HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024 off the coast of Acapulco

 DAY 13/138    Sunrise 6:33 AM   Sunset 5:56 PM  Weather: Partly Cloudy 82 F  

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE  AND  HAPPY 24th ANNIVERSARY  to us.   New Years has always been special since we married on the 1st day of the new Millenium  1/1/2000.  Tough to forget that one.  


 And here we are off the coast of Acapulco, MX heading north to Cabo San Lucas, MX where we'll dock on 1/3/2024.  






And we were greeted at breakfast by a spectacular Sunrise.  


Viking keeps us busy each day with the gym, cards, lectures, games, trivia, tea, musical entertainment, and on and on.  Viking has an excellent reputation for bringing on academic scholars for interesting lectures.  The current group will probably be disembarking in L.A. and a new group will come on board.  Here are some examples of what we're planning to attend today:  "Sailing to the Sun- Cruising History & Folklore",  "The San Andreas Fault System",  and "Will the British Monarchy Survive Into the Next Century?"

This morning there is a fancy New Years Day Brunch starting at 10 AM.    I'll post photos but as of now we're not planning to eat any of it since  John and I are having a special Anniversary dinner tonight and I'll post photos of all the meals tomorrow.    If I posted photos of all the yummy meals we've consumed you'd think that all we do is eat.  It's tempting with unlimited food and unlimited alcohol but my body's computer is keeping track and I think there's a pesky little 😈😈devil in that online body computer.    


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  1. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2024 at 7:32 AM

    I’m sure you are having an amazing adventure. Enjoy

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2024 at 12:02 PM

    Looking forward to hearing about what they say about British Royalty

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