Just for You

Follow us as we start our cruise to the Amazon River. We leave San Diego on September 30, 2008 aboard the ms Veendam for a 32 day cruise which will take us through the Panama Canal and as far as Manaus, Brazil - which is about 1,000 miles up the Amazon River.

There are 15 ports of call, plus Tampa, FL, where we disembark on November 1st for our flight home. At some of the ports we plan side excursions, which we will describe as we go along.


Wednesday, October 1, 2008

We are on our way!!!


We sailed from San Diego at 4 PM yesterday afternoon.  I took some pictures of the downtown skyline as we sailed down the Harbor.  I was amazed at the number of high rises
that have been built in the three-year time since we moved to the desert. We both enjoyed the cool marine air that is so characteristic of San Diego - what a contrast to the desert air.

Dinner was at 5:45 PM and we enjoyed a caeser salad and a very nice cut of prime rib (medium rare).  For desert I asked for pineapple sorbet, but was served a fresh rasberry sundae,
which was what Ruth had ordered.  It was delicious, but I suffered with gastrological overload, but I spare you the details.

Our sleep was fitfull as we got use to the ship noises and the gentle roll from side-to-side.  The seas are very calm and there is no apparent breeze.

Neither of us was hungry so I lugged back some sweet rolls, dry cereal, yogurt, fruit and really good coffee, which we enjoyed at a small table on our deck.

I know, I know, I know. This is a tough life and I feel your pain.

We are about half way down Baja on our way to Cabo San Lucas.  We are scheduled to arrive at 10 AM, tomorrow.

Gotta go.  Have to take some pictures, get some more coffee, take a stroll around the Promenade Deck and collapse in a deck chair. What a chore.

Love to all

5 comments:

South Palm Desert Real Estate said...

PLEASE TAKE IT EASY!!!! We want you back in one piece!!

Love , Doug

South Palm Desert Real Estate said...

Earth to Dad, Earth to Dad....you must be in vacation mode!!!!!

Lots of Love

Dougieeeeee

DollyDuckweed said...

Life sounds pretty tough for ya Papa! Maybe you should go back home! ;-) Have fun!!!

DollyDuckweed said...

Life sounds like its going pretty tough for ya Papa, maybe you should go back home! ;-)
lots of love,
Dolly

Anonymous said...

Enjoying your comments about your trip. It sounds like you guys are having a wonderful time. Yesterday 10/7 you were on the same longitude as Grand Rapids but it wasn't 76 degrees here!