Well I have to say that cruising was fun, but it was not exactly what I expected. But actually I am not sure what I expected. The ship was beautiful and it was very relaxing. It was totally cool to be able to have room service any time you wanted it and be able to get food 24/7. We watched some good movies and caught a couple of comedy shows. We had some really fabulous dinners. One disappointment was a lot of the desserts were soaked, drenched, coated or otherwise alcohol laden. But not to worry, we did manage to have some great desserts. It was a blast to have a five course meal every evening. The way were were eating I was sure I was going to gain 10 pounds, but we did a lot of walking and used the stairs when we could. I only gained a pound for the trip. I also think one of the big factors was portions. The portions were small, but you could have seconds, thirds or fourths and no one cared. A couple of times we had dinner and if the dessert was especially good we would go back later for coffee and another dessert. I did have some problems with motion sickness, but I had medication and bought some ginger pills and some of those wrist bands which seemed to do the trick. Initially, the movement got to me because I was looking out the window of our cabin and but when I turned away I could see it in the mirror. Therefore, we kept the curtains closed most of the time. We spent time out on the decks and that did not seem to bother me. We had some really rough water in the Sea of Cortez, but it was at night and I managed to sleep well. I think maybe if we cruise again we will get a balcony - some fresh air would have been nice. We went ashore a couple of times and it was fun, but depressing because Mexico is so dirty and poor. I did buy a really cool wooden domino set that started at $38 and and I paid $25.
Our new kitchen cabinets are AWESOME. They did an excellent job and I am very pleased. We changed to a microwave over the stove top and it is really nice. I just finished putting everything back in the cabinets - but I am sure I will be changing things around for days. I just needed to get things put together before Christmas. We have pull out shelves in all the cabinets except one. We had planned to get a lazy susan, but the cabinet did not go back far enough - so just shelves. They will be mainly used for storing things we don't use often.Anyway, I know I am really bad about keeping the blog updated and I am considering not doing it at all. Not sure if I will stop - probably not. I just am not going to be hard on myself if I don't post.
Later . . .
