January 6, 2018 Grand Cayman

I am not sure where the last two days have gone, I did have a wonderful birthday. It was busy, Ed went to a lecturer, and I signed up for water color, and craft classes.  So sea days will be busy. I learned to tie a slip knot (not) at the craft class, but maybe with a bit of practice I will. She said once you get it you will never forget. 

Today we are tendering to George Town, Grand Cayman. The weather doesn’t look to promising, but after the crowd subsides we will go over to the island and see what has changed, since the last time we were here. They just announced there is liquid sunshine going on,,, so we shall see how this goes.  So much for needing to do my hair. 

We walked around a bit, I looked for an aperon, to use for a smok at the water color classes but didn’t find one. So we went to the Hard Rock Cafe and had huge hamburgers, and a local beer. We also had some huge chocolate brownie, ice cream concoction, that we sheared, and couldn’t eat it all. We were both hungry as we had skipped breakfast, we weren’t hungry any longer,,, good thing dinner isn’t until eight. 

It started raining again, so now it was time to catch the tender back to the ship. 

Back on the ship, I started on trying to find room for the last bag of stuff. Which just happened to be mostly Ed’s clothes, he needed something to wear to dinner, don’t ya know. I think every crack and cranny is full. But we got it done!  As time goes on, and a few sea days I’ll make more order out of everything, I hope. 

Ed went to sail away and I worked on the unpacking I was determined to get it all done.  Ed said I didn’t miss anything there we not many people, and even the cruise director didn’t come. So we dressed for dinner. 

We have an interesting dinner table. We are at a table for eight, but there is only seven of us, a couple from Seattle, and a couple from Tulsa Oklahoma, and Cathy from Ashland, Virginia! We met Cathy on a tour, when we were on the Westerdam, and she has been in charge of the role-call, on cruise critic.    She did a great job. 

We have seen two great shows since we boarded the ship, the first one was ABBA FAB, they sounded so much like ABBA that it was uncanny. They sang many of there hits, and of coarse Mama Mia!  Then last night we saw the most amazing show I have ever seen,,, David Meyer, played a Xylosynthesis, it’s a combination of a xylophone and a synthesizer, and his energy for playing it was unmatched by any thing I have ever seen. But he wasn’t finished impressing us..... he then played an instrument he envented.. he played laser beams!! Unbelievable!  Then his beautiful wife how was and is a pro dancer danced to the music he played on the laser and she had laser wands, that when twirled made the most beautiful patterns. Then she danced to Carman. It was wonderful, it really rounded out the day. Then we got to sleep in a bit as we moved to central time.   And we got our second pillow gift, each of us have revived a very nice messenger bag, and last night we go moleskin travel books. I’m going to need to find things to leave behind, if this keeps up. LOL

Today. Has been busy. Ed worked out our internet glitches, with a most accommodating young woman at the Internet cafe Courtney, she is very familiar with Apple products, so that really helps. So now I think we have it all worked out. 

Meanwhile I went to the first water color class, and I think I might like it, and after brunch, more on that later, I went to arts and crafts class. The woman teaching that, Nancy, is amazing, the amount of work she has infested in the class, and classes, to come, is over the top. So I will attend all I can.  I learned how to make a slip knot and attach a cute little zipped pouch, so you can carry your cruise card, a wee bit of money and hide it under your shirt. 

Now on to Sunday brunch, which was excellent it was a preset menu of small bites, in three courses. So no Buffett, but better, as you could have all you wanted, they would bring you more. I hadn’t eaten breakfast so I was starved, but was really filled up before desert, but still managed to eat most of it. LOL

So now we are getting getting ready for the first Gala Night, Black & Gold, it is the Captins Party, more on that later.