It was a dark and stormy night...

Sunday

It was dark and rainy for this sea day, and I slept later than planned (about 8am)... but it was a sea, so there was little else to do, and- truth be told- I was still tired. A nice breakfast and then to the theatre for the talk on where we were going, what to see, what to buy (and what not to buy!) I have been to our first stop,Grand Turk, before- a small, arid island- so I didn't buy any shore excursions, and will just wander. Assuming the rain doesn't keep following us. It was raining so heavily this morning that I couldn't see out the windows. Glad it was a sea day!!

The highlight of the morning was winning a “solid gold plastic ship on a stick” – one of the most coveted souvenirs on Carnival cruise line. You can't buy them, you have to win or be given one. I was half listening to the Cruise Director's morning show on the TV while getting ready, and they had a trivia contest (“What country is directly south of Detroit?”). After listening to people calling in with the wrong answers, I finally picked up the phone, called in, and gave them the right answer (“Windsor, Ontario, Canada”), and won the coveted ship on a stick! Woooooo!!

Lunch, exploring the shops, realizing I had managed to lose my hairbrush between here and Florida, and a well deserved nap in the afternoon. (Hey- I'm on vacation! Sleep and eat and relax with a book on the shaded area of the Serenity (adult only) deck are the only plans I had, and the rain stopped me from doing the last, so I slept again! LOL!) It was elegant night, so I got all doodled up and looked elegant, and we had another lovely meal.

After supper was the “Big Easy” show in the theatre - a salute to New Orleans. Vegas style music, song, dance and amazing sets – complete with flying singers and pyrotechnics. I loved it and was pumped and ready to go hear more music afterwards (there's live music everywhere!) but no one was up for it, and I didn't want to go alone, so back to the cabin for some TV and an early night. (Remember, for me, an early night is anything before 1am.) The ship stopped at some point, so we must have been close to port- we dock at Grand Turk at 7am. The rain stopped, and it's hot and humid, so will hopefully be nice tomorrow.

For my foodie friends :

Breakfast : scrambled eggs, bacon, OJ, and fresh fruit

Lunch : baked Boston bluefish in a citrus sauce (YUM!!), tomatoes stuffed with fruit (!) and baked, mashed potatoes, a salad of baby spinach, wax beans, red onion in a blue cheese dressing.... and fresh fruit.

Mid afternoon snack : slice of veggie pizza

Supper : Maine lobster, shrimp, broccoli, and rice. Cherries jubilee for dessert.

(and soft serve ice cream a couple of times a day!)

For my cat friends (and yes, you can be both!):

Astrophe is doing great. She has kicked Dex out of his bed on Rayna's bed and claimed it for her own. Dex has decided that sleeping on Rayna's head is more fun, anyway. Nika sleeps on her legs. Kizzy, Milo and Mia have a lovefest in the middle of my bed. All is well!

Tomorrow.... Grand Turk.