What a Blast This Week Has Been

 Thank heavens it warmed back up a little.  It wasn’t nearly as chilly as it was yesterday.  I wasn't sure though when we first got up,  it was pretty cloudy….. just like yesterday.  But the clouds blew away and it turned out ok.  The weather was never hot this week but it was warm.

After breakfast , Art rested on the lounger by the pool.  Caesar reserved our spot again today.  Trixie,  the Ol Coonster and I got in an uber and went back to town.  We found some left over Christmas decorations that the town still had left up so we took pictures of the ol Coonster.  We found out 4 cruise ships had come in to port and there was people everywhere .  There were no bargains to be had  that’s for sure.  We did find one store that was running some promotions.  

After town, we had some lunch at the pool.  Then Trixie and I got in the pool for a little while.  My goodness it was so cold when we got out.  

We went back to one of our favorite restaurants for our last dinner.  Not only was it delicious, the service was great!  We had a special dessert for Trixie and the ol Coonster‘s anniversary and the waiter gave Trixie and I a rose.  It was soooo sweet.  

We stopped by the jewelry store and Trixie got a really pretty emerald ring and matching necklace.  It will  be stunning on her.

We visited a little while then got packed up.  To bed now as tomorrow will be a really long day with traveling. The week just flew by.  They say time flys when you’re having fun and I had an absolute blast this week!

Chilly Day

This morning started off with a therapeutic massage and eye lift treatment for Trixie and I.  It was 2 hours of pleasure.  Talk about a great way to start the day off right.  

Art is feeling better but not 100%.  He was able to go to breakfast with the ol Coonster and sit for a while at the pool,….well snooze at the pool.  He even managed to go to lunch with us all.  Trixie and I were done in time for lunch.  

As promised our pool guy Caesar reserved our loungers for us.  The weather was on the chillier side today.  It was definitely too cool to get in the pool.  Not long after lunch Art gave it up and went back to the room to rest.  A  little while after that Trixie and the Ol Coonster went to their room. Shortly after that, there was a mass exodus.  Hardly anyone was still at the pool.  I stayed til late afternoon but on my way back to the room, I stopped by the sweet shop.  

After dinner, we all went back to our room and visited a little and now we are tucked in to bed.  Hope tomorrow is warmer. And Art feels better.

 

Sadly Art got sick in the night.  Seems like every time he eats any kind of fish, he gets sick. He ate fish and chips and lobster bisque.  Poor guy!  I feel so bad for him.  He missed out on so much fun today. He spent it all in the room…… next to the bathroom  

The weather today was absolutely stellar!  The Ol Coonster, Trixie and I all went for breakfast.  We did the restaurant instead of the buffet. Poor Trixie ordered some toast (gluten free).  It looked lightly toasted on the outside but the inside was completely frozen.  She sent it back and the manager brought her another piece and apologized.  But you know gluten free bread isn’t the most tasty.  It was edible.  She had some crumbs from it on the table and brushed them on to the floor.  As soon as the crumbs hit the floor, a little bird swooped down and put a piece of crumb in his mouth, then immediately spit it out and hopped over to me just a squawking.  I looked at it and said “I know gluten bread isn’t any  good”.   We got to see a mama whale and her baby swim by.  That was really cool.  We also aw some dolphins throughout the day. 

After breakfast, we went to the same loungers we had  yesterday.  We were among the very few people at the pool.  In fact, we got in the pool and we were the only ones,  It was great! The service at the pool was awesome.   We got in the pool a couple times but only this morning were we the only ones.  The pool water is so nice and warm.  This afternoon Trixie and I tried out the hot tub.  When we first got in there were only a couple of folks in there but it soon filled up so we didn’t stay in very long.  

One of the pool guys here is just so much fun.  If you have watched the show Acapulco you will understand if I tell you this guy is Hector.  We just love him.   We found out from visiting with him today he lived in Boise, Couer d’Alene, and, Sandpoint  What a small world!  A lot of folks arrived today and they are expecting  more tomorrow.  The hotel should be pretty full.  Our pool guys said he would reserve our loungers for us the next few days.  That will be so great.

Poor Art is so sick so I went in search of crackers for him.  I had no luck but on my adventures I met a lot of new friends.  The elevators are really an adventure here.  You meet some of the funnest people.  I was invited to karaoke but more than one person.  I am not a karaoke person but I enjoyed getting invited.  One of the workers helping me find crackers told me he thought I was gorgeous, asked me if my hair was real and waved his hands in front of me telling me he loved all it.  Made me laugh!

Before dinner, we went to one of the loungers to watch the game…… pitiful.  You guessed it our team lost.  Some of the folks we met in the elevator were at the restaurant we had dinner.  The woman jokingly asked if we were stalking her and we were joking with them when we heard a deep male voice chiming in and realized that one of the men at a table behind us had been in the elevator too……. I am telling you the elevators are so adventurous. We had a lovely dinner until I realized, my meal had raw shrimp in it.  I sure hope I don’t follow Art in the sick bed from it.  Oh I really hope!

Tomorrow Trixie and I are scheduled for a spa appointment….. I can’t wait! 

   

Great Day

 Today was a great day! It started with  a great breakfast.  We went back to the buffet.We decided to get loungers up at the pool instead of the beach.  Trixie and I had a spa appointment.  We had fruit facials.  I have had a lot of facials and I would say today’s was in the top 3 best.  It was really great.

After our appointment, we all went to lunch.  It was so yummy.  It was at the same place we had breakfast.  We all loved our lunch.  After lunch, we got in the pool.  The pool is heated and it was so nice. Poor Trixie went to sit on a stool at the swim up bar but decided last second not to sit there and in all the motion she lost her footing and went down.  We all got a good laugh and fortunately she didn’t get hurt. 

We made it three meals in a row at the same restaurant …. Yep …. We went to the restaurant we had breakfast and lunch.  The waiter tried hard but service was pretty slow.  The food was good but not as good as the other meals.   After we went to the fire tables to listen to an other violinists.  The music was good but the people watching was even better.  

Now we are tucked in bed ready to do it again tomorrow.

The Service Today is Awesome

 We could not have asked for a better day today.  We had a lovely breakfast at one of the sit down restaurants.  Yes we sit down at every restaurant but this was not a buffet.  It was delicious and the service was a great! We got loungers on the beach.  We had great service down there. The staff was very attentive and friendly.  The weather was beautiful.  The temperature was only 71 but it felt like 81.

Trixie and I went for mani/pedi and back massages. The girl who did my mani/pedi rushed through mine.  I am not sure she felt good.  She kept sneezing and sniffing.  The guy Trixie had was awesome.  We laughed when we walked out, we caught a couple of the workers hugging.  When they saw us they parted ways so fast you would have thought we caught them doing something really bad……and Trixie said AAHHH, we saw that.  They were so embarrassed.  We all made a bunch of jokes had a good laugh. 

Everyone here,  guest and workers, all think the Ol Coonster is Santa.  It is so cute!  He needs to start carrying candy canes with him to hand out.  

Our waiter at dinner was so sweet and our service was awesome!  I asked him for a ginger ale with a splash of cranberry juice. This is my usual drink.  Art asked him what he gave me because it was one of the best drinks I have ever had….and it wasn’t my usual drink.  Instead of cranberry juice, the bartender used cherry juice.  Oh it was soooo good.  He even gave me one to take with me.   We left the restaurant and went  to the sweet shop.  We sat at the sweet shop and visited for awhile then back to the room for bed.

 I would say the service all day was just incredible.  

Several years ago Art got me a pair of goofy sunglasses.  The last trip we took together, we all tried on the glasses to see who wore them best.  We recreated it this year.  I think the ol Coonster wins it this time.  What do you think?

Shopping

We got to sleep in this morning.  It felt so good.  We all met for breakfast.  We had the buffet.  After breakfast we got an Uber and went in to town. We did some shopping.  There we found out there is a Coppell’s here.  We were told it was about a 10 minute walk so we decided to do it.  They didn’t say it was mostly up hill.  Yikes!  But we did it.

We did stop at a farmacia and Trixie inquired about a certain drug.  The lady excitedly said she did have it.  She then went through a door that I assumed was a backroom with shelves and medication on them.  Trixie was close to the door and asked me to stand behind her which I did.  by doing so, I  had a clear shot through the door.  To my absolute horror, the woman was standing on the sides of an open toilet.  Yes….. I said toilet.  She was balancing her feet on the sides while she was pawing through bins looking for the drugs.  She found several different kinds and proudly brought them all out.  Just to be clear Trixie did not purchase any of those drugs.  As horrifying as it was…. We got a good laugh.

We went back to the hotel for lunch and made spa appointments.  After dinner we went back to fire tables and listened to a couple of violinists.  Some of us (ok it was me) had trouble staying awake so we headed back to our rooms early.  

Now to bed………… 

New Adventure

 It is harder and harder to get up so danged early but we managed it.  We left early yesterday morning for our fun fun fun adventure.  We flew to Portland and met up with Trixie and the ol Coonster.  I will say the flight was great.  Art said it was the best flight he had ever been on.  To say it was a smooth ride was an understatement.  The take off and landing could not have been any better.  My sinuses always plug when I fly that direction but not this time,  I got some awesome new airphones for Christmas and they were truly awesome! 

We had a  lovely breakfast with Trixie and the ol’ Coonster..  Then off we went.  We actually arrived a a decent hour in the afternoon.  The hotel is lovely.  After checking in we met for chips, guacamole, and shrimp cocktail.  Then after a quick drink at the lounge, we went for a a delicious dinner.  We sat and visited at the outdoor fire tables. Then off to bed.  I could hardly keep my eyes open….. Bed was so comfy.   We’re off for some fun adventures today……. Stay tuned.

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