We arrived this morning to terribly gray skies so we went back to sleep until 9 AM. We went to breakfast and came back to decide what to do since it was pouring rain. We decided not to get off yet. In all the years that I have been coming here I have never seen it rain this hard here. The surf was rough and the wind blew and it was a driving rain. It was an hour of this before it began to let up. Debbie and I decided not to take a cab out to Palm Beach after see Carol Calvin. She has just come back drenched and said the streets were horribly flooded and cars were stalled. We did get our umbrellas and walked into town and as you will see from the pictures, it was still flooded . We went to the Casino at the downtown Marriott Renaissance and played there for several hours on the penny machines and had fun. When we came out it was sunny but still flooded. We walked through the flea market area and back to the ship. We have decided not to go to dinner tonight and just to veg in the cabin and watch a movie. The next two days are sea days heading back to Ft. Lauderdale. The TV is showing the storm over Haiti now although what is happening here is from that storm as well. Sounds like the cruise back will be a bit rough.
It’s hard to believe that this cruise is almost over already. Time on the ship goes by very fast. Flat Karen (for those of you that don’t get this term, it’s when a favored member of our group is not able to cruise with us on the group cruise. We take their picture and put it in a chair at dinner and at the activities we do so that they will not be forgotten.) your pants should be getting a bit tight after all the dinners and desserts we have ordered for you.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at home in a couple days. If there is anything noteworthy, I will post before we get back. Thanks for following.
PS Kay says it's Judy's fault that it rained here today. Kay says the sunshine does follow her everywhere she goes but it doesn't for Judy or at least when Judy visits Aruba. I'm just saying.
Sorry Tomas dampened Aruba. Be prepared for cooler weather in Florida as it is only in the high 60's and low in the 40's here this weekend (tampa at least) which is 10+ degrees below normal. Can you share one or two of Carol's brain teasers..is anyone getting the answers?
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie for the pictures and Cheryl for the blog..it has help make me part of the trip if only in cyberspace. Have a safe last two days and flights home to all.
Nice pictures again. It is definitely colder in Fl. now as my daughter told me that it got down to 35 the other night. now they at least know their heater works. Enjoy your last two days.
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