at Sea
Today I decided to go to the medical center about my knee. One step on the treadmill did it. Probably meniscus tear. Same knee I had scoped years ago. I’m really having difficulty walking. Now I fell like I really belong on this ship.
Medical center is amazing. No appointment. No line. No insurance so no government BS. Everything is quick and to the point. Amazing what can be done when you aren’t trying to push the payment of your medical care onto someone else.
Doc did a couple of twists and turns of the knee. No pain. Probably not a tendon or ligament tear then. Good news. Knee feels tight as it should. Precautionary x-ray was done. Doc says he sees nothing to be concerned about on the ship. Gave some meds and knee brace. If I continued with pain he would help schedule an off ship trip to the doc.
I joked with the nurse that this is the future of health care. Ships in international waters that have no government BS to deal with. Insurance can go back to how they used to operate. Risk sharing for major health issues. The nurse laughed but she may not see what we do at home.
Group trivia was not a complete failure and we did score near the top. Literature is probably my worst topic. Science is definitely my strongest. We did know that Springfield was the town the Simpson’s live in. This quote is attributed to who “The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work”. My guess was Thomas Edison, Mary guessed Ben Franklin. The team went with Ben Franklin. The answer? Thomas Edison. We missed Hemingway’s first book. You will have to look it up. I still don’t remember. We know the animal that the Swedes made from the words for whale and horse. Walrus.
This after noon we sat out by the Lido pool. The roof in this area can be opened and closed. It can be a really nice sitting out there. I haven’t done laps in the pool yet. I’ll wait on the knee. It is small but it may work. I did the eye the comedienne from the other night sitting by the pool. Her stage disguise was perfect. There she looked overweight and had a long blond wig on. Here she was quite thin with long grayish hair but couldn’t hide the smile she has. I wouldn’t say she is famous but I know that the musicians and other entertainers just want to be left alone. Other than her weight, she was able to fit in with the rest of the passengers quite easily.
In the Lido, the staff prepared a collection of “flour-less” cakes. These events can draw long lines. It’s tough when it has been over an hour since your last feeding. This station overs some kind of international food everyday at lunch. Brazilian, Mexican, Costa Rican….
Dinner was outstanding as usual. After every dinner, one of the kitchen or dining room staff will come to the table to ask how the meal was. The dining room manager, the head chef, assistant head chef, many sous chefs, the cellar master and the sommelier have all come to the table. We haven’t had a complaint, only compliments.
Tomorrow is Costa Rica and it is a tender port. We booked a tour through trip advisor and our pickup time is 8 pm. We move the clock another hour back and we will be on central time. A national park is our destination. It will be our first time to Costa Rica and we are unsure of what to expect. I did manage to contact the tour director on whatsapp to confirm our pickup time and location.
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