Anniversary Celebration Days 2 & 3

After a stormy night in Gulf Port, we woke up to a beautifully sunny morning for us to continue our drive to Mobile. We first back-tracked a bit to check out the recovery in Pass Christian from Hurricane Katrina. It's amazing how very little seemed to have been remodeled and instead completely rebuilt. There were hardly any businesses more than 4 1/2 years old. However, the beach and landscapes were as pretty as ever, so now the tourists just need to return!

Right off of 10 in Mobile we saw this:

The Elation would be our home for the next few days, and it was a wonderful home to have! Our Brazilian cruise director Felipe (NOT Flipper!) made sure we laughed til our sides hurt on about an hourly basis. He was wonderful!

We spent the rest of Day 2 exploring the ship as we gained our bearings, unpacking, and enjoying a great first night's show.

Exploring one of the decks

Day 3 of our Anniversary Celebration was spent at sea. I read an entire book that day while soaking up some sun. Isaac swam with me and continued exploring the ship. We also went to our first ever art auction. It was very entertaining and while we saw some Thomas Kinkade works we would've loved to have, we didn't come on the cruise to spend more money (we're weird, I know, but we live on a budget at all times), so we just enjoyed the moment.

That evening was formal night, so we got all cleaned up to meet the captain and go to dinner. I'd love to know what makes so many Italians decide to be captains of cruise ships, as most that I hear of are from Italy.

We feasted on lobster and shrimp at dinner and then went to the evening show before crashing into bed. There was a fun day at the beach awaiting us, and we wanted to be well rested for new adventures.