May Day

May Day

I was awake long enough to go outside and take a couple of pictures. We had never been here before and the mountains and the crashing waves came as a surprise. We had been told that the volcanoes here in Nicaragua have been acting up and that was obvious by the haze in the air and the smell of smoke. I guess some shore excursions were cancelled because of the volcanoes.

Just a few moments later the captain came on the PA system and announced that we would be aborting our stop here. Apparently the roll of the sea made it difficult for the tenders and that conditions were supposed to deteriorate as the day progressed. You could see the tenders bobbing around like corks. Just seeing them made your stomach uneasy. We would be getting the tenders back on the port side and then he would turn the ship so the tenders from the starboard side could be brought on board.

We were able to get a few pictures. Ken got one of their statue of Christ that overlooks their harbor.Christ the Redeemer in Rio is number one and this is number 2.in size.

We had plans to go for breakfast in the dining room so that is what we did. We sat with 2 other couples. One was from Surry and one was from the Everett area of Washington State. Again it was a fun breakfast.

We entered the Wake Show draw to answer the trivia question and I looked around to try to find the “Where on the Ship” contest.

Then Ken went topside and I roamed around a while. At 11:30 we went to a lecture on the Pirates of the Caribbean. Then it was back to our room to have room service deliver lunch.

We had a  Mai Tai during Happy Hour and soon it was time to dress for dinner. What a wonderful lazy day it had been so far.

Dinner was fun and we had our usual interesting interactions. Each night we change seats so we can visit with a new person and not always sit next to our spouses. I sat between Pam and Nancy and we learned quite a bit about each other. Pam runs marathons, Nancy has wine glasses that she loves, all three of us have special things we can’t part with and all three of us love pretty dishes

After dinner we looked at the photos in the photo department and then went to our stateroom so I could get my pills because I had forgotten them. Then we headed to the Princess Theatre.

Tonight’s entertainment was by David Pengelly. He was very entertaining. He sang, he told jokes and most of all he was a wizard with the ukulele. He played everything from dueling banjos to classical music.

We ended the evening with our special coffee and a little bit of television. Morgan Freeman and the science channel continues to amaze.

Sea Day tomorrow.