person going back.

 

 

Now don’t hate me….but I was just not impressed with the adult area. It wasn’t bad; it was just so much smaller than I thought it would be. Now I am sure if I was there with friends and didn’t have to worry about kids I may enjoy it more. I think on my own, or even with just Skip, we would find it boring.

 

 

I got off the tram and walked around the shops.

 

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I was playing with focus points and taking several shots.

 

 

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Too early for a beverage but I like the way they look all lined up.

 

 

 

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I did some shopping.

 

 

I LOVED this dress but I wasn’t sure it would fit Claire and it was pricey. I was going to show it to her later and I totally forgot.

 

 

They had adult versions too, but I wouldn’t look good in that style.

 

 

I believe I did buy myself a t-shirt and magnet and started to head back towards the ship.

 

 

 

Again I played with focus points.

 

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I noticed all the lifeboats were slightly lowered.

 

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I passed by my boyfriend….er….um…I mean Captain Jack Sparrow.

 

 

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I then headed back on the ship to our room where Skip and Claire were up and ready to head out to the island. Skip had ran to Cabanas to get Claire some food (mainly bacon) so she was ready to go. I switched out cameras and packed our bag and we headed off the ship.

 

Since I had already done some exploring we took the tram.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I had reserved floats for us so we went to get those. Actually I thought I only reserved 1, but we had 3 tickets, so somewhere along the line either I did it wrong or Disney read it wrong. It was no big deal really.

 

 

We found a spot to put our things and Claire and Skip headed right out to the water.

 

 

 

I followed…..the water was a bit chilly but not too bad.

 

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We just floated around and relaxed.

 

 

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A tube selfie

 

 

 

 

 

There goes a life guard.

 

 

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After spending a lot of time in the water, we got hungry so we went for some lunch.

 

 

 

 

Look how wild Claire gets with her choices. hahaha

 

 

After we ate Skip went for a nap in a hammock and Claire and I walked around a bit. Earlier when we had passed the shops, Skip had asked why anyone would pay $20 for a sand pail set. I ignored him.

As we shopped around we decide…WE were going to pay for a sand pail set….though the price for the one we got was $10. And it was worth every penny.

 

I took Claire back out the beach where she played with her new set and had a great time.

 

 

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After a while Skip woke up and came to play with Claire. He did make a comment about why we bought the sand pail and I told him how she had been busy playing with it for such a long time and totally worth every penny!

I took his spot on the hammock and I totally fell asleep. I was shocked that I had gone into such a deep sleep on the beach….but it was wonderful and I probably needed it.

 

After our naps and Claire had successfully made some sand creations we decided we would head back to the ship.