December 8, 2014

We got up at 7:30, did the morning toilet, and went to breakfast in the dining room.  I had eggs benedict – oh there’s no plate like chrome for the hollandaise – but I did not sing the song, nor tell the joke.  I am saving it for the next talk on our next sea day.

We strolled through beautiful downtown Bonaire for two hours and a little bit, buying a couple of souvenirs and enjoying the morning.  We found our first cannon of this cruise and took the required picture of Granny and the cannon.  There is another ship in port, this one from Germany, a cruise line I’ve never heard of – Mein Shippe 1.  Clever name.

The vendors out on the street are not near as pushy as the ones in Aruba.  The worst place is the Bahamas.  Worse than people trying to sell you fur hats in Red Square.  We resisted all offers of tours to the North side or the South side and just wandered in and out of shops.  We did go into a supermarket and found no Mello Yello.  We did spy a tin of salted Dutch butter for $10.25, a 5 pound wheel of Guda cheese for $40, and a Coke Zero for $1.75.  We bought the Coke.  One of our table mates said he was shopping for the butter and the cheese.

Bonnie bought pink flamingo bank to go with the pink flamingo salt and pepper shakers Matt and Carey brought her back from one of their sojourns.

When we got back on, we headed for lunch in the dining room.  Trouble is they weren’t serving lunch in the dining room, so we went up to the Windjammer.  The food is good up there, but it is always the same, and I enjoy the variety of the dining room, plus being waited on.  Well, we were on Deck 3.  The Windjammer is on 11, and I said we’d ride the elevator.  Bonnie said she would walk and beat me to 11.  I won, but by about 3 steps.  She must have been sprinting up the stairs flat out to win. We shared a table with 4 other couples and had a nice lunch.  Then off to the Champagne Lounge where I stretched out on the couch and took a nap while she crocheted.  Now it’s blog posting time.  Then pre-dinner trivia, our Headliner Show, and supper.  Oh what do the simple folk do?

Tomorrow is Curacao, one of our favorite islands.  We are taking a tour to the Hato Caves, and historic downtown.  Hopefully some good pictures and adventures to share tomorrow.

TTFN!