Another day on a grueling cruise.

Sunday 20 and Monday 21 January:

Sunday morning we anchored offshore at Grand Cayman and took a tender to the harbor. it was only about a five-minute ride. They have that down pat. It went very smoothly. Standing at the harbor were people offering tours of the island and we took one of them. It was a bit of a bust because there is not really a whole lot to see on the island. it's really geared for snorkeling and swimming with the stingrays.

We did get to see where the rich and famous live, such as Oprah, Tom Cruise, Chuck Norris, Brad Pitt, etc. It's a little out of our price range. We saw some beaches but it was no great shakes. Anyway, the most interesting thing for Morag was that the tour lady was in her fifties and looked like she had been round the block a few times. She said we would have to stop and pick up her husband. In the car jumps this 24-year old, long ponytailed, suntanned young man. Yeah, Husband!

We shopped around at the stores but it was filled with jewelry stores selling diamonds and since we didn't need anything like that we came back to the ship and didn't spend a penny except the price of the tour. That was Grand Cayman. it was very hot so it was nice to come back to an air-conditioned ship.

About the virus: Two people at our table have been stricken with the virus and they told us that the doctor has to come to your cabin; they wash down the cabin with special people and special cleaners. The regular cleaners are not allowed in and people come in with HAZMAT gear to clean the place. They took the laundry and washed it in a special solution and then came in and fumigated the room after the patient had gotten better. The cleaners are constantly wiping down the banisters with antiviral cleaner and we saw people wiping down the sides of the ship with what we assumed was also antiviral cleaner. It would be nice to have this over with. It might make it a little easier for the ships crew if they didn't have this to contend with. They have to work so hard.

Actually these blogs are a bit tedious because there's nothing funny. We haven't run into any funny situations to write about so we'll have to make something up. I suppose we could describe the old women in their bikinis and the old men in the speedos. That ought to make your day if you can picture that. And so we sail on.