After settling down for a couple of weeks a few things blog worthy appeared. First on the list is our welcome committee. Sheldon and Leanna brought the grandkids over for dinner the day we arrived home - Jayden (3), Madison (10) and Kinsley (18 months). They arrived with all the noise, excitement and enthusiasm that only kids and puppies can generate. The best feeling grandparents can have is to know they were missed! Here they are!
Next on the list is another event for the ‘best and worst’ in the last post. We should have had one more category – Most Enchanting Evening. At midnight on the third day of crossing the Atlantic on the Costa Victoria we sailed over the equator so the captain and his staff of slaves hosted a late night Equator party on the swimming pool deck, complete with buffet, ice carving demonstrations, Brazilian music and dancing beneath a colossal map of sparking diamonds. The glossy sea continuously rolled and smoothed itself out underneath the bow, silent and deep and mysterious as we celebrated ‘life’ above. It was a remarkable night, a memorable experience.
Last on the list is a sad one. We learned on April 14th that one of our friends from the Costa Victoria passed away in March. Tom from Florida, one half of the Tom and Tom comedy team, retired New York motorcycle policeman, died of cancer. Even though we only knew him for a short time, losing Tom is almost unthinkable because his spirit is so entwined with our Costa Victoria memories. Rest in peace, Tom.
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