I attempted to get the web page updated from the “internet” access available on the ship today. Well, I managed to get my files over to the laptop without too much trouble, using the microdrive’s PC card adapter. No FTP access, and shaw’s webmail didn’t work. For what it’s worth, the internet access was blazingly slow, so I think I must have been too far from the Access Point - though they don’t tell you where that is.

I did post a comment to the latest entry on the page though.

We’ve been watching movies like crazy lately, Moulin Rouge, Spy kids, Meet The Parents, etc. We’ve seen a bunch of movies that we likely wouldn’t have rented (we’re currently watching Legally Blonde - well, Erin is.)

The nasty storm that drove us from Costa Rica has caused us to be at sea all day. Tomorrow we’re making a stop at Montego Bay Jamaica, to make up for missing Costa Rica. I think it should be fun, the weather permitting of course. We weren’t sure what we’d do in Costa Rica, or even if we’d leave the ship, but I’m pretty sure we’ll be disembarking in Jamaica and do some walking or something.

We hit the casino today with plans to lose a whole $10. We played $2 on the nickel slots, and the rest on quarter slots. Erin had no luck at all, I think she only had one winning spin, and it was just a 2-1 bet. I hit a 100-1 on my third nickel, then spent a lot of time trying to lose all those nickels. I did finally manage to do it :) I was up a couple of bucks at the quarter slots too, though Erin was pretty unlucky there again. We did manage to lose all the money we’d planned though :)

Tonight we went to the Italian restaurant for supper, I had a pretty uninspired lasagna, and Erin had some tasty spinach stuffed baked pasta dish. It was nice to have dinner with just the two of us for a change of pace.

That’s it until tomorrow.

Yesterday we passed halfway through the Panama Canal, and back again. We passed through at some ungodly hour, so I stayed in bed. Erin did get up though, and she managed to snap a bunch of pictures of the South transit. After the ship cruised around Gatun Lake for a couple of hours, I got out of bed and we watched the North passage together. I snapped a bunch more pictures, mostly of three other ships that were passing through the locks Southbound. It rained on and off all day yesterday, so we had to be relatively careful with the camera - digital cameras and rain don’t play well together.

Anyway, Erin was exhausted, so we took a nap/watched a couple of movies on TV “Return to Me” which was David Duchovney’s romantic comedy, and then I watched “O Brother, Where Art Thou,” while Erin slept. After that, we went for supper, which was kind of disappointing. I ordered a spring chicken, and got KFC + fries. Not quite what I was expecting, and the chicken was kind of dry. Oh well, can’t have great meals every time I guess. The whole time, the ship was rolling quite violently. The sea conditions have varied from moderate to rough since we left the Canal (4 ft to 12 ft swells) and the wind speed is near Gale force (Force 7, whatever that means) As a result, the scheduled stop at Limon, Costa Rica has been canceled. Lots of people were looking quite green around the gills yesterday, and even Erin wasn’t feeling great. I did ok, my stomach was a little upset, but I think that’s because I didn’t eat much at dinner, so I was hungry. Apparently the ship is looking for another port to call on before we sail to Grand Cayman. It’s rainy and windy again today, with moderate seas (though they were “rough” when we first woke up.)

We went to a show starring some Broadway singer (two time Toni nominated, don’t you know) It wasn’t bad, and I don’t tend to like that type of show. She had a great voice (still does I imagine :) and played to the crowd fairly well. Erin enjoyed it at any rate. We had planned on going to two shows last night, but we did them in the wrong order - one only played at 8:15, and the one we saw played at 8:30 and 10:30 - we thought it was the other way around.

At any rate, we came back to the room and watched “Saving Grace” which is a pretty funny British movie. I’d never heard much about it, so it was interesting watching the story develop with no preconceived notions. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it.

Anyway, we’re both pretty hungry, so we’re going to go for Breakfast now I think