ROLLY POLLY

February 1, 2012


If the islands we visit, depend on Bonnie and I for their livelihood, they will be bankrupt by noon tomorrow.  We walked off the ship after breakfast and spent all of an hour in Oranjestad, Aruba.  Bonnie bought 10 post cards and two refrigerator magnets.  I bought three bottles of Coca Cola, the small 237 ml bottle, consumed one and the other two will journey back to 233 (they are labled Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao).  All together, we spent less than $20.  So, like I said, bankrupt by noon tomorrow.

This fellow was positioned above one of the in-town shops, to attract visitors.

Back onboard, we played movie triva.  We teamed up with four other folks and finished next to last.  Actually, there were only two teams, and the other team won first place.  The last time we played trivia, it was against a half-dozen teams, and we came in first.  The winner’s prize for that one was a flashlight/keychain.  A lanaird was the consolation prize today.

You’ve all heard the old saying, “That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.”  Well, in Curacao yesterday our guide, Loraine, had a new one: “That was the drop that filled the bucket!”  Feel free to use it.

We chose not to go into any of the three dining rooms today for lunch, because I want to go to afternoon tea, and they always have a variety of sweets and small sandwiches.  Bonnie had a hamburger, and catsup with French fries.  No, I did not say that wrong.  She covered her fries about two inches deep in catsup.  I chose a slice of pepperoni pizza, and it reminded me very much of Roma’s pizza back home – greasy and undercooked (but there are folks reading this blog who think that’s the best pizza known to humankind).

Supper is served in the Botticelli in a few minutes.  The Captain just broadcast a shipwide message: we are heading for some rough seas.  Winds will pick up to 35-40 knots and the seas will be 8-10 feet.  He said we would be experiencing “Rolly Polly” which means instead of bobbing up and down, we will be rolling side to side.  That he said is easier on us all that plowing into the seas and going up and down.  Your friendly neighborhood cruisers put on fresh sea-sick patches today, so we are ready.