Today was a down day for the Evans/Kedley crew. Thom and I woke up at a decent time, but by the time we ate breakfast, finished writing yesterday's blog post, and got ready it was almost 10. We then went to the port to see if we could find Mom, Dad, and Drew. Luckily within 15 or so minutes we found them-they were on their way back toward the boat.
Thom and I stayed and shopped around the port. The people were very welcoming and really wanted you to visit their shop. We went to many shops, although many of them carry the exact same items. Thom bartered with a worker and got two football team bags for $25 instead of just one for $25. He also purchased a Mayan woodcarving head that says "Harley Davidson". He talked that worker down from $35 to $20. I bartered a little myself. I talked a man down from $8 for an ornament to $5. Not as much negotiating as Thom, but I did it.
We then found ourselves at a restaurant/bar on the pier. Thom ordered a DosXX and I had a lemonade. My lemonade came in a palm tree shaped cup. We sat by the beach and watched the waves. To the right in front of us were dolphins. Thom nearly had a heart attack when he saw a dolphin jump from the ocean into the water area where they do dolphin shows. We didn't know there were dolphins there so it was rather surprising.
The Funkes/Rohdes went to a beach/village called Mahahual. This was a village I did some research on and wanted to visit, but we decided to just stay on port today.
After a bit we got our picture taken with some people who were dressed as native Mayan people then headed back to the boat.
Once back on board we decided to get in the pool and hot tub. After relaxing in the hot tub we moved outdoors on the deck. I started reading a new book called "Wonder". It is about a little boy who is going into fifth grade and going to school for the first time. As if this wouldn't be hard enough, he also has a face deformity. I'm just in the beginning of the book, but I really like it.
Thom had to run back into the port to switch out his bag because it was already falling apart, so Mom and I walked the deck. By the poolside they were teaching 70s line dancing. So we joined in and danced. Then it was back to the room to get ready for dinner. A couple of us met up for a drink before dinner.
Dinner was good as usual. I sat by Mary Kay and we had some good conversations about traveling and our days. The majority of us had chicken cordon blue for dinner. I had a crab cake and arugula/pear salad for an appetizer and a strawberry trifle for dinner. All were delicious. The strawberry trifle was very light and fluffy.
Peter has really taken a liking to our second waitress, Sarah. He is a big flirt with her. It is very cute. He laughs and giggles when she moves her eyebrows quickly.
We then went to the centrium to get our picture taken, but they were also having name that tune. Thom won 3 Royal Caribbean writing utensils.
Then we headed to the Masquerade Theater for "Slippery When Wet" a Bon Jovi tribute band. They were good.
Then most of us headed to bed. Dad went to the casino and came out ahead again. then we grabbed a quick snack before bed.
Tomorrow is our last port-Cozumel.
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