Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Sunday, November 9, 2014 – San Juan, Puerto Rico – Sunny, Warm - 87F

The Sea Dream II has challenged the Atlantic Ocean and triumphed – we have duplicated the voyage of Cristobal Colon (he made it, too).

Breakfast is earlier today – 7:00 AM – but it is still the same breakfast menu so I had my final wonderful combination of blueberry pancakes, cottage cheese, preserves, and two fried eggs.  Yummy right up to the end.

We need to disembark the yacht by 10:00 AM and it took the local authorities that amount of time to clear the Sea Dream II.  The ship offered transfers to the airport but we opted for a local cab.  Leaving the ship was quick – only 49 passengers (they are all getting off because the SDII is being chartered for the next voyage) and finding a taxi was also easy (only ship at this terminal). 

The ride to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in nearby Carolina took about 20 minutes and the fare ran $40 – we tried to pay by credit card but he wanted cash so we gave him $30 US plus 10 Euros (I hope he know what to do with them).  That left us with $0 but we figured we didn’t need any money for the trip home.

We arrived at the airport at about 10:30 AM for our 4:10 PM flight to Chicago so we had the whole day to spend at the airport.  We found a quiet place to sit (although it was a bit dark and cool) near our gate.  Lunch consisted of cheese sandwiches, plantain chips, and extremely expensive diet coke and water. 

Our plane arrived from its previous destination on time

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AA395 Waiting to go to Chicago

so we boarded on time.  The plane pushed on schedule and wasted no time hitting the active runway…

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San Juan, PR Climb Out

The flight was relatively smooth and about 4 hours later we were on final approach to a dark and cold Chicago.

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Final Approach ORD

Our luggage, which was, we were told, checked way too early, still managed to get on the right plane.

Our cab arrived in a reasonable time (he did drive like a maniac) and soon our trip was over.

Overall, it was a very enjoyable stay in Lisbon and voyage on the Sea Dream II.  I am forever spoiled by the fantastic breakfasts on board the Yacht.

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