An Emventure

will be underway shortly.

(The adults only solarium on the Jewel of the Seas)

The freezing temperatures here (there was frost on the windshield this morning) make me even more excited about being somewhere warm tomorrow. 

Yep, it’s time for another Emventure.  Although I don’t think I’d be happy in a place without changing seasons, and full-time heat and humidity equal a lifetime of bad hair days……after a few weeks of winter, I crave warmth.

You might be thinking “but Em, you barely got back from Australia – wasn’t that warm enough for you?”, but I hope instead you’re thinking – “You Go Girl” ;).

Australia was warm – at least I only had to wear a light jacket once or twice – and it was exciting and amazing and action packed.  And the action packed part is the key here.  I came home full of happy adventures and an even greater love and respect for the friends who took me around showing me their country – but I can’t say I came home rested.

So this is all about lying on the deck in the sunshine catching up on my Nook reading and about watching sunsets with a glass of wine in my hand.  Maybe I’ll toss a few pennies in the slot machines, or make a few bets at the blackjack table.  I’m pretty sure I’ll be exploring the heated loungers in the spa….and hoping they have the same sort of awesome showers that Patti and I discovered on our last cruise.  (We didn’t discover them together –  we each went separately, lol).

It’s about wandering through Key West and seeing what’s changed in the years since I was last there – maybe stopping by the “real” Margaritaville and re-celebrating my 40^th birthday like I did there long ago.   Or perhaps I’ll wander over to the cemetery which is supposed to have some very interesting headstones.

It’s about floating above the fish and coral in Cozumel– (Ocean TV, as it were),  drinking a margarita (or two or three) and maybe  haggling a bit for a Mexican hammock  or two (I think that would work really well hanging from the exposed rafters in my basement).

I wish you were all coming with me – we could each go our own way doing whatever makes us happiest and then meet up for dinner and share our stories.  But since I know that’s not possible this time, I’ll do my best to bring you along.

Here’s our itinerary:

Saturday – arrive in Tampa – board the Jewel of the Seas

Sunday – Key West

Monday – Day at Sea

Tuesday – Cozumel

Wednesday – Day at Sea

Thursday  - return to Tampa – have brunch with Sandy – head home in the late afternoon

Hope you're ready for some good times......