Cruisin' Diary

(Docked in Cozumel)


Day 1 – “It’s a small world after all”
Two reasons: First, whenever you take a flight to Orlando, be prepared for a flight full of children ages two and under all gearing up to meet the one and only Mickey Mouse. Well, not all of them were excited about meeting Mickey. Matter of fact, the little blonde haired girl sitting in front of us proclaimed loudly that she did not want to see Mickey – she wanted to go home—NOW! They tried crackers, stories, soothing tones – nope, no good.

Secondly, while we are waiting to board the flight, I saw my cousin standing in the same terminal. I rarely see him, maybe twice in the last three years. I asked him if he was flying on business (he was standing there alone) and he replied that his wife and daughter were in the bathroom and they were all flying to …. Yep, you guessed it! M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

I have to say I was disappointed that nobody started singing the theme song. Maybe on the way home they will sing it.

Day 2: The Most Supercharged Maitre D
The food is incredible! Everywhere we go there is something to eat. Hamburgers, pizza, ice cream, etc. And that doesn’t include what’s on the dinner menu in the main dining room! The dining room not only has incredible food but incredible service. Our SuperCharged Maitre D, Joseph, is fan-tabulous!

Today, we did the unthinkable! The most outrageous! We took three naps! Yes, three naps! How crazy are we? Let me tell you that it was way cool. We were able to stay up for some comedy and midnight snacking.

Day 3: Senor Moustache
Today we docked at Cozumel for a day’s visit. We booked a horseback ride but had some time to kill before it started so we went to look around in some of the shops. One of the merchants was trying to get Dave’s attention – he hollered out: “SENOR MOUSTACHE!” We were warned to not make eye contact because then the sellers will not leave you alone. How can you not turn around at something like that?

The horseback riding was a lot of fun. The guide was hilarious and the horses were great. We were allowed to gallop so we both took advantage of it. Wow, I can’t tell you how incredible it felt. The only downside was that our sunblock had started wearing off so we both got too much sun. Dave’s poor legs!

We wanted to try some authentic Mexican food so we stopped at a restaurant that was open to the outside and the ocean. At the neighboring table was a fellow who was an entertainer on a different cruise ship docked a little bit further south than us. Great conversation and delicious food After dinner we took a horse and cart ride back to our piers. We are exhausted!

One thing that has really been something for us is that we have met so many Christians!! Couples who kids are on mission trips, others who shared a story that is similar to ours – the rebuilding. Many folks who are willing to just open up and share the Lord with us. Even our tour guide who was a little bit on the ornery side, ended the excursion by saying “God Bless you all! God Bless!