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Today was the fifth anniversary of Sue’s passing. We especially enjoyed Colleen’s message on her Facebook account! Sue is indeed missed by all!
But life must go on and Mary and I are doing just that!!
Mexico Adventure: Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3 – Day 4 – Day 5 – Day 6 – Day 7 –Day 8
Today, we get to relax! We got up at 7:00 am and piddled around the cabin having a cup of coffee and watching Baja California pass by; we are sailing about twenty miles off shore.
Mary had a brain storm, “Let’s go to the hot tub!” So we got dressed into our swimming costumes and made our way to the “adults only” hot tubs! Mary bought me a hollowed-out pineapple that was filled with a gin-martinis! Slurp and burp and it was gone. I was ready to jump in!
With the newly added confidence (gin does that to me), I did a high dive into the hot tub sending a wave of water down the stairs and onto the deck. The next sound I heard was Mary exclaiming, “Who is that idiot?”. I knew I was in trouble when Security showed up.
The only good thing that happened was that I did put my thong on correctly and my little blow-up ducky arm floaters worked well because I did NOT sink! Later on in the day I pondered whether or not it was the little blow-up duckies for the alcohol that kept me afloat?
I am so lucky! My thing fits no matter which way I put it on!
After my diving exhibition, we went to the trough (called the Winjammer Cafe) and had a quick breakfast before returning to our room to rest before the next meal. I should me more respectful and not call it “The Piggery”.
Next, we went to the “Taste Of The Caribbean” with Jon and Sarah. It was held in the Bamboo Room restaurant in the center of the “mall”.
It was quiet and peaceful inside (until we got there!)
They girls had on the appropriate attire!
Did You Know? Rum is also known as “Nelson’s Blood” because Admiral Lord Nelson’s body was submerged in rum after he died at the Battle of Trafalgar.
We went to the Bamboo Room and found great seats. There was only 14 of us today!
For each of the six rum drinks, we got a complete recipe plus the history of the drink! It was fascinating how many drinks one could make with Rum!
They had us make six different rum drinks.
Jon and I checked Wikipedia to make sure we were getting the correct story. The bar tenders did a good job!!
The history of the drink (as best they knew) was provided to us.
When it came Jon’s turn, he did not need measuring devices!
Jon volunteered.
The drinks were colorful and healthy, full of vitamin C because of all the orange, pineapple, and lime juices that were used.
My little to fisted drinker.
Who needs an electric shaker when you have Jon? The ladies in the group keep yelling, “Shake your booty”, whatever that means.
Jon and I were putting away the drinks and being good guys, we assisted our ladies in drinking the results.
Here are some trivia facts about rum:
Origin of the word “rum”: The origin of the word “rum” is unclear, but it may come from the word “rumbullion” which means “uproar”.
History: Rum was first purified in the 1620s in the Caribbean and West Indies.
Use as medicine: Rum was used as a medicine.
Use as currency: Rum was used as a trading currency.
Rum and Lord Nelson: After Lord Nelson was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar, his body was submerged in a barrel of rum to preserve it.
Rum and the American Revolution: The American colonists didn’t want to pay a tax on molasses to pay for the Seven Years War against the French.
Navy rum: The term “Navy Rum” dates back to the 18th century when sailors celebrated at the end of each day.
Rum and pirates: Many rums are named after pirates, including Captain Morgan, Pirate’s Grog, and Kraken.
Needless to say, we enjoyed our drink making session and in fact we signed up for whiskey tasting tomorrow!
Like grandson; like grandpa.
Now the professional gets her chance to show everybody up. In addition to the normal ingredients, Sarah brought bat wings, eye of newt, and fish feathers. She decided not to scare everyone so she did not wear her black pointed hat.
Sarah addd some class to the bar staff.
You go girl!
Mary was enjoying the activity and we all wore our newly found T-shirts.
Like the T-shirts??
I drank everything but the last one which was rum and ginger beer, yuch!
We tasted them all.
We decided to recreate the seen of the crime. Four people and twenty-four glasses of Run, there has to be a song about that somewhere!
Grandpa Paul finished off each one of his creations (except the Ginger Beer).
The girls were able to coax us of of the Bamboo Room and go upstairs so I could grab a burger on the way to the Suite Lounge where a deck of cards were waiting.
The girls made sure we made it to the destination.
We made it, escaped for the Bamboo Room and arrived at the fourteenth floor lounge.
Mary had her marked cards we did four rounds of Crazy Eights. Why is it called Crazy Eights? The game first appeared as Eights in the 1930s, and the name Crazy Eights dates to the 1940s, derived from the United States military designation for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers, Section 8.
We played Crazy-8s in the l;ounge after downing a hamburger.
After departing the lounge, we rested for a few minutes and then we all headed to the spa for a couples massage! Oh my, that did me in. I was out like a lite within 30 seconds. When they were done, Mary and I wobbled to the room to get fancied up for dinner.
Dinner? Oh my!!
We found a dark booth in the corner of the Grille and had one more glass of wine before the kids arrived. I was so full from the burger I had three hours ago that I just ordered a salad and some Mac & Cheese! All four of us were so relaxed after the massage! Oh my!
The Grille is an escape from the hustle and bustle of the main dining rooms.
We decided tonight was a great night to go to the room and crash. We did so!
Out the window we could see a Princess Ship heading for San Pedro. She is supposed to dock on Thursday evening.
A fellow cruse ship began to pass us late in the day!
The last thing I remember is the news showing how things have changed.
