After a long day lounging in the sun, we had to prepare for the first costume party of the week. Unfortunately, the party themes are announced only a few weeks in advance of the cruise, which means that when the email arrives, we immediately called one another to start tossing out ideas. After all, we are an imaginative bunch, but it is often a struggle to come up with something both clever and eye catching that also fits in your checked luggage.
This year’s first costume party has a Castaways theme.
When we were planning our costumes we guessed that there would be lots of characters from Gilligan’s Island and we were right. So, in order to stand out from the Skippers, Loveys, Mary Anns, and Gingers, we decided to take a more realistic approach. After all, if you put a bunch of insanely creative people on an island, with nothing to do but each other’s hair, what would they really come up with?
Why, animal print loin cloths, braids, and accessories made from shell of course. We must have guessed correctly because we were a hit. The “paparazzi” swarmed us. There was a solid wall of cameras everywhere we went. As Jay said this morning, “Sometimes it is fun being the center of attention.” As usual, he is right.
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| Castaway Island: Jay, John, Frank, Andre, and Glenn |
I can only offer the following word of advice to the more modest people out there, loin cloths are not designed to be worn on windy days. Enough said.
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