Cruis’n
We are sailing the Caribbean Sea.
The water now has a blue cast to it.
Today, the wind was blowing forcefully.
I started walking, but I had to quit,
So we rested in our stateroom a bit.
We played Trivia and we washed our clothes.
We played some Splendor till I had to doze.
We ate dinner till our bellies were full.
Tomorrow’s excursion--the beach we chose.
Cruising the Caribbean is so cool.
Predictions Just for Fun
Climbing the falls in Jamaica,
watching the locks in Panama,
a bus tour through Panama City,
a walk in the jungles of Costa Rica,
playing many games with Sis
and other entertainment
while sailing the seas.
I predict we will have a lot of fun
in Honduras, Belize and Mexico,
but only the Lord knows.
I didn’t predict the choppy waves
night before last that kept me
in bed all evening, nor Sis’s
feeling puny, and leaving me
to go on an excursion alone.
But I still predict a lot of fun,
before I head home to Colorado.
Costa Rica
We went to Lyon Costa Rica
Sis was still feeling a little puny
I took a tour through the jungle
In a giant home-built ATV
The number of plants
Was beyond imagination
And we even went by
A banana plantation
The group saw a sloth,
A poison dart frog and a monkey
But though I looked hard
It was difficult for me to see
We did some souvenir shopping
But I needed more time
And we ate plantain chips
All in all the day was fine
Panama City
Off the ship then on to a bus
A tour of Panama City for us
A modern City mixed with the old
The tour guide told us about California gold
Panama’s a country all about transport
The canal, the train, the great sea port
From the Pacific Ocean to Caribbean Sea
Panama seems a good place to be
After the tour we did some shopping
But the ship’s deadline kept us hopping
Now back on the ship the seas are rough
Sleep tonight is going to be tough
No, it’s not going to be easy
Sis and I are both feeling queasy
When we have to get off our bunk
We wobble about as if we’re drunk
The plan tomorrow is San Jose
But all we can do now is pray
Excursion Tomorrow
Went through Panama Canal
Watched the process of the locks
Did a cooking class in the evening
Chopped potatoes and celery stalks
Tomorrow is coming fast
And then it will be today
Panama City and Colon
Then we’ll be on our way
Jamaica
Four very black people
wearing green and yellow
pounded on their drums
and danced,
welcoming our ship.
The hills were green,
the water blue.
I found the bus for our tour.
Once at Dunn River Falls,
we met our guides.
three friendly Jamaican guys
in their thirties or so.
We walked down many steps
to a lovely beach,
but we didn’t stay there long.
We started up the falls.
At first, I couldn’t imagine
walking up slippery rocks
in the rushing water.
We started up the falls.
The rocks were light brown,
probably sandstone.
Mostly we made our way
through ankle deep water,
but some places were waist deep.
I was glad for the water shoes Judy gave me.
I could feel where to put my feet.
We had to make a human chain
to help each other up.
Surprisingly, this method worked well.
Most of us would not have made it on our own.
It was quite a work out.
We’d look up and think that was the top,
but when we got there
we saw that there was more to go.
It was quite a project to get us all up there.
We all made it without major mishaps
and it felt good.
One man said, “We did well
for a bunch of geezers.”
Most of us were retirement age.
I can’t wait to get the pictures.
