Back yesterday from 10-day cruise to Mexico. We were second ship to dock at Cabo San Lucas post hurricane. The Coral Princess stopped Oct 2 and we aboard the Star Princess were October 2. Actually, no dock, it is a tender port.
Our ship carried 20 palettes of food, bottled water, medicine and diapers for the folks in Cabo. The supplies had to be unloaded onto boats and carried to land and unloaded again. The Captain said volunteers did the unloading, which I took to mean both crew and some passengers. That made us feel good. The city isn't up for much tourism yet and I'm afraid that the tourists didn't spend a lot of money there, although passengers were anxious to help the locals if they could.
Anyway--6 days at sea and only 4 ports. I meant to check out the fitness center but didn't make it. I'll post photos another day. Just to say it was very hot and incredibly humid and not conducive to doing much. I tried to be moderate in eating but drank a lot of wine and gasp--Amaretto every evening. (My friend calls Amaretto and Frangelico "liquid candy." Normally I only drink it around New Years. Salty food, carbs and fat, so gained 4 1/2 pounds--it could have been much worse. I expect the weight to drop quickly if I get right back. DH gained 5 pounds and ate 2-3 times as much as I did, but he started out weighing a lot more. We are both motivated.
I strained my back before going and so tried to take it easy and will do so the next day. I was doing some last minute gardening before we left and overdid it. So next week: rest, watch food intake, and gradually move back to exercises.
