it was brutal to go through all the slowness of disembarking the last morning – it starts with 7 am customs and immigration processing, turning in life jacket at 8, getting paid and settling outstanding bar tabs, etc., collecting advances for travel per diem, then waiting for all guests to clear ship before we can leave… sigh… and there will always be, oh, about 130 people or so who don’t think they have to leave and keep milling about after their disembarkation group has been called to leave… we finally got out about an hour and a half late… then we wait in the terminal (glad i was close to the front of the line). the people who think they are exempt and extremely important cut in front (the french hairdresser with bad flight plan she made herself and might miss her flight, the doctors, they are god, right?, and the captain – ok, i’ll let the captain cut in line, but these other bums should wait their turn…). we all have to have our bags x-rayed and clear final customs, and luckily, they let bob accompany me to help me with my bags to the cab… guests were even still talking to us while we were trying to say goodbye, which was awkward… i got in the cab and waved goodbye to my sweetie. heavy sigh…
i asked the cab driver if he had some music, and was grateful for the bob marley… i have good luck with cabbies and bob marley… i could have taken the crew shuttle to ft. lauderdale airport, but that’s more waiting with lots of people, having my stuff buried under everyone’s and having to dig it out of trailer, sea of familiar crew people… i really just needed to go! at the airport, i knew i’d still see guests and crew, and i did, and it was pleasant and all, but i couldn’t wait to head west towards unfamiliarity except for family…
an uneventful flight, and at the end, my beautiful boy! i cried to hug him and see him… caught up a little with him and johnny on the ride home and then my puppy! so great to be home! my cozy bed, not as cozy without bob, but i’ll take it! and diet dr. pepper in the fridge! does nobody outside of america
some of you asked if i am done blogging now, and no, i am not! i will be launching the “piano broad at home” blogsite any day, and blog about travel adventures with nino and life at home, as well as music and writing that i am up to while on land! i’ll be here on this site ‘til i let you know when to make the jump… i’ll come back to this site again when i embark august 19th for alaska asia australia
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