Sailing.....Sailing....Over the Bounding Waves!

Room D528

A View out of this World! Nothing but water!

Stormy......Cold.......and a rocking boat!  The first 2-3 days were a little trying.

My sea sickness patches and sea bands were doing their job...but who can walk or stand up when the boat is crusing on 7-10 foot waves?

I found it easier to prop myself up along the walls on those days.

This is the day and the exact location Glenn and I realized the median age of passengers on this cruise was 69.5. A lady with a cane practically used it on another older lady who was trying to step in front of me to get into the dining room. Unfortunately we saw this kind of situation repeated over and over again this cruise.

Take my eyes off of a Glenn for one second and he's off finding new friends!

Don't ask me....'cause I have NO idea where this guy came from!

We discovered these balloons in our stateroom when returning from our second night after dinner.  They say "Congratulations!"  We also received two glasses of champagne, a wonderful chocolate dessert to share, and waiters singing "Happy Honeymoon to You," in the dining room!

We enjoyed lot's of music! 

Classical, Hawaiian, Karaoke, Pop, 50's.....you name it!

A few photo's on the deck!

One of the long hall outside our room.

A good one of a handsome man on my balcony! What a catch!!

Hello land!  Los Angeles to Hilo.....2280 miles! Four and half days at sea!

To be continued...........

The Adventure Begins........

Glenn and I are home and feeling grateful for a wonderful two week honeymoon!  We had such a great time enjoying all the activities on the ship to Hawaii, as well as stopping at ports in Hilo, Honolulu, Nawiliwili, Lahaina, and Ensenada.

The start of our honeymoon began with a tornado in Little Rock near the hotel we were staying at by the airport.  We started our way across the street on foot, to the Waffle House, to grab something quick to eat, when we were stopped by a circular spiral of rain and tremendous wind.  We were caught outside of our hotel in a second set of automated doors, while the interior doors locked us out.  Finally some other guests requested the lobby manager to let us in, where we later heard a tornado had just gone through that area.  What a way to start an adventure!

So we head to Los Angeles early Friday morning.  The weather there was rainy and cool, but it was really fun to land at the popular LAX airport I've always heard about.  (I know....it doesn't take much to entertain me!)  My eyes were peeled for any "stars" that might be surrounded by cameras, reporters, and the such. Afterall, it was Oscar weekend!!  The most I got was some athelete, I'm guessing, who I don't even have a clue who he was.  I'm figuring he wasn't a big deal, because there was only one reporter and camera on him! :-)  I just stood there with eyes glued on him, hoping I could catch a name or something.  Glenn didn't have a clue who he was and was focused on getting to the right shuttle. 

(Glenn treats me to Hot Chocolate before heading back to the airport to catch the bus!  He was already trigger happy with his camera!  Aren't I graceful?!)

Saturday morning we loaded up on a bus to head to the ship with about half of the airport.....;-) Just kiddin'! 

By 1 p.m., we were on the ship having something to eat. Let the fun begin!!! Notice that I'm freezing......

I had to show Glenn the ropes being a frequent sailor myself....(one prior trip)! So much fun to walk up to the counter and request a cheeseburger without paying!  I've got my food in one hand and Diet Coke in the other.....bring on the warm weather and the fun!

To be continued...............