4.01.2018 At sea

We are on the Emerald Princess in the mid Pacific Ocean on the way to Hilo Hawaii.  Hilo is the first of eight stops on this cruise.  There will be five consecutive days at sea first though.  On the way back there will be eight days in a row at sea. 

The Port Authority in Los Angeles really did a thorough job of inspecting our carryon bags.  They confiscated our mini bottles of alcohol that we had left from the last cruise.  But the big thing was the confiscation of Colleen’s heating pad.  But the good news is that she went to Passenger Services and convinced them that is was necessary and not a fire hazard.  She argued that it was new and that it actually was safer that the curling iron that she always has.  Happiness reigns!

We have six table mates at dinner, all very nice.  The table is perfectly situated for Johns needs to avoid coughs and sneezes.  Other than our table mates, he is in contact with no one else, which is important when he takes his mask off.

We saw a comedian last night, tonight is a magician, we’re just getting warmed up for trivia, maybe the next game will be better. 

Colleen and John