Looking for the Internet in Hualtulco

Well, this day didn't turn out so easy...Nice breakfast...then went ashore...in Hualtulco and took a cab to La Crucecita...Couldn't get on the Internet, had to get two coffee's bribe the manager and finally get on and their electric connection didn't work, so my battery ran out...only accomplishment was to read email regarding golf scores back home...and hopefully post later..

Microsoft tried to interrupt and update their system...took a cab back to Hualtulco and finally found this place $3.00 an hour...and it is working...Liz is shopping and going back for a ship lunch...I will stay and catch up on the internet blogs, etc.........Maybe have a beer...

Oh well, on the way back I will come right here and set up for a good long session...Black jack was good yesterday...We will leave at 5:00pm tonight...I will get a good video as we pull out...I promise...When it will be uploaded is another story...

Took a video of Juliette & Ingrid at the internet cafe...attached below...

Link here... http://www.huatulcomaxico.com/


Bye for now....Liz and Dick in Hualtulco...

A Formal Day at Sea

Its Tuesday, April 7, day 5…as we cruise the Mexican coast near Acapulco, heading for Huatulco. Planning on finding a cheap internet connection a few miles from the port, according to the crew…

Will get on the internet tonight for about 20 minutes, to update Monday & Tuesday golf scores and whatever else.

Exciting day today, met very interesting people in the morning, lunch and afternoon and actually built up a $145 profit at the tables today…Still down, but its early..Lost the blackjack tournament but will win the next one…I was the third highest qualifier for the finals…Liz won $55 playing bingo yesterday, Yeah…

Interesting characters met so far:

Canadians from Ottawa…Cleveland family of 7…2 gals from Burbank…Naples, Florida couple on their 100th cruise…Couple from Del Mar on a 3 month cruise-visits to Europe…Oregon People…Washington State couple…Couple from Alpine…Gentlemen who claimed to have 100 jobs…Arizona couple…Ladies from Virginia…Sun-tanned couple from Jersey, who left from Ft. Lauderdale over 2 weeks ago…

Facts from the Captain:

Statendam can cruise for 3 straight weeks without refueling!!

Follow Wayne Dunlap on their 3 month trip at … http://unhooknow.com/

Watch for us on Monday, April 12 on the Panama Canal Webcam… http://pancanal.com/

Formal dinner tonight, maybe a pic or two…Bought a 12 pack of Tecate in Puerto Vallarta for $8…what a deal…beats $ 6 a beer on board…Yeah..


Bye for now....Liz and Dick

A poem and Puerto Vallarta

Early Sunrise on a Cruise

By: Dick Travis

Its early morning and the Earth is coming at me slowly, gliding so effortlessly
over the ocean. The horizon is stretched out as far as one can see.

Deep purple to bright orange...the blue hues with clouds streaked with white. One ponders the variety and scope of the human condition, as sunrise comesbut once a day.

The serenity of this morning extravaganza is enjoyed by all of us...rich or poor,urban or rural, gifted or handicapped regardless of our geography, religion, politicsor family backgrounds.

Cruising on an ocean liner at 120 feet above the ocean seems much like a dreamof flying at sunrise. One’s first peer at the sun inspires thoughts of the much largeruniverse and other earthly advances…modern satellites and other communicationdevices serving mankind.

Every 3 minutes propels one another mile towards our cruise destination. Ship navigators still verify their position with the eternal sunrise, rising gently abovethe blue ocean waves.

Soon the bright daylight will light up everything…as one meditates on the gradual curvature of the earth and the wonder of the human experience throughout our universe.

Never has the human experience become so ecstatic and relaxing, since my birth at sunrise years ago.

Sunday at Sea

It's Sunday and after a good nights sleep, I got up early and went up to the 12th deck to watch the sunrise….Absolutely beautiful, can’t describe the sensation of cruising 120 feet above the Pacific in an early morning sunset along the Mexican Riviera. It was like a ever-changing painting of oranges, blues, purples and white streaks across the sky…I also had a cup of coffee and a danish for a pre-breakfast wake up…

Liz and I had a very nice breakfast for two and then I went to a few talks about the Baja and Mexico…We entered the Blackjack tournament and I got $3200 dollars and Liz $800…play money of course…but at 4:00pm I may have a chance to win $500, and unfortunately, due to last nights gambling activities we NEED it???

Have a scheduled dinner at a table for four…anxious to see who we will dine with…Always great dinners..tomorrow morning we dock at Puerta Vallarta…(Home to the famous “Dick and Liz” of yesteryear)…

Haven’t seen Laura aboard, so apparently she was not successful in “stowing away”??? So far, have still not seen anyone from the Village?

Bye for now....Liz and Dick

It's Saturday , the second day of the cruise, around Noon, aboard the Statendam along the Mexican Coast, just passed the mexican island of Guadalupe, an Island that has been stripped of most of its vegetation by 100,000 goats. The mexican government has reduced the number of goats to around 20,000, but the 15 people who live on this island still exist?

Blackjack proved OK for me at least on Friday, but Saturday has been bad, so will cool it and prepare for the Formal night tonight...

I was glad to see that the Internet can be accessed from our stateroom, which is on deck 5!! I signed up for 250 minutes for $100 and was given 20 minutes Bonus!! 270 minutes over the entire cruise (28 days) would amount to about 10 minutes a day, which will be absolute minimum for getting my email, updating the blog and updating the other web sites, but still not bad, considering about $4.00 a day...

I love sitting in the Bar next to the Casino and having a Dutch Beer (16 oz) and peanuts, and watching people play Blackjack and Roulette. Saw a guy last night betting the same 4 numbers (4,17,32,36) every time on Roulette, and he was doing fairly well, I think doubling his stake which looked like $100...??

We like the "open seating" for dinner...Have met people from Montreal, Burbank, Texas, San Diego, but so far no one from the Village!!

Had a great breakfast this morning, and looked around the ship and caught up on the news in the Real World...same old same old!!

Am writing this update on Wordpad and hopefully will upload to the Blog, quickly some time today or tonight...Maybe a picture, but we will see?

I got rid of my 25 or so email messages in one fell swoop last night on WebMail...Didn't need to Keep Any email, at this point...

Bye for now....Liz and Dick

Laura drove us to the ship..We met four people for dinner, played some blackjack (+$42) and saw a mini show....Looking forward to tomorrow...

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