Acapulco Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yipes, just after we found air conditioning and an internet cafe, the earthquake hits. and we thought the four story building we were in had HAD IT? Cracks and creaks like we have never heard, glass shattering...Liz left in a hurry...I protected my laptop and signed off in a hurry without finishing the upload of the Video of the internet cafe?????

The earthquake stopped after about 10 seconds, but it was NOT FUN...The walk to the ship was also eventful, people jammed in the streets, buildings evacuated and horns like downtown New York...We got lost trying to find the ship...one of the streets gates was CLOSED on Monday...Started to look like a real bad day...but found directions from someone eventually, the police don't even talk english???

Anyway, back on the ship and really thankful, lots of people had similar experiences on excursions, one lady was naked when the earthquake hit...she had been diving to see some dolphins.???

All is OK, except the captain just informed us that we will NOT be stopping at Cabo tomorrow morning, but other than that Life goes on, no one was hurt, no one has any Flu....and we are enjoying all of the excitement...well, we could go without the extra crap...

Will try to post what I couldn't yesterday..

See ya tomorrow...Liz and Dick on the way to Cabo.....

Hotel Hualtuco...In Mexico (Sunday)

Made it back to Hualtuco, Mexico at the Hotel...Internet service is great along with a BIG Corona...Love it here...Liz is shopping and doing the great beach..two big cruise ships have docked here...

All is going well, tomorrow Acapulco then Cabo, and home on Friday....Laura will pick us up around 10:00am...* I hope...

Met lots and lots of interesting people the least of which are the Dealers from Russia, South Africa, Hungary, Romania, China and other points...doing ok on Black jack, but came in 3rd again in the 5 th blackjack tournament...Thursday will be the Final....I'm due to be #1???

Will post a few pics and maybe videos and send a few emails...and update all the web pages that I can....

Bye for now...

Liz and Dick Travis

ARUBA

We have reached the half way point and now head out southeast for two days in the Caribbean…Have picked up lots of new cruisers in Ft. Lauderdale, will get to know some of them as we head back to San Diego.

Open seating is fun, generally have lunch and dinner with 2 new couples everyday…Saturday dined with a couple from Scottsdale who summer in Montana and a couple from Logan, Utah who winter in Mesa. Sunday met a minister and wife who live in Seal Beach but teach in Thailand in the summer and another couple from Henderson, Nevada on their 64th anniversary trip.

Sunday morning Liz found a man swimming with her, so she had to speed up a bit to leave him in the dust (waves?)…I read some classic books in the morning…TS Eliot’s poems…maybe that will help me? and the War of the Worlds, with pictures…Nothing like reading the classics and observing the people around the library. Everyone had glasses!! Very quiet and sedentary except for one loud gentleman and his PAPA? There’s always one?

Saw a rich skinny old man with a very attractive redhead eating breakfast at the Pinnacle? Didn’t know the Pinnacle was open for breakfast…I guess they will do anything to part you from your money.

Liz and I both were in the finals for the 4th Blackjack tournament…I had qualified with $3100 and Liz with $1800…Liz came in 4th and could have won the $500 bucks with a blackjack on the final hand but NO…I came in 5th…Two more blackjack tournaments…The odds are getting better??


Tomorrow morning Aruba…we are looking forward to an interesting day in Aruba… Pics and Videos below…

Arrived right on time...Neat little town and Island...should have fun and get FREE internet??


Bye for now....Liz and Dick

Caribbean Sea, on the way to Aruba

Saturday on the high seas...wonderful stopover in Ft. Lauderdale...Dave & Marge met us and we saw the sights, broke bread and played some Wisconsin rummy...Marge Won!!

Some pics and videos below...

Leaving Cartegena, Columbia

It’s the day after Easter Sunday, April 13, day 11…as we go thru the locks of the 100 year old panama canal…

We learned tonight by email of the passing of our dear friend Muffy Hayden on Easter. Our wishes and sad condolences are passed on to Skip and the entire family…What a shock!!! She was the greatest lady and a greater mom…We loved her…We will always remember our Holland American Cruise with her and Skip through the Baltic and the Mediterrean in 2006. So sorry and shocked…Hang in ther Skip, I know you are going thru a very rough time as well…We are praying for you…

Life, however, goes on and Liz and I enjoyed the canal, it took all day to traverse the 50 miles, very interesting and probably the greatest engineering project ever on Earth….Had a good time in Panama, but the next stop might prove even more interesting….Cartegena, Columbia, tomorrow morning..

May Muffy rest in peace….

We are now in Cartegena, took a taxi tour and liz is shopping and I am interneting…I love it…with a local beer called Aguila…Connected to CABLE…beautiful and historic town…big wall protects it from those nasty Brits and Frenchmen…Our taxi driver is Mestico…and loves OBAMA…All is good….May even buy a panama hat…Next two days at Sea..

Will meet Dave & Margie in Florida, Friday…

Will try posting a few more pics and videos on Picasa?? Winning lately in Blackjack…


Bye for now....Liz and Dick

Easter Sunday in Panama City

Its Easter Sunday, April 12, day 10…as we arrive near Panama City and anchor the ship until tomorrow when we make the trip through the canal to the Carribean Sea.

Saturday was a really great day at sea, met many new friends at the formal dinner, came in 2nd in the Blackjack tournament, attended a few computer workshops, saw a good show, went up for late night drinks all in all a great day…

Took some pictures of the sunrise, not too good a little cloudy, but watched from Deck 7 as the ship anchored and we will tender ashore in a few hours…

Saw the Catholic priest in the elevator on my way deck 12 early this morning…He was in a tee shirt and asked me what my plans were for Easter?? Told him I was just going to look around…He didn’t seem impressed…

Hope everyone is having good Easter…Look for us tomorrow at:

http://www.pancanal.com/

…a webcam will show us going through the canal, but I really don’t know the exact time…Should be fun though, take a look, We Will Wave??


Bye for now....Liz and Dick

Greeting from Chiapa...Goodbye to Hualtuco

Great time in Hual...and fun leaving...big party...

See ya in Chiapa and Panama, in a few days...

April 2nd...Ready to Go...

Link to 2007 Cabo San Lucas Video

http://www.livevideo.com/video/FCF8BEC6C86D4C8E97D3D02408A985C3/cabo-san-lucas-mexico.aspx

Getting Ready

It's Saturday, March 28th? Liz and I leave on our 28 day Panama Canal Journey in 6 days...???