Travel With Phie

Good morning! We got another decent night of sleep as we didn’t set our alarms until 9:30 as breakfast ended at 10am. We awoke right before our alarm at 9:28 and got ready to head to breakfast. We were looking forward to our potatoes and omelets, but the menu had changed and they sadly did not have them this morning. We instead had some great waffles!

Then after breakfast we decided to make a trip to the zoo we heard was on site. We saw some goats and other animals I can’t remember haha! And then after our trip to the zoo, we headed back up to the room to get ready for games day.

The event was intended to start at 11am, however, got pushed back to 12pm and then again to 1pm. While we waited, we joined the guys up in Pavil’s room for some pre-event beers. When we arrived the lawn was beautifully decorated with lots of food. We plopped ourselves at a table right by the fans as it was still so hot outside.

We grabbed some food, hung out and chatted for a while before the event truly started. At the start of the event we were broken into 4 teams (pink, yellow, orange, and blue), so we could all partake in the games to follow. The games were super fun, and involved only few people from every team. They involved a hop-scotch game, trivia game, cup & straw passing game, and so many more.They were both fun to participate in and to watch!

After the games came to an end, we stayed and hung out for a while longer with Trish and others (took a couple shots) and then went immediately to the pool to meet up with the boys.

We hung out, drank, swam in the pool and chatted for 2ish hours before heading up to the room to shower, change and get ready for the final celebration of Trish & Manasi!

Well we were getting ready Mac was practicing his speech over and over to ensure he had it completely memorized for the big moment.

The first part of the celebration was outside, so we were prepared to sweat a little. We arrived and it was the most stunning venue. We snapped a few photos and took in the amazing venue. There were, I kid you not, probably thousands of candles lit. This was the part of the event where the speeches took place and was very sentimental.

Everyone gave amazing speeches (including MacKenzie – he even made most of the crowd laugh at least once)! After the speeches, the family joined Trish and Manasi on stage for the cutting of cake and a champagne celebration!

After the sentimental time came to an end, it was time to get the party started! The second part of the event was in the same place as the Sangeet. We all settled in, had some food and drinks and then the band began!

It was a party, the band played for a while and everyone danced, drank and had a time! After the band concluded, the party did not stop and a DJ started his set. The party continued on until we called it around 2:15am! We headed back to the room, chugged some water, and headed to sleep.

It was such an amazing night of dancing, eating, and getting to hang out with such amazing people. This night was a great way to end one of the most memorable trips I’ve taken!