We have made it. Dan's new antibiotic hasn't kicked in yet but his pain seems a little less. We arrive on the ship. This is our first time on Viking Ocean and we are very impressed. The ship is beautiful . It is only 2 years old and everything is still pristine. The color scheme is blue and tan so there is a calming effect
We were worried about the devastion in San Juan, but what is the biggest concern is the lack of electricity. Around the port major shopping, restaurants and trinket shops are unable to open and remain boarded up. The saddest was for Dan. Here we are in Puerto Rico home of Casa Barcardi and creator of Dan's choice of beverages. We have a tour scheduled but when we get to our cabin, no tour ticket. I go to guest services to see what is going on and find the tours are cancelled. A quick check of their website confirms there are no tours. Is this another sign that we should have deferred the trip?
We arrived early to the ship so we were able to fully explore and Dan was even part of the nap club before dinner, maybe the 2 glasses of wine with lunch and no sleep had something to do with it. But it is a nice change to have wine with lunch.
Off to a little bar after dinner, sitting quietly in the back and not too many people there I guess everyone is off to bed early suffering jet lag. Dan is off to try his nightly glass of Cognac. As we are sitting there our new best friend asks to join us. She is a singer in the ships production company one of three and was bummed because it was her night to stay on board and the rest of her group was partying in San Juan. We chat and close the bar down at midnight. Yes can you believe it, Dan was up until midnight Since it is Viking and no need to cater to the disco crowd most venues/entertainment close at midnight. We have to be up at 6:30 to make the 9:00am tour of the town.
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