missed port Turks and Caicos

We were meant to dock in the Turks and Caicos today but alas, the captain aborted at the last minute as it was too windy. So today is a bonus sea day… we were excited about today's port as we have never been there and the beach is right off the dock. 

It's grey and drizzling a bit so after mooching around the piazza and spending some of our on board credit… we got a wallet full of non-refundable on board credit that we have to spend! There isn't much in the shops, and no nice shirts for Carm so I indulged my jewellery fetish and got a lovely necklace, bracelet, and earrings. They are casual enough for everyday use. I was eyeing a swarovski crystal necklace but figured it would sit in its box… 

After our wallet was empty, we climbed back up to our deck, stopping for a margarita and then a light lunch. The plan was to watch a movie in our cabin but neither of us had the energy. Instead we read and soaked in the tub 🛀 there is never a lack of hot water, in fact it's usually scalding! 🌋 

We are still both struggling with a cold and it's sapping our energy. Even Carm's neverending energy has been knocked back, so it's not just me holding us back…

There has been discussion about future cruises. I love the experience but I don't think it loves me…😭 it's Carm's first time being sick on a cruise and he's finding out how miserable it is…

We'll try something different next year.

Last night we had a great time! I threw in the photo of us at the last minute before posting - we saw Judy downstairs so got her to take a few photos of us, plus we stopped at the ship photographer for a professional photo. One turned out nice, so we purchased it - we haven't had a great photo together for years!

We ate with Sonia and Perry again, then went our separate ways for the evening. The theatre was packed by the time we got there but we managed to score 2 good seats for the production show. We danced for a bit in the piazza 💃 then climbed the stairs up to the 16th floor and turned in early. We are wimps! Sonia and Perry found stuff to do well into the night but we didn't have it in us…

Tonight it will be more of the same!

We have enjoyed our dinners with our new friends. They are most definitely not ‘a glass half empty’ people but are more ‘filled to the brim’ people. Their enthusiasm and zest for life is contagious.

Sorry for bombarding you with photo after photo of us! Feel free to skip past!

Awesome!

“everything“