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We woke up at 6:00 a.m.; by 8:00 a.m., we had loaded the van and were on our way to Corona to pick up Robin, Robin, and Nick for our trip to San Diego. The gas tank was full, and we were all set to go!
We arrived at Robin’s house 40 minutes later because I forgot my hearing aids and needed to stop at the bank.
Locked and loaded, we are off!
We left Robin’s place at 9:00 a.m. and arrived in San Diego 80 minutes later. We hit some traffic near the Star Of India, where the port is located.
Almost there!
We got stuck in a traffic jam caused by two ships arriving simultaneously. Fortunately, Bob managed to park the van while we queued up. Maggie and Magnificent came to our rescue and guided us through the lines straight to the cabin. In just twenty minutes, we were already in the bar, enjoying a drink!
Our ship has not sailed yet!
We saved seats at Ocean Bar for Duda’s, who arrived after we downed two glasses of chardonnay.
We needed a glass of wine!
We partied for an hour before heading to the pool area for burgers and ice cream.
We ALL needed a glass of wine!
Mary had the salad, but the old man ordered a jalapeno burger and a vanilla sundae. I, being good, refrained from having chocolate.
Lunch was perfect!
Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., we will be taking a shower together.
Guess where we are going?
We walked for a while, getting a tour of the ship. The Disney Magic was docked next to us.
The Disney Cruise ship was inport also.
We visited the spa and tried out their equipment. Robin picked her favorite.
Which one shall I use?
Poor Bob inserted a quarter and received 45 minutes of playtime. Here is Bob at the halfway mark.
Too pooped to pop; we had to pry him off.
We had a group grope on the poop deck courtesy of a lovely lady who knew her way around an iPhone.
The gaggle assembled on the poop deck!
My favorite subject!
On our way to dinner.
This is a model of our ship’s great-grandfather.
Our ship, in reality.
We got dressed for dinner.
Quick, freshen up.
We had dinner and watched to port move away from the ship, or was it the other way around?
Departing San Diego.
The Duda’s were sitting across from us.
The Duda’s
Just us, with Nick watching.
I feel like someone is watching us!
Robin ordered the Baked Alaska!
Baked Alaska for dessert.
The name “baked Alaska” was supposedly coined in 1876 at Delmonico’s, a restaurant in New York City, to honor the acquisition by the United States of Alaska from the Russian Empire in March 1867.
After dinner, Mary and I went to get our toes done!
We had our toes done at 8:20 p.m.
By 9:00 p.m., we were exhausted and retreated to our room. We opened the sliding glass door and listened to the calming sound of the ocean waves. We were barely moving.
