DAY SEVEN AND EIGHT
Well it was quite a day today ......tra la ..tra la..tra la...... I want to start with what we did this morning but neither of us can remember what the heck we did....omg.....throw us a lifeline....geeze. Must be the hypnotist thingy cutting in or the sangria (three big glasses for 15.00) ....oh ya....we played two for one bingo this morning, only cost us 39.00 for three cards but we shared and we won 120.00 but had to share with three other people...darn! So I guess we are even. We are at sea today and wanted to stay out of the sun for awhile......I know ....but we have been hitting it pretty hard.
Hypnotist was a mass hypnotizing and I think I fell asleep. All I know is that I haven’t had a cigarette at all today , nor do I crave one....I feel like if I golfed my game would be much improved and I am not the least bit stressed. I am taking the stairs more (sure it is all going down but it is much easier .....lol) I feel so good! I have quit biting my nails ....hmmmmm....I can’t remember if I was a nail biter and I know if I went into sports I would surely excel at whatever I try.....all this is happening to me and it only cost me 135.00 but I saved the 700.00 off the full price.
But wait..... there's more....! We went to the twelfth floor tapas lounge for supper and they happened to have Karaoke hour. That is where we tied into the three big sangria drinks....... and no I did not sing ....uh uh......but
Gladys Cherryblossom decided to take a stab at it and after much cajoling by the three people in the lounge....she belted out a Lady Ga Ga tune....yep.....P..P..P..P..Poker Face ....omg.... But there is a god, Sharon did not have her camera ! Gladys received a great round of applause from all three people and the staff (who were desperate for anyone to participate). Sharon said Gladys wasn’t that bad....hmmmmm
The weather has been exceptional this whole trip and we are more than happy with the ship ....broom closet is even not that bad. Some of the challenges are ...to shave...or not to shave..... legs are getting a little prickly , but we are sleeping solo so we won’t hurt anyone....lol. The shower is one of those corner deals with a round metal rod jutting out ....this almost reminds me of the showers over the toilet...remember those in the RVs? If we keep our stuff put away and that helps. The ‘ride’ is unbelievably smooth....being near the waterline has its advantages ...insert smiley face here !
day eight finds us in St Martin ....population 80,000 and what a beautiful place this is! Education here is similar to Aruba except kids only need three mandatory languages and two optional, healthcare and education is free. We decide to take some money and our credit cards into town....hmmmm subconsciously we are preparing ourselves to make up for a lost opportunity in Curacao where we almost bought an emerald ring but realized that we didn’t have enough time and then we had left our credit cards on the ship....hahahaha not gonna make that mistake today!
Well we don’t have any problem finding stuff we can’t live with out......did I mention that my suitcase weighs 51.4 lbs on the trip over? oh...and ...and....United charged us 25.00 to check it ...dam .....sooooooo gotta be careful here cause it is another checked bag if I can’t wear everything ...lol (it’s really not funny and we don’t like this one bit).
This place has everything ...even leather coats and jackets from Turkey, we know this because we were there this time last year. We mention this and owner comes up front and he is from Istanbul and there is my same coat I bought there . (it is 300.00 more here) We buy a fashion leather jacket that will probly get very little wear and we leave there with a smile on our face.
oh....and remember my resolve to only pack three pair of shoes ? (well I did wean it down to five which included my winter boots) turns out I needed a new pair of sandals but I needed to buy two pair to get a deal .....DARN......now how the heck am I gonna wear two pairs of sandals over my boots???? ah well......I have two more cruises to figure that one out.
The emeralds are still calling our name so we check out the Diamonds International jewelry stores . After spending all day shopping we are ....are you ready for this?.....we are spent ! Yep ....back to the ship and into the pool ...then the hot tub....then the steam room , (we found that little gem last night). Oh yes....and we have the rings !!!! A wise man once told me “money is only stuff you haven’t bought yet” well that stuff is money we don’t have to worry about anymore........ we are enjoying the piss outta this holiday. insert smiley face here....
We meet up with the professor and his wife for supper , they are quite the eccentric couple ...they had a cat that talked regularly on the phone to her mom and her sister and a dog named Wendal that had his own life . When the cat passed away her sister called and when informed of the ‘passing’ she couldn’t believe it cause she had just ‘talked’ to her the day before.
Sharon and I walked so much while shopping we decide we deserve to have the bread pudding dessert ....and....and....it doesn’t cost us anything .....life is good . Banjo player on steroids is playing in the showroom tonite so we take a pass and turn in early.
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