The skies were grey, wind was brisk, and the seas were high as we headed back to Miami. Big rollers rocked the ship around and made walking an interesting challenge. We wandered around the ship and enjoyed just watching the parade of interesting people go by. There were many languages spoken on this cruise and a wide range of age groups. Many more children than we saw on our previous cruises as well as many folks in wheel chairs, scooters and with walkers. Royal Caribbean seems to do a good job of accommodating people with differing abilities.
We had many small tasks to do each of which took us closer to the end of our vacation - printing our gate passes for the flight back, checking our charges from on board expenses, and packing up our lovely summer clothing. It is sad to be at the end of a winter break, but I was already thinking of home. It will great to see my family again - and my bathtub.
Getting off the ship and onto the plane was a series of lines - waiting for our number to be called, waiting in line for customs, waiting in line to get on the bus to the airport, waiting in line to get on the plane, and off, and on, and off. I hate flying these days - so crammed into a tight spot, no food, little water. It makes me so irritable.
But we made it home with all our luggage, no sunburns, lots of good pictures and a few additional pounds. It has taken a couple days to stop feeling the movement of the ship. I was more tired from the traveling than I remember being two years ago - I guess we ARE getting older. I usually feel about 35 but not after 12 hours of travel by plane. Now its time to get serious about planning our trip to Oregon - always looking towards the next adventure.
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