Going South on the Silhouette

Cruising the Southern Caribbean on the Celebrity Silhouette for Thanksgiving was the plan, stopping at our favorite ABC Islands! We had cabin 1088 which was one of the largest inside cabins we have ever had on a cruise.

First up was Aruba where we spent the day at a beach club and enjoyed dinner onshore at Pinchos since we stayed in port until midnight!

                    Pinchos for dinner!

Next port was Curacao......relaxing at the
Renaissance Resort and the beautiful infinity pool near the port, having lunch and drinks!
We stayed late and had a very relaxing day.

In Bonaire we got off the ship and just walked around, enjoyed a drink at a bar over the Walter.
Then it was back to ship to enjoy the pool!

In Grand Cayman we stayed onboard since we have been there many times and we had a short stay in port.

                On the way home we killed time at Margaritaville in the Fort Lauderdale airport!

                                                        Thanksgiving Formal night!

Giant Omelet!

The Omelet Festival and visiting kinfolk in Abbeville, La was on our agenda.  We checked into our B&B, which was a couple blocks off the square and walked to a seafood dinner at Dupuy’s! The next day was filled with Cajun food, Cajun music, Cold beer, and Cajun kinfolks!  I even participated in a egg cracking contest on a big tractor.....winning the Texas division! That evening we went to his cousin’s home for baby back ribs, sweet potatoes, and baked apples with the Omelet folks!

Gayla, Harlo, Mike, Bonnie and Dale

The day of the festival Dale and I walked around town, checking out a old cemetery!  We had lunch and listened to some good music before the omelet cooking began.
The omelet folks marched from the church and down Main Street, where the egg cracking began!  5,035 eggs are used along with lots of other ingredients including crawfish! French bread was sliced to serve with the omelet.
We sat with a big crowd watching the Omelet cooking tradition which dates back to Napoleon!
Dale’s cousin brought a tray with a serving of omelet and bread for each of us....yummy!
That evening we joined Mike and Bonnie for a lovely dinner! Bonnie prepared a delicious fish chowder with all the trimmings.
The next morning we headed out taking the beach road to Port Arthur, Texas.  We stopped in Cameron, Louisiana for a seafood lunch..our last Cajun food fix!
We made it home after a weekend filled with fun and family!