Woke up to someone singing "Happy Birthday", which of course, was Bill, reminding me that I was one year older. Even with everything going on, these birthdays seem to find you no matter what. Better than the alternative…..
We slept pretty good, except for waking up a few times, wondering where we are. The hotel room layout is similar to the ship's cabin. And the strange thing with one of us, is that the feeling of the sea motion stays long after leaving the ship. Could have sworn that we were still on the ship.
We were just about to begin our yogurt breakfast, when there was a knock on the door. It was the food deliverer who left a bag of dining room breakfast on our door handle. Except, it wasn't ours. On the top was a cardboard container with two fried eggs, hash browns, and Canadian bacon…..all piled on top of each other. It sure wasn't appealing. There was fruit and toast with jams in another cardboard box. That's when we called the front Desk and told them about the incorrect delivery. The bags were picked up, and delivered to the right room we assume. Little did the recipients know where their food had gone.
Doing our own housekeeping chores, not a big deal, we took our first walk of the day. The weather seemed better today. With the un coming out, it was not as cold as yesterday. But the wind was still chilly.
Yesterday, Bill had found the local supermarket at Publix. So we went back there. He picked up some more supplies like paper plates, napkins, and plastic cutlery, while I waited outside.
Back at the hotel, we dined on ham and cheese sandwiches, chips, and pillow candies from or room.
We had a surprise knock on the door again at 2pm. This time, it was a vase of flowers delivered to the birthday girl. The card said it was compliments from the Mariner Society. A phone call later on revealed that it may have been Gerald Bernhoft who sent the bouquet. Sure brightened up my day.
Another nice surprise, was a phone call from our travel agent in Seattle. It is not unusual for us to talk at least once a week concerning future bookings and the details. This call was purely a goodwill phone message for my birthday, and spending it with Covid. Again, it made my day.
Later we took another walk outside, where we discovered other folks seemed to be doing the same thing. It was a good time for a movie, so that took care of the rest of the day.
Dinner was hotel delivery of a shared chicken quesadilla then we had salads – one chicken Caesar and one panache of greens. We had toyed with the idea of ordering one slice of chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream, but decided that the ice cream would be melted. Sharing a fresh apple seemed to be a better idea.
Bill & Mary Ann
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Report #38 Marriott Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.......Monday - January 24, 2022
