Back in the Airport

Mark and I are off the ship and back in Heathrow Airport...extra early for a 5:00 pm flight! We ran into a little bit of a power problem with our converters, and wound up buying another new one. Can't wait to see everyone when we get home....oh yeah and for those who were inquiring...yes we are still married!

Vigo; Spain

Our last port....wifi is sparse and the weather is cooling down. Mark and I will be home on Saturday.

Day 12 ~ Alicante Spain

Hope Hurricane Irene did not leave a big impression on Long Island and that everyone had minimal damage.

Mark is at it again!!!! We are at port in Alicante…we stop at a pastry shop to use the WiFi… Mark plugs in the lap top and when we were finished he goes to pull out the plug and one prong remains in the wall! I think we are being given a message here…we are on our honey moon and should not be doing work! Mark decided to stick his finger in the wall to try to pull it out and gets {{{shocked}}}!!!! We only have a few hours left at port so we are going to go explore…tomorrow is a day at sea and we will see the Murder Mystery Dinner Show in the Portifino’s Restaurant aboard the ship. Next stop is Portugal!

Day 10 & 11 Palma de Mallorca

We were overnight in Mallorca we took a Red Bus Tour, ate Spanish food, and swam in the mediterranean ocean! We hope everyone back home is handling hurricane Irene, we hear that more than 400,000 people are with out power (thanks news day for all the updates).

Day 9 ~ Barcelona; Spain

This morning I took Mark on a 3 hour bike tour of Barcelona. Our tour guide David, was from Florida! We saw the Spanish steps, many churches, the Jewish quarter (which was pretty much hidden under a giant stone building, shops, schools, and the seaside.

We learned that the Eiffel Tower was supposed to be built in Spain but they Spanish turned it down not really knowing what they were doing, that Antonio Gaudi made plans to build an extravagant church but died while it was being constructed because he was hit by a bus and they project he church to finish being built in 2026 100 years after his death (he had worked on it for 47 years of his life), and Barcelona only became a thriving city because it hosted the Olympic games in the 80's when they knocked down all the industrial buildings and created the beautiful port.

At night I took Mark to see a Flamenco Show, he really enjoyed it.

Day 8 The French Riviera

Mark and I got off the ship about an hour ago and stopped at good old McDonnalds for free wifi so we can read our e-mail and post our blog...we will write more at the next port.

Day 7 At Sea Again

Second formal night, just a relaxing day for the most part. Our air conditioner broke and maintenance had to come twice to fix it, finally they resolved the issue!!! At 3:15 we went to Jewelry making and then eating again!!!