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the History of Comedy |
Clear skies, 30 degrees and very
windy
When you learn that there is a plan B…expect
it. Last night the ship’s captain told us to expect a windy night and large sea
swells of up to 2 metres. “One hand for the ship,” he instructed, “and one hand
for yourselves”…we’ve heard this advice before, and knew what it meant…don’t
wear your highest shoes to dinner this evening! As it turned out, it wasn’t
too bad at all, but I was glad I heeded his advice when choosing my wardrobe. I
think this ship must be the best we’ve been on in terms of rocking and rolling.
Sure, one of the first nights of the cruise was filled with creaking and squeaking,
but had the captain not told us to expect a bumpy ride, I wouldn’t have noticed
a thing.
So…about the plan B…we were told not to
be surprised if we had to pass on
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vacherin |
our port of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua this
morning. The problem with the Nicaragua port is that it is a tender port. This means
that the ship will anchor a short distance away from land and we will get to
the port on little boats. The rough seas and wind are brutal for both the anchor
and the tender boats.
This plan B possibility seemed likely to
us. A pilot (a sailor especially familiar with the area and who guides the ship
into port – typical for each port) was getting on at 7:00 this morning to get
us close to port, and we would be updated by 8:00. We decided to plan our
morning despite us assuming the port would be blown off. If we were in fact
able to go ahead with plan A, we had a tour departing at 8:50 and would have to
be prepared for that. So…last night breakfast was ordered, and the alarm was
set…when we looked out the window, before we were given the official go ahead for
plan B, what we saw told us what we suspected…no Nicaragua. While we are no
sailors, one look at the white caps
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vacherin deconstructed |
and we knew.
Sure
enough…no Nicaragua. The
swells were up to 3 meters and the wind gusts were about 70 knots (130 km/hr).
Despite all of this, we were feeling fine and moving about the ship was fine
too.
We were supposed to visit a volcano and
a small town – this was after a 2-hour drive there and back. We always hate to
miss a port, but Nicaragua wasn’t on our cruise bucket list, so we aren’t too devastated.
The evening started with the second of 2
comedy shows this segment – “The History of Comedy” followed by dinner with a
very interesting dessert called ‘vacherin’ – the most interesting part of it
wasn’t the taste, which was good, but the most impressive part was how this dessert
was constructed. It was a sorbet and ice cream island surrounded by meringue
fort.
1 comment:
Ok I am liking that desert. Googling to see how to make it . Hahaha!!!
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