{"id":78447,"date":"2024-04-09T11:34:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78447"},"modified":"2024-04-27T07:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:34:00","slug":"a-day-at-sea-heading-back-to-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78447","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 &#8211; A Day At Sea Heading Back To Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"didYouKnowThought\"><b>Panama Canal Adventure: <\/b> <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78281\">Day 1 Departure<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78308\">Day 2 Sailing Off Baja<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78345\">Day 3 Cabo<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78399\">Day 4 Eclipse<\/a> | <strong>Day 5 At Sea<\/strong> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78465\">Day 6 Huatulco <\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78516\">Day 7 At Sea <\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78538\">Day 8 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78563\">Day 9 Costa Rica<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78607\">Day 10 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78644\">Day 11 Panama Canal<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78689\">Day 12 Cartagena<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78753\">Day 13 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78774\">Day 14 Grand Caymen<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78832\">Day 15 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78861\">Day 16 Ft. Lauderdale &#8211; Savannah<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78877\">Day 17 Soddy-Daisy<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78893\">Day 18 &#8211; Tracy TN<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78948\">Day 19 &#8211; Chattanooga<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78988\">Day 20 &#8211; Memphis<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=79016\">Day 21 &#8211; Graceland &amp; Home<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_78448\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78448\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78448\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-001-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-001-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-001.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are doing it!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had coffee and a roll in our room before heading to the gym.\u00a0 Mary did her yoga, and I did 35 minutes on the bicycle while almost finishing my Clive Cussler book.<\/p>\n<p>We went to the trough after the gym and had a light breakfast before going back to the room to clean up and get ready for tasting of the wines!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78452\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78452\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78452\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-003-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-003-650x866.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-003-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-003-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-003.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wine experts knew their stuff.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They had 40 different wines, and we probably tasted twenty of them.\u00a0 Twenty &#8220;tastes&#8221; was the equivalent of two glasses, so we were OK to drive.<\/p>\n<p>Wine is the answer. I just don\u2019t remember the question.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78457\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78457\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78457\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-002-1-650x868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-002-1-650x868.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-002-1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-002-1-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-002-1.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary found a favorite!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our new friend joined us for the tasting.\u00a0 He is an interesting fellow, and we have a lot in common!\u00a0 He worked in aerospace, went to USC, and is a pilot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78453\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78453\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78453\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-004-650x868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-004-650x868.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-004-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-004-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-004.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our friend joined us for dinner.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a call back home to talk to Joe and sing him a happy birthday as he turned fifty-three today, although I find that hard to believe since I am only thirty-nine; me and Jack Benny!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78454\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78454\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78454\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-005-650x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-005-650x589.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-005-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-005-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-005.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe turned 53 today!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We went to a tango dance class but we already knew the steps, so we watched.<\/p>\n<p>We did the Bonachelli Dining Room this evening, and they had an interesting menu.\u00a0 Mary tried the cold beet and berry soup, and except for the possibility of staining anything it touched, it was beautiful.\u00a0 We will make that at home because we will have beets and berries ready to pick.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78455\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78455\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78455\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-006-650x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-006-650x487.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-006-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-006-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-006-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-006.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary selected the &#8220;Beet &amp; Berry&#8221; soup!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We went to the show in the lounge and heard another super comedy routine.\u00a0 100% clean and so funny we were falling off our chairs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78456\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78456\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78456\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-007-650x868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-007-650x868.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-007-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-007-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-007.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We watched the show before going to bed.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We returned home at about 9:30 p.m. and crashed. It was a very relaxing day at sea. Tomorrow, we will land in Mexico again and embark on a tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78459\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-008-650x1083.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-008-650x1083.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-008-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-008-768x1279.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-008-922x1536.jpg 922w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-09-008.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panama Canal Adventure: Day 1 Departure | Day 2 Sailing Off Baja | Day 3 Cabo | Day 4 Eclipse | Day 5 At Sea | Day 6 Huatulco | Day 7 At Sea | Day 8 At Sea | &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78447\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","category-just-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78447"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79115,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78447\/revisions\/79115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}