April 26th

We began the day by waking early to watch the ship dock. It was a beautiful sunny morning and Aruba was as beautiful as we remembered. We did not book an excursion for this port so we were not in any kind of a hurry.

We decided to have breakfast at Horizon court. I had cereal and fruit and yogurt as well as lots of coffee.

Then I proceeded to walk around and see if I could find the spots that are the answer to the “Where on the ship?” contest. I found the feature at the Lotus Pool Conservatory. Then I went to the library to put my entry in. I forgot to do it yesterday. Not that the prizes are any big deal but it is fun to enter.

After walking a little I decided to get out of the heat and return to our stateroom. The heat here is oppressive to be sure. I am certain there will be a lot of sun burned people at dinner tonight. In spite of my advice Ken went topside to lie in the sun. But to his credit he only stayed for a half hour.

Sail away was at 12:30, All aboard was scheduled for 12:00 noon.

 We watched buses returning at twelve. The temperature on our balcony was exactly 100 F. I am so glad that we decided to stay aboard today. The temperature inside our room was 75 and in comparison it almost seemed fidget

We decided to have lunch in our room. You avoid the temptations of the buffet and the dining room that way. Ken had a Caesar and I had a club sandwich with cole slaw… no French fries J

We finished our bottle of Champagne before dinner.

Everyone was at dinner and the gang reported a very good time in Aruba today.

After dinner Ken and I stopped at the Wheelhouse Bar to enjoy the music of Phoenix Rising. They have a great sound and a lot of people were dancing.

Next we went to the Princess Theatre to watch the show. Tonight it was “ Master Gauchos” The rhythm of Argentina staring Hilario and Haley. They were very entertaining. She was a contortionist and the shapes she put herself into were quite amazing.

We ended our evening with our special coffee.

Back here to order room service for breakfast because tomorrow we are in Cartagena. We have a Princess tour on a Spanish Galleon.