Day #35…Friday, March 6, 2015

Sea Day #1 Heading to Pisco, Peru

Coquimbo, Chile

Bonnie got up early and had a pedicure appointment at the Lotus Spa.  Dennis stayed in the cabin and rested a while longer.  We ate a continental breakfast and headed to the Princess Theater for a destination lecture titled:  Pisco (San Martin), Peru.

We then sat in the Piazza playing games on our I-pads and taking it easy.  Dennis had to leave the theater earlier because he was coughing so badly.  We bought some cough drops in La Serena but they do not seem to be working very well. 

After a light lunch at the Trident Grill, we returned to our room so Dennis could rest again.  We were going to sit outside but the air is chilly and the sky is cloudy today.  We will hope for warmer weather tomorrow as the warmth and sunshine should make him feel better. 

 

Coquimbo Fort

We are not going to formal night in the dining room this evening.  Even before Dennis became ill, we had told our tablemates not to plan on seeing us on any more formal nights.  The last segment of this cruise just started and there are three (3) scheduled formal nights on this final leg of the trip.  We will be dining in the Horizon Court as an alternative formal night dinner plan.

The Princess Singers and Dancers are performing tonight and we have already attended all their production shows.  The shows are repeated each segment and we are not happy that the same show will be offered tonight for the third time during our cruise.  Many of us are on board for the full 49 days and appreciate some variety in the entertainment that is offered.

Stella left us a message that she does not feel well today and will be resting in her room.  She and Bill had a very bad colds last week and the week before and missed some evenings with us.  Both sets of our friends enjoy playing euchre and even our card playing times have suffered with so many getting sick on this cruise.  Our friend, Frank, visited the medical center recently for a sinus infection and allergies and is finally feeling better.  Yesterday, his wife, Judy bought a Z-pack from a Chilean pharmacy in La Serena and did not need a prescription.  It costs her $22.00 right from the shelf.

We will lay low the rest of the day today and then hopefully get together with our friends tomorrow.   We did manage to attend a game show titled “Majority Rules” tonight and entered as a team called “The Berry Best.”  Unfortunately we did not do very well, but had an enjoyable time trying to choose the most popular answer to questions presented to the audience.  One team had a perfect score and that seemed almost impossible to us.  They must be seasoned players!