Travels And Tribulations: TRAVELS AND TRIBULATIONS # 313

April 25, 2022

Guess What? Chicken butt! We are almost in San Juan, Puerto Rico!!!!

Last night there was a medical emergency as we were coming out of the show “The Book”, interesting show by the way, the medical team came rushing toward us. Someone was injured. Went on to our room. He practiced and then we went to bed. Got up this morning about 8 and went to breakfast. Then, while he practiced I walked. I have gotten almost 4 miles today. As I was returning to the cabin to get my crocheting stuff the captain came on and said that a passenger needed medical attention that the ship could not supply so about midnight he had turned toward Puerto Rico. That is why the temperature this morning was 77 and the high was only supposed to be 73. The captain said he would get back to us later to tell us how our itinerary would be affected. Just before supper he announced we would dock in San Juan about 9:30. They would unload the passenger and then he would put the peddle to the metal and head back toward Europe. Though we would be traveling below our original path which was good because there is a storm brewing in the Atlantic. We will not get to the first port of Madeira but will make the other three.

So how was your day except for not having supper at Granny’s.

We had a good day and lunch was good at the 270 bistro I stayed in the 270 when he went to get ready for his talk. They were showing the Disney movie Jungle Cruise from 1 to 3. I got to see an hour and then I went to his bananas talk. It was good. Then, we went to the technology talk. The speaker is very bad!! He talks a mile a minute . I don’t think he ever takes a breath. And says some of the same stuff over and over and over again. I am not going to any more of his talks. He writes books, magazine articles etc. He is boring!!!

After the talk we came back to the room and dressed for supper. Tonight was formal night. Still sitting at a table for six by ourselves. Waiters are very nice and tonight the food was excellent.

After dinner we went to the show, TAP FACTORY. It was 7 guys and one girl. They spent the entire 45 minutes making noise. They tap danced, beat drums and other things and shouted HEY! One of the guys was a body builder and he did hand stands and other feats of strength. Your Dad said he went to sleep. I wish I could have! There is a Broadway show, "Stomp, like that and I didn’t like it and I didn’t like this one either.

We are back in our room and we are still moving toward Puerto Rico. I have on my pjs and am having some of my coke. He is studying.

Two things, because my watch can’t sync with my app on my phone which is on airplane mode, at this point it is 2 hours behind. So I add 2 hours if I want to know the time. Oh, because we are going to Puerto Rico we don’t have to add an hour tonight. Also, when traveling through the Ft Lauderdale airport I lost my pink airplane pillow!!!

No other catastrophes so far this trip. I love sitting on deck 14 in the wind and air and crocheting. It is marvelous.

One strange thing about this ship. It actually has a floor numbered 13. Most ships skip that number. I guess Royal Caribbean isn’t superstitious.

Oh, also the guy whose talks are about climate change, who Dad said is strange, is the one hour before your Dad’s in the same venue.

Well Good night all. Love you. Mom, Granny and Bonnie

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Since she has told you everything I was going to tell you, I will tell you one story she missed, and share a couple of pictures.

First of all, when getting off the elevator on Deck 11, heading for our stateroom, we know we are going in the right direction when we pass a room with a magnet on the door that features a cruise ship and the announcement that the people in the room, George and Kim, are doing “Back to Back Adventures” – the crossing & Greek Isles. We thank George and Kim for that sign post. As Bonnie was walking by this morning, the room steward was cleaning. They always prop the doors open and she peeked in. Hanging on the back of the bathroom door was a shoe caddy with, she said, with 14 pair of shoes (she counted them). I asked, but they were not all black sandals.