Happy Cinco de Mayo to all!
We have discovered it is nice to have a beverage card in place of one of our President's Club bi-monthly amenities. It has come in handy to try one of the specialty coffees like a caramel latte while waiting in line for Tina or Able to open the Pinnacle doors. The Pinnacle Bar has coffee service like the Exploration Lounge, and it is right across the hall.
The sun was out bright this morning, and the skies were basically blue. It has remained warm and humid, but as the day advanced, the clouds covered up that sun and turned the skies gray. We could see rain showers on the horizon, but we don't believe we had any rain here. The flying fish are still with us, although in small numbers. We spotted one bird that must have perched on the bow….a stowaway.
We were still busy finishing eight of our nice pieces of luggage. They were all weighed, locked, and tagged with the Luggage Forward info fully secured with a Ziplock.
Captain Frank was the voice from the Navigation deck. He said we have 441 nautical miles to go to reach the pilot station in San Juan, Puerto Rico and he hopes to be there around 10am. It seems that we are going to be docking in a different spot….one that we have never been to. There are reportedly five ships in port tomorrow, including the Zuiderdam. Gosh, that is a lot of people flooding the town of San Juan. At least there will be shuttles taking us to the normal docking area.
By noontime, we had partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 84 degrees. We are having four-foot swells with both stabilizers out for our comfort. There was a 15-knot breeze and for tomorrow, we may have thunderstorms. We sure hope not, but there is no way we can wish it away. We may have to pack the ship's big orange umbrellas just in case.
Finally the clocks will go back one more hour this evening. That will put us on EST, and the correct time for Florida.
There had been a Cinco de Mayo lunch on the Lido today, but we forgot. Bet it was good. That is something they have too little of, and that's Mexican cuisine. It may show up more in the Lido, but not in the main dining room. We had room service Caesar chicken salads, and a shared club sandwich after 2pm. We also relaxed while watching a movie.
Tomorrow will be the last day to turn in our laundry, so today we sent two bags. It has been excellent service throughout the entire trip. Most days, the turn-around was the same day.
This afternoon we had a knock on our door and our room steward handed us two small tiles, compliments of the Mariner Society. We own more than a few of these Dutch tiles.
Dinner was back to casual tonight. There were a few things Mexican-style and one of those was the bean and tortilla chicken soup. Very good too. One of us had the cold summer roll, and one chicken sate appetizer. Mains were tri-tip sliced thin with hidden spinach, which our waiter kindly removed before serving. The other entrée was a tasty chicken cordon bleu. We saved a little space for one scoop of orange sorbet, and one Mexican flan……both good.
One of our good friends had gifted us with a watercolor painting of the Zuiderdam on a card. She discovered she had a talent for that form of art and has become an expert at it over the last several years. It will go into the photo album with our 8 x 10's from the photo department.
So much for our six days of sea days. Even those went by fast.
Bill & Mary Ann
PS We want to thank all of the nice folks that posted complimentary messages regarding this blog. It sure made our day!
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