Turkey Day. Some got the wing, some got the thigh. I got the butt.

Well, I must say, Turkey Day was, well....it stunk. It started by waking up with a funky throat. I thought maybe it might just be frrom the dry air conditioning. So i went out into Cozumel(we were ported that day), and went into the 105,000% humid air. Yep. That helped alot.

I did get to go to one of my new fave places to eat, called Cocina Economica. And to all my LA friends--if you think you get real guacamole there, you can bow down and kiss my short little tucus(That's "butt" to all who are not familiar...)! You order guac and chips, and 5 minutes later, they bring out fresh-made on the spot guac with yummy chips. Dee-lish!

So then I check email, and get crappy news. That didn't help. Then some plans with people fell through because they all flaked out. So 3 for 3.

By 2pm, I was back on the ship, in my PJs, in bed, the rest of my day in Cozumel numbered, and feeling miserable emotionally and physicallly. Sorry folks, this post doesn't seem to be for the happy-minded I guess....Though I am feeling better today, after Cepacol throat losenges and TheraFlu-a-plenty.

But hey--on the bright side, I got to have guacamole and palm trees on Thanksgiving. So much for turkey!

Ah, blue Carribean water.

Well, it was Cozumel, Grand Cayman & Calica this past week. And man, Cozumel was GORGEOUS, for those who don't already know. Water so blue it's ridiculous. Grand Cayman's nice, but I didn't get a chance to get off the boat for that. Next time though...Calica was nothing but trees from the boat, so no news on that either. Hopefully more next time...

Cozumel's interesting. There's a big tourist drag when you get off the port. It's FULL of all these merchants who want your touristy business (of course), and pharmacies where you can get things for cheap unlike the States. Oh--and LOTS of jewelry stores. I mean LOTS! There's apparently some great restaurants there too, but I didn't hit those up this time. Next time will be a place called La Chosa, which is supposed to be excellent...

Until next time, kids, here's a lovely pic o' Cozumel!

That big white thing.

Well dear friends, the boat IS as big as they say. Although I'm told I'm on a "smaller" boat...I'm sure some of you already know that, but it was news to me! So the first day was fairly overwhelming. Going to safety meetings, coordinating with the musical director, and sitting in on my first gigs on the boat.

The band's pretty cool. We all get along pretty well. It's a trumpet, trombone, sax, guitar, bass & drums. One little happy family!

I had my first time playing a "click" show last night--was interesting to say the least. Playing with the click in one ear, while trying to stay in tune with the recording that's helping to double and make it sound like a fuller orchestra. Crazy stuff....

We just ported in Cozumel today. While I have port manning duty(I have to stay on the boat to help "man" it while at port) my first time out, I'll catch Cozumel in person next week. I can't say I've seen water so blue like this. Beats LA's beaches, and well, Vegas has no beach...I did see water like this when I was 9, in the Bahamas for a week. But nothing until now...

And oh, are people stupid drunk. I had 4 drunk guys in an elevator hitting on me at once. Luckily I only had to travel 3 floors. Yeeeesh!