Dan and Sue's World Cruise

Tuesday, January 28  Sue had a better night with not so much coughing, so hopefully she is on the downside of this head cold. She is blaming it on the air conditioning, suggested to her by the person who sold her the cough medicine. We awoke in plenty of time to dress and go to the buffet breakfast and get prepared for the day.  It is a beautiful morning! Temperatures are expected to be in the mid 80's and skies are clear. We disembark the ship and wind our way down to the gangplank and make our way through the myriad of shops selling all kinds of souvenirs and anything else to separate you from your dollars. Sue on the long gangway to mainland We are directed to Bus No. 28 or 29 for our trip to Pacaya Volcano Trek. We choose 28 and end up with 38 adventure seekers like ourselves. Our guide, Jose and bus driver, Pablo, welcome us to Guatemala. Carlos We will have a nearly two hour bus ride to the volcano and Carlos informs us we are very fortunate to have such a beaut...

 Monday, January27 We've traveled  northwest far enough now where we had to set our clocks back one hour this morning at 2AM.  We are back in the Central Time Zone and directly west of Costa Rica as I look at our Navigation Map.  The seas are a little rough with swells and white caps abundant.  That may account for the fact the we are only gong 14 knots as opposed to our normal 19 knots. Sue had a rough night coughing.  She is considering going to the ship's doctor for some cough medicine.  She seems to be better now that she is upright. As we progress northwest we are traversing the Middle America Trench, the 18th deepest trench in the world.  Currently, we are at a point that is 16,000 feet deep, yesterday it was reported at 11,000.  It's deepest point is 21,880 feet.  The deepest trench in the world is the Mariana Trench located in the western Pacific just south of Japan, which is 35,843 feet at its deepest point.  The captain r...

    Thursday, January 23, 2025 We awake to choppy seas and rolling waves.  Not severely so, but enough to make squeaky noises around our stateroom.  Sue, surprisingly, has not been affected.  We wonder if it is because of the magnetic bracelet that I gifted her last year.  Whatever the reason, we are grateful. We breakfast at the buffet, which I suspect will be the norm.  Mainly because the same things are there and readily available.   It is a fine day, a little breezy off the Port Bow under partly sunny skies.  I decide to put on my swim suit and visit the pool areas.  I spend time in the hot tub while Sue finishes her Scavenger Hunt.   Back in the cabin , we watch a video on Cartagena, which is our next port.  We have scheduled a shore excursion, a 3-hour Fun Bus adventure.   The rest of the day was fairly routine, I won't bore you with the details. Friday, January 24 I set my phone alarm to 6:30AM la...