Out to Sea again

Hi, everybody!

Well, we managed to get the four of us down here without any delays or issues. In fact, everything went so smoothly that we got to the hotel about an hour before we had expected we would!  We are staying at the Lago Mar, right on the beach and just a little way up from the cruise port. Last time we were here we had a pool view room (check out the blog from February 2012) but couldn't see the cruise ships, so we asked for beach view rooms this time. And this is our view:

Vision of the Seas leaving port - but we're getting a little ahead of ourselves

One of our rooms was ready so we settled in there and went to the hotel restaurant for lunch. The service staff was just as friendly as we remembered and the food just as good!

Mom's chicken wings

Renate with her lobster and crab cakes

The rest of the afternoon was relaxed, getting Mom and Renate settled into their room and then sitting on our terrace with a drink. After Vision of the Seas went out, Renate and Monica went for a short stroll along the beach - at least it was supposed to be short. They ended up going all the way to the channel entrance for the port and back.

Mom and Renate's room from the beach. Ours is below and to the left

Our living room. There's a separate bedroom, ensuite and main baths,
and a kitchenette.

A couple of beach chairs down by the surf

The view from the terrace

Tonight we're having dinner at the hotel restaurant, Acquario, with Susan and Byron, so we have to keep an eye on the size of breakfast and dinner. More updates later!