Blogs from Florida, United States, North America - page 2

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the comments that have been sent to me. Finally figured out tonight how I could find them to read. I wish you were all with me! We would have a heckuva great time. For those that don't live in a 55+ community, Mexican Train is a domino's game. Last night, for the 3rd time, we moved our clocks ahead 1 hour. We are now 3 hours ahead of Eastern time. You can tell that we are moving north by looking into the shops here. The t-shirts have disappeared and been replaced by sweatsuits, puffer jackets and vests. Today was my slowest moving day yet - and there ain't nothing wrong with that. Found my favorite spot up by the pool this morning and did more reading, people watching and this time, ... read more

Hi Everyone, If anyone is interested in knowing exactly where I am at the time you are interested, you can just click on this link (Thanks Dave!): Current Location on the map: url=https://webmail.centurylink.net/app/Utilities/gateway_url.asp?umsgid=%7B5c98971a-5c23-486c-8fd2-a05ba9f68057%7D&uurl=https%3A//www.seascanner.com/ships-position-nieuw-statendamhttps://www.seascanner.com/ships-position-nieuw-statendam - you will see that we move about an inch a day across the Atlantic. Stayed up last night and finished my book. It was 2:00AM before the lights got turned out. This morning started out slowly for me. Got up, took a shower and then went back to bed! When I got up for good, I went to the dining reservations desk to add 2 more people to my reservation for tomorrow night for one of the fancy restaurants that is included in my package. 2 of the folks that I meet up wit... read more

Hi Everyone, Had a super night's sleep last night. Don't think I moved until 7AM. Then I rolled over and went back to sleep. At 10AM, I went to a "Meet and Greet" with people that had been participating for the last couple months on a long blog that was specifically for people on this particular sailing. Met a lot of very nice people. After it, I heard a couple mention the words "Mexican Train" from across the room so I went over and asked if they were looking for more players, I'd be happy to play. We spent the afternoon playing with another gentleman who had overheard our discussion. Anyone that plays MT knows there are a lot of different house rules that different people play by. Let me tell you, this guy Dave had ... read more

Hi Everyone, Finished our second Sea Day. The ocean has been pretty calm. After reading for a bit on my balcony, I went up to the deck just above the pool and found a spot to sit and read. Weather was perfect for me. Most people were wearing sweaters/sweatshirts and long pants. I had shorts and sleeveless top on and it felt great. Did not get a lot of reading done. A couple sat down at my table as I was eating my (very good) pizza for lunch and had their lunch with me. Very nice and chatty couple from Oregon. As soon as they left, a couple of the solo traveling gals came by that I had met so they sat with me and then another gal joined us. We went to the talk on ... read more

April 3 The April Fools Day, moved to the Third. Heavy rain and rush hour traffic made me wonder if I would miss my flight. Still I made it to the airport by ten for my eleven flight. Zipped through check in and got my chair right away. As always, mine was the last gate. My pushed was about sixty, stopped to visit a friend and exchange lunch items, then proceeded to tell me haw far the gate was. 1st surprise, a shuttle bus would take us from gate 23 to gate 53. The waiting room looked surprisingly empty but the plane was on time. 1st fall as I tripped at the door of the plane. No damage. We sat on the runway for half an hour and were warned it would be a bumpy flight. ... read more