Back from sea duty

Mr. Gadget and I are back from our cruise.  Everything was very nice...in spite of the two days and three ports that Hurricane Sandy deleted from our program.

We had an easy trip to the pier in Manhattan...with only a 15 minute wait in line at the Henry Hudson crossing into the city.  The police were only allowing cars with at least 3 passengers to pass and we had 4 cruisers and 1 driver so we were good to go.  As a result, traffic along the West Side highway was very light which allowed for a quick trip the rest of the way.

Here are a few pictures:

Sailing along the Hudson River, just after leaving the pier.

Lower Manhattan and the Freedom Tower...with a brightly lit building in front.  Buildings on the left were still without power.

Formal night. Ladies in little black dresses....except for the one who didn't get the memo.

The beach at Grand Turk...from our ship and over the bow of the Holland America Eurodam.  We figured that GT is where old cruise ship deck chairs go to retire.

The view from one of those retired deck chairs.  Our ship on the left (the Caribbean Princess) and on the right the Eurodam.

A colorful shopping area in Aruba.

Mr. Gadget and I with our winnings....a bottle of champagne from the frequent cruiser gathering....which we shared with our friends at dinner.

And just so you don't think we have too much fun, this morning I had a colonoscopy. Mr. Gadget's is later this week. I'll spare you those trip reports...