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Bingo Game #78 Cruise Ship Bingo
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I didn't set up backup for my phone....so its possible that I lost them forever or they're just waiting somewhere out in the web..... for me to discover. I'll learn that once I have a new phone later this evening. Luckily I downloaded all of my photos before I went on this trip. So all the granddaughter photos aren't lost.
Good god man! Just because your musical tastes are stuck in the 80s doesn't mean your acceptance of technology needs to be!
@Majorrich we obviously need to rely on your AI skills, Steven's selfies, and googled images of a cruise ship.
You'll be surprised to learn that I also didn't set up my voicemail.
Yep, we had it all set up and nobody wanted to take part. We may try it again someday.
Ooh ya, the ole fish 'n' chips dinner buffet.
Little do you know that you’re probably making parts for Skynet
What kind of rookie doesn’t have his phone pics backed up to his Amazon account? Picture storage is free.
Cruise Ship Bingo day 7:
Ah....port days. Ya have to be up early...but ya get to see something new.
Cozumel, Mexico. Today's shore excursion was to visit the Mayan ruins and taste some Mayan chocolate. The bus ride was so nice. I do remember the old days of shore excursions where you thought the bus was going to break down or skid over the cliff....those days are long past. Air conditioned comfort with complimentary water.
The Mayan ruins were amazing. Its a temple complex that is in the exact layout for the constellation Orion. I guess when you don't have television or the internet....the stars above are your entertainment. Got to see where Mayan's got married and got to walk on a portion of the original road they followed from the beach to the temple to get married....its nearly 5 miles of uneven rocks through the rainforest....you must really want to get married if you're willing to walk that far with the risk of getting mauled by a jaguar.
The trees all have orchids growing in them and that was neat to see. My grandparents were orchid collectors and this was my first time seeing orchids in the wild. Unlike my grandfather...I did not take a few cuttings and bring them back in my luggage. We also saw a few iguanas roaming the grounds. Most people were impressed by them......to me they're just lizards.
While everyone was shopping at the gift shops....I tried a local beer. It was...after all....92 degrees with 85% humidity.
As we got back on the bus...the driver told us he was going to make a special stop at a bee sanctuary on our way to the chocolate. The bees on Cozumel are a special variety. They're small and stingerless and they only produce 1 liter of honey per year. The Mayan beekeeper performed a cleansing ceremony so we could walk amongst the bees and not disturb them. Ok....... I found it very interesting to be a few feet away from the hive and not be in danger of being stung. I did buy a small bottle of the honey they had for sale. Its not from their bees because how much honey could you sell if they only make 1 liter per year? I guess I was looking at lazy bees.
The rest of the bus ride was along the west shore of the island. It would look very beautiful but they were having a very serious seaweed bloom.....and beaches of brown seaweed is not particularly gorgeous. Still....much better than being at work.
The chocolate tour was very informative. After showing us how Mayan culture relied on chocolate for their rituals and for their commerce (they had a chart showing how many cacao beans you would need to buy a chicken or a mango) they gave us fresh made tortillas. There's nothing better tasting than a handmade corn tortilla, fresh off the oven. Then they made traditional Mayan chocolate from scratch. A few cacao beans, some honey, cinnamon, paprika and sugar (sugar is a new addition to the recipe) and he ground it all together and presto.....chocolate. Then he spooned it out to everyone on the tour. Very tasty. Then I had a chocolate margherita. I'm not sure what they used in place of limes....but it was tasty as well. Bought a few bars of chocolate and back to the ship. The port area has been improved in the last few years and some more shopping was completed.
All in all....a fine day at port. Back on the ship....I had a wonderful dinner and spent sometime watching baseball in the sports bar before calling it a day.
Ok......lets call some Bingo numbers.
Going to less fancy today as we have visitors from some of our clients here today.
O65
B11
G46
I22
Have an excellent day.
Ah....port days. Ya have to be up early...but ya get to see something new.
Cozumel, Mexico. Today's shore excursion was to visit the Mayan ruins and taste some Mayan chocolate. The bus ride was so nice. I do remember the old days of shore excursions where you thought the bus was going to break down or skid over the cliff....those days are long past. Air conditioned comfort with complimentary water.
The Mayan ruins were amazing. Its a temple complex that is in the exact layout for the constellation Orion. I guess when you don't have television or the internet....the stars above are your entertainment. Got to see where Mayan's got married and got to walk on a portion of the original road they followed from the beach to the temple to get married....its nearly 5 miles of uneven rocks through the rainforest....you must really want to get married if you're willing to walk that far with the risk of getting mauled by a jaguar.
The trees all have orchids growing in them and that was neat to see. My grandparents were orchid collectors and this was my first time seeing orchids in the wild. Unlike my grandfather...I did not take a few cuttings and bring them back in my luggage. We also saw a few iguanas roaming the grounds. Most people were impressed by them......to me they're just lizards.
While everyone was shopping at the gift shops....I tried a local beer. It was...after all....92 degrees with 85% humidity.
As we got back on the bus...the driver told us he was going to make a special stop at a bee sanctuary on our way to the chocolate. The bees on Cozumel are a special variety. They're small and stingerless and they only produce 1 liter of honey per year. The Mayan beekeeper performed a cleansing ceremony so we could walk amongst the bees and not disturb them. Ok....... I found it very interesting to be a few feet away from the hive and not be in danger of being stung. I did buy a small bottle of the honey they had for sale. Its not from their bees because how much honey could you sell if they only make 1 liter per year? I guess I was looking at lazy bees.
The rest of the bus ride was along the west shore of the island. It would look very beautiful but they were having a very serious seaweed bloom.....and beaches of brown seaweed is not particularly gorgeous. Still....much better than being at work.
The chocolate tour was very informative. After showing us how Mayan culture relied on chocolate for their rituals and for their commerce (they had a chart showing how many cacao beans you would need to buy a chicken or a mango) they gave us fresh made tortillas. There's nothing better tasting than a handmade corn tortilla, fresh off the oven. Then they made traditional Mayan chocolate from scratch. A few cacao beans, some honey, cinnamon, paprika and sugar (sugar is a new addition to the recipe) and he ground it all together and presto.....chocolate. Then he spooned it out to everyone on the tour. Very tasty. Then I had a chocolate margherita. I'm not sure what they used in place of limes....but it was tasty as well. Bought a few bars of chocolate and back to the ship. The port area has been improved in the last few years and some more shopping was completed.
All in all....a fine day at port. Back on the ship....I had a wonderful dinner and spent sometime watching baseball in the sports bar before calling it a day.
Ok......lets call some Bingo numbers.
Going to less fancy today as we have visitors from some of our clients here today.
O65
B11
G46
I22
Have an excellent day.
Yep. The new phone is so very nice.
Meh. It’s Macallan. So many better scotches out there.
OK, Steven tortilla chip redemption is close. Call two numbers the right way and we can end this thing.