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Holland America cruise

The cruise. Out of room at 11. Liz got spray suncream. Walked to beach which is huge. Watched beach volleyball. Stretch limo to Fort Lauderdale. Queue for security. Nice room with balcony, ship refurbished. Mass Fr John from Charlotteville retired 11,000 families average age 40! Some competition on pace. Prayed for Gaynor. Digital workshop after dinner learned a lot in 30 minutes. Excellent piano quintet Brahms in Lincoln Centre room. bed  early. 5.2 up for stretch at 7 discovered I could do more than I expected. Breakfast in  room. Digital workshop at 8 on photos. Liz went to sort out tour tickets. As it turned out is was fine. We went ashore at Half Moon Cay Bahamas which Holland America own and they spent 17. Million dollars. Got our crab shell beach shelter with 2 loungers and went on Eco lagoon cruise. Fed yellow snapper fish saw sponges and corals. Barbecue lunch then a dip. Water cool.saw school of silver angel fish. Mass at 4 and spa. Theatre packed for Canadian fe...

Miami

Set off 11.45 very quick to terminal 3. Got duty free wine for cruise. We can take a bottle each. Liz couldn't get memory card.  She was upset that the seating change she made last night to a 2 on upper deck was not there but in fact the man next to me was happy to move so we were OK. Watched Goodbye  Christopher Robin, History Boys and Murder on the Orient Express and listened to Guy Johnston. Sound good and food OK. 10 hour flight. Taken past long queue at passport control because I was limping! Supershuttle to Washington park hotel Miami south beach. Long wait for room so given vouchers for breakfast. Met couple on our cruise. Tired out. Room good 2 beds. Hot shower. 3/2 woke early. Rain so no swim or beach. To supermarket and got adaptor ,camera card and salads. Booked for concert eventually. Free trolley to Jewish museum ArtDeco synagogues excellent and special exhibition of Torah pointers. To Wolfsonian on trolley. Lovely design museum and Julius Klinger posters. Tea. ...