6:30am this morning comes way too soon. The boat has been rockin' and rollin' during the night but, upon awakening, the water is calm and we're approaching Cozumel just as the sun is rising. The forecast is for overcast skies and 81°F but looking from our deck, there's quite a bit of sunshine right now.  Jonathan wanted to see how the ship docked but all is quiet from their room and it appears we will be docking on on the starboard side while ou...

Our last day at sea. Our last day to put things in order. Mom has finished most of the packing. As I feared, it looks like we have one suitcase above our Southwest allotment. That will be $75, please. We only paid $98 for our tickets but here goes my savings. Oh well. It will be good to get home. There will be much to catch up on. Mom made a list of things she knows about, other things we will discover when we arrive home. That's tomorrow. Need I mention bre...

What a difference a room makes! I awake somewhat earlier than anticipated to the ocean waves washing up on the beach below. I lay here for a while contemplating the busy day ahead until the alarm goes off at 8, the official getup time. I'm pretty much always packed, with everything ini my bag except what I'm wearing. At the nice hotel in Tlaquepaque where I stayed for 7 nights, I did unpack the hang up stuff, otherwise I just live out of it. So this m...

I awaken around 9:30 in the morning to drilling, vehicle noise and shouting from below. The town as come alive again. Seems like it was just a few hours ago that just a few late night drunks were walking around below. Now everyone is there. I take my pitiful shower with no pressure, pack up the few clothes I head out to breakfast. Breakfast was not bad and I enjoyed reliving my exhausting night spent in my room to anyone that would listen. After breakfast, Ma...