Hot Tub and Soirée on the Beach
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canyonwalkerGrand Cayman Travelog #12
Westin, Grand Cayman - Wed, 17 May 2023, 9pm
After a nap of a few hours this afternoon I was feeling... well, if not better at least less bad. I frittered around the room doing quiet things for a while (like catching up part-way on blogging) then changed into my swim trunks to go downstairs for the hot tub. En route to the hot tub we stopped at the pool bar for a pair of piña coladas, Hawk's a virgin (no alcohol) and mine... experienced. 😅🍹😋
After a pleasant soak we headed back upstairs to shower and change for our evening soirée. The company had another catered group dinner this evening, this one on the beach.
We all arrived as the sun was setting over the Caribbean Sea next to us. The food wasn't quite ready (servers were still setting things up) so a bunch of us took turns making photographs with the sunset.
Dinner began as the sun dropped below the horizon. Food-wise it was quite a big spread of various meats, virtually all of them overcooked and dried out. I give them an A for effort and D for execution. But there was an open bar. That can make up for a lot of culinary shortcomings. 😂
As dinner wound down our head of sales and CEO spoke. The head of sales recognized each person who joined Club this year and said something nice personally about each of us. The CEO spoke, too, and kept his part brief, mostly just "Rah, rah, let's go out after this and have even more success this year!" It was kind of a wrap-up dinner as club ends officially tomorrow morning. A few of us are staying on, though, on our own dimes.
After dinner there was dancing with a DJ playing music. I noted with some amusement that the music was all "Greatest hits from the late 1980s". It's almost like most people here are as old as me. 🤣 I didn't dance, though, as I wasn't really feeling it. We left the party somewhat early, just before 9, and headed up to the room to wind down.
Tonight I'm going to get to bed early again— I'm still a bit tired— and hopefully this time sleep the whole night through. Tomorrow we aim to get up early and fill the day with activities on our own.
Westin, Grand Cayman - Wed, 17 May 2023, 9pm
After a nap of a few hours this afternoon I was feeling... well, if not better at least less bad. I frittered around the room doing quiet things for a while (like catching up part-way on blogging) then changed into my swim trunks to go downstairs for the hot tub. En route to the hot tub we stopped at the pool bar for a pair of piña coladas, Hawk's a virgin (no alcohol) and mine... experienced. 😅🍹😋
After a pleasant soak we headed back upstairs to shower and change for our evening soirée. The company had another catered group dinner this evening, this one on the beach.
We all arrived as the sun was setting over the Caribbean Sea next to us. The food wasn't quite ready (servers were still setting things up) so a bunch of us took turns making photographs with the sunset.
Dinner began as the sun dropped below the horizon. Food-wise it was quite a big spread of various meats, virtually all of them overcooked and dried out. I give them an A for effort and D for execution. But there was an open bar. That can make up for a lot of culinary shortcomings. 😂
As dinner wound down our head of sales and CEO spoke. The head of sales recognized each person who joined Club this year and said something nice personally about each of us. The CEO spoke, too, and kept his part brief, mostly just "Rah, rah, let's go out after this and have even more success this year!" It was kind of a wrap-up dinner as club ends officially tomorrow morning. A few of us are staying on, though, on our own dimes.
After dinner there was dancing with a DJ playing music. I noted with some amusement that the music was all "Greatest hits from the late 1980s". It's almost like most people here are as old as me. 🤣 I didn't dance, though, as I wasn't really feeling it. We left the party somewhat early, just before 9, and headed up to the room to wind down.
Tonight I'm going to get to bed early again— I'm still a bit tired— and hopefully this time sleep the whole night through. Tomorrow we aim to get up early and fill the day with activities on our own.
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Date: 2023-05-20 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-05-25 08:20 pm (UTC)The dinner? It was #4. #3 was the free drinks. 🍹😋😂