Yesterday was an "at sea" day. Mother attended a bridge lecture in the morning, and played bridge all afternoon. I watched a couple of the lectures in the theater, and relaxed in the cabin. We went to the exercise room in the late afternoon. Last night was our second formal dinner. After dinner, we went to the show (a production number with the ship's singers and dancers). We also wandered around Deck 5 (where most of the entertainment happens, including the casino) and listened to a variety of live music.
Today, we spent the day in port at Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala. There was a craft market right at the pier where we were docked. So, we went off the ship and within a few minutes, Mother found her while shawl. It is lightweight with very pretty design. After walking past all of the vendors, she decided it was time to go back on the ship. So, I got her picture next to the sign as we proceeded back on the ship.After returning to the cabin to get shorts on (not capri pants), and shed my shirt, I went back on shore, and did a lot more shopping (in the heat and humidity!). There were some very good prices on woven goods (placemats, table runners, napkins) and other stuff. I brought back two bags full of souvenirs.
After I brought my purchases back on the ship, I checked Skype to see if Erin was online, and sure enough she was. So I told her that would walk on shore and use the Internet cafe there to talk to her. It took me 10 minutes to go back to my room, get my earphones, and walk off the ship to the little Internet shop. We talked by Skype for a half hour. Cost me $4. The ship blocks Skype voice calls because of bandwidth, and charges $.25 per minute. This was much cheaper.
Tonight we are getting ready to watch a show (The Coasters - old rock & roll group, famous for "Yackity Yack" and other memorable tunes).
Tomorrow, we will be in Mexico (Huatulco).
