10 o'clock in the morning? What happened? It seems like I just went to bed a few hours ago. That's right, I did. My free breakfast! Oh no. Hurriedly, I take a quick shower ( twice a day down here with the heat and humidity, throw on some clothes and blend into the breakfast group. Either I outsmarted her or she doesn't care. I like to think it was me. I have the usual, today pineapple. I'm finishing up the blog from last night, ready to do...

What happened? It's 10am! My free breakfast! No shower if I'm to get there in time. I throw on my clothes, brush my teeth and secure my real estate amongst the others. She suspects nothing and I have my usual: fruit, muffins orange juice and coffee. A savings of $5. With my victory at hand, I return to the sanctity of my room to complete yesterday's blog, including the photos. The WiFi is good here so I can download pictures from my cameras and ph...

Up this morning at 8:30. It's cloudy but warm, typically for this season. Shower, shorts, and breakfast should make for a great start to the day. Their continental breakfasts here are free and tasty. Just fruit, muffins orange juice and coffee with a change of fruit each day. With that out of the way, I loaded pictures and published yesterday's blog, organized my stuff, charged all gear and called Martin's house. Talked to a guy that told me the...

I'm sitting out in the garden writing this. It's 11am, about 12 hours since my last post back in Oakland. I got on the plane a half hour early and we left right on time, 1:10am. I reserved the exit row aisle seat which cost me $4 more but money is nothing to me. It was worth it. I could put my legs straight out and not touch anything. Flight was routine and I slept most of the way. We got here in 3 1/2 hours and I shot through immigration and customs, gr...

Up late today. We again go to the buffet on 14th floor with Min and Alan while her parents relax in their room. We sit inside while the youngsters eat by the pool. The temperature is dropping even more today, in the 50's, and the water is rough. The boat moves more than anytime on our entire trip. The weather and the seas always seems to deteriorate close to San Francisco. Mom starts organizing our clothes and packing the suitcases. A nap is in order. I...