Vigo, Spain – October 28, 2014

Today we were in Vigo, Spain and there is no “there” there!  It’s an easy place for the ships to dock and I think the port fees are cheap!

There were some tours offered by the ship to get into the countryside and a nearby town where there is a Cathedral but we opted out since we’ve seen a few Cathedral’s in the past 3 weeks!  Instead we waited till most of the buses departed and then headed out to find some free wifi so the Commodore could download a book to listen to while he’s on the treadmill.  He’s managed to get a few chapters and today was able to grab a few more but we’ll have to wait till we find some faster internet to get the rest.  Oh, well, it’s a project!

Betty and Don headed off into town shortly before we did and “walkabout”.  They’ve been to this port before and, once here, they remembered how little there is to do!

We came back for a late lunch and then enjoyed the sunshine on the deck and on our balcony for the rest of the afternoon.

Met my trivia pals at 4:15 and we were foiled once again!  Too many braniacs on board!  Plus, we’re overthinking and talking ourselves out of right answers…..time for a rebound!

Dinner was back in the dining room with our new server, Karina, from Peru.  She’s very efficient and we get very speedy service and we’re out of the dining room in short order!  We are going to be “permanent” in her section from now till the end of the cruise. 

Morticia and the “Troll” didn’t show up by the time we were finished but their table was being prepared for them.  The burlap back of Crown Royal appeared as well as the bowl of ice.  A new addition was a plastic container with a bright red top that we just HAD to ask about.  Turns out it’s a container of a “Mrs Dash” type of salt substitute!  That had me in gales of laughter!  We will hang around a little later tomorrow to see the show.  I know you all want to hear about the antics!

Tomorrow we are in Lisbon, Portugal.  We have been here before and really like the city so we will spend the day either just walking around or we might decide to jump on the HOHO bus.  It will depend on the weather which is supposed to be nice, I hope.  Today was gorgeous and in the upper 60’s and low 70’s.  Betty and Don are off on a bus tour to Fatima so they will be gone for most of the day.  We were scheduled for that trip but when I got so disgusted with the lousy guide in Le Havre, I gave them back their tour tickets and said we weren’t going to spend any more money on lousy Princess tours!  I figure the best way to get their attention is to kick them in the money.  Plus, the Commodore has reached his limit on bus tours and, truthfully, so have I.  We have lost our patience with the disrespectful dawdlers and lousy guides.

We get an extra hour tonight so we’re back on London time!  Gradually, as we cross the Atlantic, we’ll get about six hours.  That will be welcome!

That’s all folks, as Woody Woodpecker would say!

XOXOXO

M