At
Sea—Aboard Caribbean Princess
Sunny,
86 F
After
two more days with Tim’s brother, we drove to Fort Lauderdale to meet the
Caribbean Princess. On Thursday night before we left, we had a great dinner
with DDIL Denise’s mother Cheryl and Dave at the beautiful Watermark in Naples. It is one of Cheryl’s favorite restaurants.
Tim had pork chops and I enjoyed fried shrimp. Our conversation covered a lot
of topics, especially Florida living. I admire their ability to recognize great
properties. Their home in Estero is fabulous.
On
Friday we had lunch at Mel’s Diner
with Mike and Maria B., dear “old” friends from Erie who spend October to April
or so in Bonita Springs. I loved
hearing Tim reminisce with Mike about neighborhood escapades from his
childhood. Maria was an ESD teacher and we have a lot in common!
Another
Friday highlight was a trip to Cape Coral for the Oktoberfest with Jeff, Carmel, Carol, and Tim. The festival was
much larger than ours in Erie, with multiple bands and many more food vendors. We had weinerschnitzel, noodles, and red
cabbage—my favorite. Friends Kevin (EFD) and Jan S. joined us.
(Note:
I am very glad we have a German festival in Erie—but this year it was very
rainy and we couldn’t go. We did enjoy the Greek and Polish festivals in Erie
though).
October
19, Saturday morning, we left Tom and Carol’s generous hospitality for Fort
Lauderdale. The Caribbean Princess
was waiting for us. Every time we board a ship we have to fill out a form
stating we are not sick with certain symptoms, but this time the form added
wording asking if passengers had recently traveled to Sierra Leone and two
other African countries in the last 21 days and if passengers were exhibiting
certain symptoms. Of course this is a reaction to the situation recently with
the Carnival Magic out of Galveston, Texas.
We
were able to talk to sons Randy and Brian before we left port and told them
about the web cams we would pass by. We stood on the deck and waved like crazy
but it is doubtful they saw us because they were all having fun at Randy and
Coleen’s Halloween Party. J
Unusual
for us, we sat with 6 other couples for dinner. I told Tim if the conversation
turned to politics I would leave immediately, but it didn’t!!! The couples were
from Montreal, Buffalo area, Kansas, and Florida. We talked about fishing, the
Air Force (the young married couple was on leave), snow, and cruising. Prime
rib tonight!
Saturday
night’s show included comedian Darrell Joyce, who was very funny. He said NO
man looks good in Speedos—always good for a laugh and so true. He also said if
a lady cannot see all of herself in the mirror, then she probably does not
qualify to wear a two piece. In fact, a three piece might not even be
appropriate.
Sunday
was a reading day by the pool. Cold Fire by Dean Koontz. Tim said the water was cold.
We
dressed for formal night and dined at a table for two. The Surf and Turf was
filet mignon and shrimp-no lobster—so I opted for German pot roast.
We
immediately changed clothes after dinner and went to the movie under the
stars—Maleficent. I really wanted to see it with B1 (not sure B2 could), but
since it was playing here, we watched. Tim and I both thought it was very well
done. I loved the story line except for Aurora’s father.
After
the movie, at 10:15, believe it or not, we went to the Princess Theater to see
Comedian Darrell Joyce again. I think he is funny and he focused on husband /
wife relationships tonight.
Football
was on all day and I think the Broncos won.
No comments:
Post a Comment