There was a note on my bed that the A/C in this part of the ship was going to get an upgrade and maintenance today at 1-4 PM (so I will be sure to be somewhere else at that point since it will be hot in the cabin.
Didn’t sleep so well last night but I did manage to get enough sleep that there was not a lot of time between getting up and going to breakfast. It looks like the seas will be nice and calm all the way to San Juan.
We are not due in San Juan until around 9 AM.
I got a nice seat by the railing on the Sunset Veranda (more like the Sunrise Veranda for me). Before getting any food, I found a suit and requested cottage cheese and sour cream. He delegated and in a little while, while I was finishing my cereal breakfast, the two arrived. I then went to get my pancakes and they are made to order (the scrambled eggs got cold but again, they did not measure up to the scrambled eggs I am used to). The pancakes, cottage cheese, sour cream, and two kinds of jam made for a very tasty breakfast. The pancakes were more like flapjacks – doughy nut fluffy. Formulation change? And a beautiful view as well.
I watched the approach into San Juan
and then the iconic El Morro Castle
and head on into San Juan Bay. Onward is the only ship here today.
A little while after pulling alongside, the
engines were cut off and the noise that I have been experiencing constantly stopped so it was
clearly the engines. We stayed in 4050
last time on Onward and because that cabin is a few cabins closer to Midships,
there was no engine noise. I plan to
speak to Lee about the situation later today.
I was able to get a nice panoramic shot of San Juan Bay from the Sunset Veranda.
At about 10 AM, I disembarked and planned to go to Walgreens, which is literally across the street from the pier. I got some nice pics of Onward docked.
I also got a nice view of the street adjacent to the port. As is evident, it is a beautiful day on the Island.
I needed to get some shaving cream and a pair of scissors, which I didn’t take along but needed. I decided to do that last. Before that, I went to the Starbucks
a bit up the hill from the street level and picked up a San Juan mug.
In San Juan, the mug was $12 – mugs in Cozumel were $18 and in Barcelona they were $20. From there, I walked over to the Plaza Colon – passing a cute little middle of the street Nursey.
Cristobal was still there pointing to the Ocean –
the plaza was all done up
in Christmas stuff. There weren’t a lot
of people around since only one ship was here and it was a small one.
I picked up the items at Walgreens and headed back to the ship. You have to show both a picture ID and sea pass card to get back into the port area and they check very carefully. I put all my cards away and headed to the ship. I took out my sea pass card and scanned in. After I got to the room I noticed that I didn’t have my Azamara card holder which contained my driver’s license, credit card, and $20. I retraced my steps all the way back to the entrance of the pier and did not find the cards.
I decided to check with Guest Relations and
she was waiting for me with all my cards in her hand. A passenger just turned
it in – she said they were right behind me and found it. I don’t know it didn’t get into my pocket
since I generally pat my pocket to make sure everything is there. A mystery with a good outcome.
I had a Beyond Burger with onion rings plus a small salad
for lunch in the Windows Cafe. I put ketchup and mayo on the burger to
counter the sweet taste of this burger.
It was good and I finished it all. I had it with a Becks Beer, which the
waiter brought me for some reason. I
must have mentioned that I was going to have a beer.
I spent the afternoon in the Living Room (Deck 10 forward) but took a break to meet Lee in
Windows (he was having lunch) to talk about the engine noise in my cabin. I told him I knew the ship was full but he said
he would check on another cabin. The
best I could do.
I went back to the Living
Room and hung out there accompanied by a very good Margarita.
Back in the room now. The A/C is working again – the room
is very comfortable.
Going to be going to dinner soon – it is “Taste of Mexico”
night in Windows so who knows what I am going to eat – there was nothing for me
in the dining room so this is it. If
there is nothing, I’ll head to the Patio.
It was "Taste of Mexico" in the Windows Cafe tonight. I had great hopes but, as it turned out, there was only one thing on the menu tonight and
that was a cheese quesadilla – all the other potential dishes all had chicken
or beef in them to jazz them up and make them unavailable to me. I went to the Patio and ordered the Vegetable
Lasagna and salmon (well done) and a baked potato with sour cream. I asked the waiter if he could bring the food
out to the Sunset Veranda and after
getting an OK from someone, said he would find me out there. In a few minutes,
the dishes appeared. The lasagna was
cold and watery but I ate a bit of it and it was OK. The salmon, this time thinner and skinless,
was perfect as was the baked potato.
Churros and some kind of chocolate jelly roll made for a decent dessert
along with decaf coffee.
It's a late sailaway from San Juan (St John is pretty close) so I stay on the Veranda and got some pictures of San Juan Bay in the Gloaming.
I went to the theater for Production Show #2 with the Signature Singers and Dancers performing “Wanderlust” a story of six people traveling the world together.
Each location, and some of them were
surprising – Vermont and Maine, for example – was associated with a song. Loosely associated. “Don’t Stop Believing”, “Turn Turn Turn”,
“Lightning only Happens When It’s Raining” and “Moon River” were among the
tunes tonight. At first I thought the
singers were lip synching but later on it was difficult to say. The best part of the show were the background
visuals which used a jillion pixel screen to get crisp and animated scenes. I
snuck out a few minutes early just as Darren was on stage to go over tomorrow’s
stay in St. John.
I went back to the room after the show – talked to Ellen
since I have phone service. At 9:45 PM I could hear the engines come back on
(no ignoring the engine noise in this cabin) and in a few minutes we pushed and
were on our way to St. John.
Lights out at 11:00 PM.
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