At Sea again and loving it! Had a bit of a later start today – especially after getting up extra early to see the Panama Canal yesterday.
Lots of rain during the night complete with thunder and lightning! When we were on deck there were puddles everywhere! I met Eileen later at the Coffee Talk by David from Georgia. We learned that for the real connoisseur, coffee should be consumed within 2 weeks of roasting for the best flavour. We also learned that decaffeinated coffee with kill you (along with everything else in life), but at least you won’t lose sleep over it. The best news was that he buys all his Swiss Water Decaf from Vancouver – cause it’s the best!
There were some interesting birds skimming across the water. They stayed with us for most of the day catching the odd fish now and then….but mostly just playing and enjoying their flight.
Tonight was the 2nd formal night and we had surf and turf for dinner. Mmmmm. You can tell how much Eileen enjoyed her dinner by her plate!
So as you can see, not much newsy stuff today, just a day of relaxation. A bit of sewing, a bit of reading some time in the pool, some nap time, some wandering around time. Some time for reflecting on our little wins at the casino last night. Eileen was playing a 2 penny machine right beside me and somehow the bet changed from 2 cents to 25 cents and she was playing 18 lines ($3.50 a pull) - yah go figure, but she hit two big ones in a row and was up to $115.00. I worked very hard for my $80.00 at 2 cents for 18 lines (36 cents a pull). But we had fun!
Lots of rain during the night complete with thunder and lightning! When we were on deck there were puddles everywhere! I met Eileen later at the Coffee Talk by David from Georgia. We learned that for the real connoisseur, coffee should be consumed within 2 weeks of roasting for the best flavour. We also learned that decaffeinated coffee with kill you (along with everything else in life), but at least you won’t lose sleep over it. The best news was that he buys all his Swiss Water Decaf from Vancouver – cause it’s the best!
There were some interesting birds skimming across the water. They stayed with us for most of the day catching the odd fish now and then….but mostly just playing and enjoying their flight.
Tonight was the 2nd formal night and we had surf and turf for dinner. Mmmmm. You can tell how much Eileen enjoyed her dinner by her plate!So as you can see, not much newsy stuff today, just a day of relaxation. A bit of sewing, a bit of reading some time in the pool, some nap time, some wandering around time. Some time for reflecting on our little wins at the casino last night. Eileen was playing a 2 penny machine right beside me and somehow the bet changed from 2 cents to 25 cents and she was playing 18 lines ($3.50 a pull) - yah go figure, but she hit two big ones in a row and was up to $115.00. I worked very hard for my $80.00 at 2 cents for 18 lines (36 cents a pull). But we had fun!
Here is an extra canal picture for you, Shannon. Each picture costs between $1.00 and $2.00 to upload, so you will have to wait for more once we get home.Love to everyone and we will report in again tomorrow
5 comments:
Thank God....I thought I was the only person who had never seen Peter in shorts.
B.
Hi you four! Well, we are in New York and just about to load for the trip to the ship. A long day of travel but it all went well. Eileen's plate was a thing of beauty as was her apparent surprise at the amount she had consumed! Dad would be proud of her (as am I!) Huge hugs to you all but don't know when we will connect again.
dijo? Hola amigos!
Hi Ladies,
I am enjoying seeing your journey so far. Every morning Alex and I check your blog (I had to explain what that was) and then she goes off to school full of how she has friends who are showing their trip in the computer. April, so glad so see that you celebrated your birthday in style. Tonight was to be a movie and dinner as a social but seeing as how the Canucks lost their last game and have to go back to Dallas tonight, plans have changed. Chili dinner and the Hockey Game are the order of the day at Tammy's. I'll show everyone how to get into the blog. We can all send you messages then. Hope you liked the wine and goodies in your cabin.
Trish
Hi, April and Eileen, This Apr. 20th is the latest I'll see of you I guess; my turn tomorrow to hit the high seas! I am glad you're having a good time and look forward to seeing you when we both get back. Your mother is enjoying your blog; somebody here has beat me to helping her and I think she has nearly mastered it herself!
MC
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