February 14, 2019 – at Sea
After 24 days at sea we have developed a whole new lifestyle. All of our bills are paid automatically, no need to open mail or email. All meals are prepared by a great chef. Laundry is done on a daily basis and delivered folded or on hangars as you request. Our focus on sea days is going to the gym, reading on the deck, group trivia, lunch, reading on the deck, dinner, entertainment then bed. Going to take some time to re-adjust after the 114 days is up.
We have met quite a few folks that we enjoy talking to. Believe it or not we met a couple originally from Dearborn when we were in one of the museums in Lima. He went to the old Dearborn High and she graduated from the first Edsel Ford High School class.
For our own entertainment and a way to remember folks that we talk to each other about, we have assigned names to them. Jimmy Cash looks like he could have been Johnny’s brother. Slicked back white hair, jeans and large buckle on his belt. Loves to dance but moves pretty slow. Jack Lalane is in the gym as much as we are. Always instructing the women on how to correctly do an exercise. Terri loves that. There is a woman who has a hair style reminiscent of Lindsay’s late dog Clement. You guessed it. There is a Bernie Sanders look alike also. He is constantly looking for other peoples money. We had dinner with a Jim and Jean last night and we learned that they do the same thing. Jim asked me if I knew “2 step”. I laughed and said “Who is that?”. I learned that 2 step is always 2 steps behind his wife. Every once in a while she will look back to make sure he is there. We also learned about “Joe”. The real Joe is someone who went on this cruise some years after seeing an ad. He signed up and didn’t notify his family. They had no idea he took a cruise. His memory was a little faulty and he got lost on every excursion. The crew was constantly looking for “Joe”. Joe is now used for anyone with a failing memory. There are many “Joes” aboard.
4 hour time difference is making communication a bit more difficult.
