Friday and Saturday

Friday January 15 and Saturday 16th.

ON Friday we met up with Roger and Shirley Davis our old friends from Laurel, MD, on a bright, sunny Florida day. They met us at the terminal when we came off the ship. it was good to be with old friends and get caught up with each other. We spent the day together shopping, eating, talking, just enjoying being in Fort Lauderdale. There's something special about meeting up with old friends and sharing past experiences as well as getting caught up with things as they are now. The Davis's are very content with their decision to move to Florida eight years ago. They have good friends and are enjoying their retirement. The time passed too quickly for us and it was time to return to the ship.

Saturday was a leisurely day and it is getting warm now. It was lovely to sit out on the decks and read books and just relax. it seems like the Novovirus is abating somewhat because they have opened up the swimming pools and the buffet. Guests are still not allowed to help themselves to buffet food and are served by members of the staff. There was a surprise inspection yesterday by the Public Health Service and the ship got a perfect score. It will just take a while for the virus to run its course. The crew continue to wipe down everything with disinfectant after use and just a s a matter of routine. Tomorrow we are off to Grand Cayman for a few hours. This will be the first time there for us and we are quite excited about the upcoming adventure. A lot of the people are going snorkeling and swimming with the stingrays. You can imagine we will not be on that tour. We will just take a leisurely walk around the town. Everything seems to be within sight of the place where our tender will land.