Great cruise! If you have FB you have seen some pictures.
Not to brag or bore, we did so much that I can’t even remember it all. I did
not take my computer so did not make a running commentary. Really try to reduce
all we take but still take too much. I took a picture of clothes that we sent
to the laundry so that if any were lost I could show a photo rather than
describe and so I’d know what I actually wore. The laundry is very expensive
but they give you a smallish bag that for $20 all you can stuff. We are really
good at stuffing in a lot!
All went well and we did a couple very different excursions
that were quite exciting. One was a bus and flight to Tikel ruins. The ruins
were really something to see. We have seen Mayan ruins before but these were
quite extensive and several had stairs built beside them so you could climb up
and really get a view. Many stairs! David went up two but did not join me on
the third. He does not have his strength and energy – yet. The plane was an 18
passenger, there were 17 of us. That’s all I know about the plane. We all got a
cute little snack pack that contained a juice box that comes in handy, more on
that later.
The other very different thing we did was Helmet Dive. This
is a helmet that fits over your head and sits on your shoulders, you do not get
your hair or face wet. It is really neat. We walked into the ocean from the
beach, not an easy walk. Not a lot to see but the experience was great. I was
wearing very bright orange swim shorts and those towards the back where the
stirred up sand obstructed vision, followed my orange glow.
Couple of ports we did a lot of walking, like 7 miles worth.
David had his step counter on. I was glad for the exercise but again David
slowed and thank goodness we had days to rest in between. Now about the juice
box: One of the days must have been too much exercise because David’s blood
sugar went too low one night. Luckily I had the juice boxes from our flight so
he had half of one (well he should have had half but he drank most of it). Hard
to believe with all the food available that David was lacking carbs! LOL
It was a wonderful trip we feel blessed to have been able to
go on another fun journey. I do feel bad tho because David feels discomfort
pretty much daily. Either the radiation burned something it shouldn’t have or
the tumor is interfering with the pancreas workings, he is bothered with bloat,
etc. At this point, doctor says just to use OTC meds, which do help. Guess it’s
better than the alternative!
Don’t forget to smile and enjoy the moments and go give
somebody a hug!
