WHAT A DAY IT HAS BEEN

DAY 2/138  Sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to Cozumel.  Both of us slept like babies last night being rocked to sleep by the rolling waves on our way to Cozumel aboard the elegant Viking Sky.  John is very well organized and has done all of his unpacking.  As of tonight, I'm still only about half way done.  But it's been a wonderful day full of getting lost and then finding new things to see.  Each time this happens I say to myself, now where am I on this ship and where do I need to go. 

In the atrium are beautiful Christmas decorations and of course a wonderful Gingerbread Christmas Village.  










I'm still trying to make this blog interesting and including photos.  Challenging to do.

Today included working out in the gym, listening to interesting talks in The Star Theater, and this evening an introduction to the management staff and the Enrichment speakers we'll have in the weeks to come.  Then there's the delicious foods which includes all the beautiful fruit and vegetables that have been prepped by the 100 chefs aboard; all of them just waiting to fatten us up.  

The Featured Enrichment Lecturers: 


More to follow in days to come.  Tomorrow we will be in Cozumel for an excursion to San Gervasio ruins and some looking in the shops.  

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  1. AnonymousDecember 21, 2023 at 9:24 PM

    Having the surgery Jan 3 from your sister

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  2. AnonymousDecember 22, 2023 at 7:00 AM

    Wow thanks for sharing with the yog a chicks
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