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  • TravelerApril 2023

    Florida Floods

    April 15, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F

    South Florida is full of pocket parks, boardwalks, and beach trails, so after lunch, I used Google to find the nearest one.

    It took us straight to a neighborhood where locals were recovering from yesterday’s flash floods. We sure feel sorry for those folks!Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023

    US Immigration

    April 14, 2023, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    While enjoying espresso with Constantin and Maria today, I said something to Larry.

    “Did you forget I don’t speak Romanian?” he replied. Oops! I hadn’t even realized I wasn’t speaking English.

    The four of us had a good laugh over that, with Constantin and Maria teasing that I’d better be careful when we go through US immigration tomorrow, or they may not let me off the ship.

    All week, the crew has been abuzz, preparing for a big inspection by the US Coastguard in Florida. Sure hope all goes well.

    Everything seems shipshape to me, and the crew has been participating in drill after drill. I’m sure it will be a big relief to get the inspection over with.

    We’ve also been warned that it may be slow going to get off the ship tomorrow. Everyone must go through immigration and it could be slow going.

    Really curious how all this will play out, since we don’t have a ship excursion. We are simply going to meet family tomorrow. We shall see!    Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023

    Mesoamerican Sculptures

    April 13, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    The little tourist town in Cozumel is dotted with Mesoamerican style artwork. The rugged sculptures look great in an outdoor setting. In fact, I think they’d look great in our backyard.

  • TravelerApril 2023

    Cozumel

    April 13, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    I’d never been to Cozumel before and it had been decades since Larry last visited. We enjoyed the landscaping here.

    The water is gorgeous and I’ve had Enya’s “Caribbean Blue” in my head all day as a result.Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023

    Jell-O Shots & Rx Drugs

    April 13, 2023 in Mexico

    We are one of four cruise ships docked in Cozumel today and Spring Break is in the air!

    As we stepped off the ship we were swept up in a swarm of tourists, most of whom were from the USA. It’s always funny to hear American accents again when you’ve been traveling.

    The little town by the dock swarmed with tourists, costumed performers, and vendors of all kinds including Jell-O shots and prescription drugs.    Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023

    Roatan Honduras

    April 12, 2023 in Honduras ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    We had a fun day in Roatan’s Mahogany Bay, a tropical paradise just like you see in movies and beer ads.

    Our Romanian pals, Constantin and Maria, joined us for the day. We were greeted by a sweet little songbird as we stepped ashore. It put the Bob Marley song “Three Little Birds” in my head.

    The four of us took a “magical flying beach chair” over to the beach. Yes, the very same one that I had been making fun of when I noticed it from the ship.

    Well guess what? I loved it. Not only was it a nice view, but there was a little breeze up there. We saw sharks, colorful fish, and conchs from our perch.

    Constantin and I enjoyed a wonderful swim while Larry and Maria found some shady beach chairs. Only later did we realize that although the beach was free, people paid $30 for the chairs and $50 for the bungalows. Oops!

    As we wandered around, we saw a beach bungalow offering salon services such as massages, pedicures, and fish therapy: minnows that nibble any dead skin off of your feet!!

    The heat and surroundings called for cerveza, so we wandered into the beach bar.
    Larry ordered some snacks, too. That’s when we discovered that C&M had never had nachos before!

    It was fun explaining what they were and how to eat them. Not only were the nachos a hit, but they even liked the jalapeños.

    The server got such a kick out of learning that they live in Transylvania. “Really? Like where Dracula lives?”

    (He also complimented my Spanish accent, but he probably says that to all the gringos!)    Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023
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    Puerto Limón

    April 10, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    I’m not exactly sure what a “wappin man wellcome” is, but we had a fun day in Costa Rica.

    Puerto Limón is so named because sailors used to come here to buy citrus to relieve their scurvy symptoms.

    “Pura Vida” (pure life) is a slogan I saw all over the place. Seems to be the Costa Rican version of what the Italians call “La dolce vita,” (the sweet life.)

    Our ship was greeted by a lively calypso band. Some folks wandered into town on their own, and most of them had a good time.

    A few were scammed by folks who took them to a local park to see sloths sleeping in the trees. As the tourists enjoyed the sight, the scammer’s accomplices rode up on bikes and swiped their stuff.

    Costa Rica is so lush. I love how the abandoned buildings were overtaken by the jungle.    Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023

    Cacao Plant

    April 10, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    To me, the inside of cacao fruit looks a bit like intestines. The slippery white seeds are pink. They turn brown after they are dried.

    How did people figure out how to create such delectable treats from such a slimy thing?

    Somehow we made it back to the ship without buying any chocolate. I think we were melting from the humidity and simply forgot.    Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023
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    Costa Rica Jungle Cruise

    April 10, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    The canal we explored on our jungle cruise in Costa Rica was lush and full of life. The brackish water was brown because it’s fed by mountain streams and it’s been raining.

    We saw so many trees: almond, carob, ylang ylang, mango, and more. Beautiful birds dabbled along the water’s edge. I was especially thrilled to see a flock of toucans.

    We saw a mother crocodile nestled in the weeds with her baby, but the biggest thrill was seeing sloths snoozing in the trees.

    Our guide told us sloths only poop once a week, and that they come to the ground for this. If they plan to stay in the same tree, they bury their scat like a cat. This is to keep from advertising their whereabouts to predators.

    If they plan to move to a new tree, they leave their feces uncovered as a way to mislead predators.

    Who knew there was so much strategy to this!    Read more

  • TravelerApril 2023

    Panama Canal

    April 8, 2023 in Panama ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F

    It took us from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. to sail the Panama Canal and it was much more interesting than I expected.

    Transiting the Panama Canal is quite a different experience than the Suez Canal. For one thing, there are no locks on the Suez, so you simply sail along as if it were a river. For another, even though it’s fairly narrow, you are never so close to shore that you could hop off in the Suez.

    Tugboats escort you the the Suez Canal, and you’re part of a convoy, but it’s much more of a hands off experience. Not only did tugboats escort us through the Panama Canal, but we also had lock “mules” with metal ropes pulling our ship through the locks.

    There was plenty of room at the start of our journey, but our last lock was a tight fit as you can see from my pics. Larry estimated that we were only 18 inches or so away from the edge.

    I didn’t expect the mule drivers to get so close to the ship, either. When one driver saw me watching, he opened his window and posed for a photo! That was a nice surprise.    Read more

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