Today we were in Curacao. My intention was to do a little bit (very little bit) of
work with Kate, my successor, this morning, and then be ashore for the majority
of the day (we didn’t leave until 11pm tonight). Several things happened all at once, as far as
scheduling/paperwork/etc. while Kate and I were working in the morning, so it
took longer than expected. I let
her go at noon, whereupon I started working on the final evaluations for the
production cast (which I have to write and administer to them next week, as I
was the one to work with them for the majority of their contract, although they
are here for one week longer than I.
I finally got off the ship at 6pm!
Curacao is a Dutch island and it looks like Disney’s “It’s a
Small World” attraction that’s come to life full-sized. It’s really cute. I didn’t have too much time here, as I
needed to get back, shower, change, etc. as I wanted to catch the 9pm main
stage show. So, I wandered around
a bit. I took two photos, one of
the buildings across the water (that remind me of the Disney attraction) and
then a giant bridge spanning the water (in complete contrast to the quaint
buildings).
There is also a floating bridge that I saw adjacent to the
land mass that I was on, that swings out over the water (a small bay, perhaps?)
and connects to the land mass upon which the “It’s A Small World” buildings
were. I didn’t get to see it
connecting the two sections of land, but it was still cool to see and imagine
the connection. There’s also a
ferry that travels back & forth between the two land masses. Once again, I didn't take a photo of it, but found some wonderful ones on google.
Tonight’s main stage entertainer was a stand-up comedian
named Rick Starr. He was very
funny and one of his big “selling points” is that he is “clean” in his humor. He told a joke tonight (that a passenger
told him, nonetheless). He was
funny in his set-up saying how it’s humorous to him how people feel the need to
tell jokes to comics. This one he
enjoyed, so he told it in his show.
It cracked me up. I called
both Mom (who is in Florida) and Dad (who is in NY for a week) to tell them, as
I knew they’d enjoy it. I’m sure
Aunt Dana will enjoy it when she reads it here.
There were two friends who shared the same birthday. Every year, since they were growing up,
they celebrated their birthdays together.
When their 20th birthday came, one said to the
other, “where do you want to go to celebrate our birthday?” The other replied, “how about the
Sunset Grille? They have hot women
waitresses and cold beer.”
When their 40th birthday came, one said to the
other, “where do you want to go to celebrate our birthday?” The other replied, “how about the
Sunset Grille? They have a big
table where we can spread out and prepare for tomorrow’s presentation.”
When their 60th birthday came, one said to the
other, “where do you want to go to celebrate our birthday?” The other replied, “how about the
Sunset Grille? They a great
low-cholesterol / high-fiber diet.”
When their 70th birthday came, one said to the
other, “where do you want to go to celebrate our birthday?” The other replied, “how about the
Sunset Grille? They have
handicapped parking and a ramp from the parking lot up to the front door.”
When their 80th birthday came, one said to the
other, “where do you want to go to celebrate our birthday?” The other replied, “how about the
Sunset Grille? We’ve never been
there.”
