Last morning on board the ship. And still the doctor did not relent. I had hoped to go enjoy breakfast with everyone, but no. Breakfast in the room by myself. Then I had to wait until the doctor and other staff came to collect me. Turned out they were taking me on the first tender …
Author: redpathatease
Almost out!
Day 5 of my confinement and our last full day on board the Flora. I was hoping I could convince the doctor to let me participate in today’s off ship adventure but she is a hard and fast rule follower, so no go. I get it. I had to make similar hard calls in my …
70!
Happy birthday to me! Not exactly how I thought this birthday would transpire when I booked this cruise a year and a half ago, but hey, I’m alive and somewhat well and still here to tell the tale. I began the day with a beautiful sunrise and a nice, light breakfast with myself as company. …
No Longer a Pollywog!
Day 2 in isolation. Thank goodness for my books and the documentaries on the ship’s TV or I’d be stir crazy. Patty has been wonderful stopping by to keep me posted on all that’s going on - we sit out on the balcony on opposite ends to converse. Plus I have multiple staff members checking …
Isolation
While my hands on Galapagos experience is over, like you, dear readers, I’m experiencing it vicariously through Patty and our new friends, Joan and Alison. They’ve been great telling me about what they have done and seen, so for the rest of the cruise the stories and photos are all thanks to them. I knew …
Floreana
Last night after we came back to our room after dinner we wandered out onto the balcony. We were rewarded with the most amazing sight - swallow tail gulls, which like to fly alongside the ship to feed on the fish that come to the ocean surface drawn to the lights from the ship - …
Espanola
We began the morning with coffee, croissants and eggs delivered to the room shortly after waking. It was delightful to sit out on the balcony and enjoy watching the ship ease in to today’s stop. We anchor out as we will every day. We meandered down two decks to where we were to gather for …
The Galapagos!
Right after our marvelous dinner we went back to the hotel to pack up. We were to pack the majority of our things in our main bag and only keep our night things and clothes for the next day for our carry on. Like everything thus far, Celebrity has the logistics down pat. And that …
Quito, Ecuador
The journey started on a limp with fingers crossed. I got up to take the local ferry over to the Seattle side but when we ought to have begun loading, the ferry was canceled due to issues with the rail arm on the one side. Sigh. Fortunately I was the last car in my lane …
The Journey Begins!
My long time friend and fellow Navy Vet, Patty and I were comparing our Bucket Lists while we were on a cruise to Alaska in 2022. Turns out that both of us had the Galapagos and Machu Picchu near the top of our lists. As luck would have it the ship was offering a talk about a …
