The bluebirds were outgrowing the nest, getting big and colorful, and still unimpressed with me.
By 3/20 they were often looking out of the nest and probably doing short flights when I wasn't around.
We were Full-Time RVers who transitioned to Part-Time RVers, traveling across the USA with our pets to experience and share the best sights, sounds, and tastes of this country with our family and new friends.
The bluebirds were outgrowing the nest, getting big and colorful, and still unimpressed with me.
By 3/20 they were often looking out of the nest and probably doing short flights when I wasn't around.
I hoped the bluebirds would use the nesting box again but I wasn't sure, after last year's debacle. But they did, and laid five beautiful eggs!
We are still enjoying the breakfast buffet; with all the choices, our breakfasts are getting a bit random....
Today was really windy. The ship was rocking significantly and the outer decks were closed due to the high winds. That's OK, we had an indoor event planned: we met at 10:30 on deck 5 for the kitchen tour. It started with Mimosas that didn't agree with my cough drop, then on to the tour.Our guide told us that the kitchen hierarchy is reflected in the neckerchiefs: yellow indicates a 1st tour, blue is more experienced, and red is for the section head.
After the tour, as we walked through the center atrium where the staff had an event to honor veterans, including singing the national anthem and a big cake decorated like the US flag.
We had lunch in the 4th floor restaurant again, then I headed back to the cabin to try to nap away my cough.
In the evening I joined everyone for dinner but didn't order anything. Too bad, tonight was lobster night!
Today we set the clock back and got up around 8. By 8:30 we were at My Fair Lady restaurant on Deck 4, before getting off the ship. Puppy liked Krista!
We walked around the area a bit and got some meds for Randy and earrings for me. Then we found a place to book an island tour that seemed like a nice way to spend the day.We were supposed to go snorkeling today but Randy wasn't feeling well. The weather was questionable so the others decided not to snorkel today, either.
Ship time was set back 1 hour today. Our gang met up on Deck 4 at the My Fair Lady restaurant at 8:30 for a good breakfast.
We went back to our rooms to change shoes because it seemed unusually cool and wet outside and we were scheduled to take City Bus Tour with Rum Factory today. We waited in line for a tender to take us ashore, followed by a surprisingly long tender ride in the rain.
Our bus driver Victor wasn't going to let a little (or a lot) of rain get in the way of his tour. He pointed out the tall monument that marks the grave of Baron Edward Bliss, who spent 3 months anchored here and wrote a will that left the bulk of his fortune to Belize. So far it has provided over $900,000 to Belize - pretty good for a guy who never set foot on it!
Lots of English actually settled here, attracted by the natural beauty and the vast fortunes to be made from local Mahogany trees. Now the trees are protected and harvesting is managed.
Victor pointed out that the Mosquito Coast movie was partially filmed here. And he spoke a little Creole for us, which he said is really just their normal English, just spoken really fast and slurred together.
He pointed out an old English-style house of an elderly English woman who, after she passed, was embalmed and put under the house in rocking chair.
Victor said this area is a little below sea level, which makes for good fishing but can be tough in bad weather. Hurricane Lisa (2022) was hard on lots of houses here. But people are still living houses like this one: