I was shocked this morning to find FOUR beautiful women in my room. I thought I had died and went to Heaven!
Count them; I was outnumbered!
We found the Navigator of the Sea had pulled up this morning.
We hurried out of the cabin to be at the Grille at 7:00 am for coffee and pastries.
The Emerald Princess is about 20% larger than the Navigator.
We had two cups of coffee and some orange juice, and the announcement came; we were off! We were the first people off this ship; we were “Silver 1”.
Since we went through immigration yesterday, today was simple. Yesterday they used facial recognition so we didn’t have to should our passports; they were pulled up automatically.
Our porter took our luggage downstairs to the street, where Bob Z was waiting to pick us up. The poor porter had to make a second trip to get Mary’s suitcases. I carried my bag (the gunnysack).
This was Mary’s baggage; I threw the gunnysack over my shoulder!
With the help of a bottle of Vaseline, a small tire jack, two gorillas, some engine grease, and three running starts, we got everything into the car. Bob’s sleek new luxury car looked like the Goodyear Blimp on wheels!
We felt like sardines going home; one more bag and I would have to be tied across the hood!
We were whisked away in luxury, arriving home at 9:15 am. It was terrific how MAry could hold her breath for 40 minutes on the way home. One exhale, and bags would be flying across the freeway.
Our Chauffeur was right on time, but he forgot his white gloves and chauffeurs hat!
We unloaded Mary’s five suitcases, two steamer trunks, three “carry-ons,” something wrapped in Hawaiian Christmas paper, my one small camera bag, and the gunny sack.
Irene was doing well, and Scout had already chosen Irene as his new closest companion. Scout glanced up at us, yawned, and returned to his slumber. Irene was thrilled and wagged her tail when she saw us.
We spent the rest of the day working around the house.
Mary did the laundry while I put away my belongings, which only filled one bag. Afterward, I went outside to clear the garden and filled two 90-gallon trash cans with clippings. Due to the hot and humid weather, I was soaked and covered in dirt, so I had to shower.
While Mary prepared dinner, I showered and dressed. I asked about the special at the table, but Mary replied, “Tonight’s special? It’s Take It Or Leave It!”
I was SHOCKED to find out I lost four pounds while on this vacation. We ate all the time, but the proportions were “small,” we had self-control enough not to ask for seconds except for desserts.
I thought after two weeks of eating I would be so fat that when I fell down, I would rock myself to sleep trying to get up!
A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it.
We had plans to get into the 90-degree pool or the 95-degree hot tub, but instead, we crashed, and I went out like a light.
