OK. So here's the deal-i-o. Apparently there is a reason behind the fact that Puerto Rico is on another time zone. I dont know what the reason is, or what idiot in a white wig decided it, but there THAT is.
We get to Puerto Rico. HOT & HUMID are understatements. (even though they are just words and not statements; how about "Underwordments") It should be Hell and Brimstone. So I get up at 10am. YEAH SLEEP. Then we had the "Association of guys who audit boats and the way they operate" on board, so we had a crew drill this morning. This consists of simulating fires or Men oerboard or "nuculur bombs", or whatever to test the crews response to an emergency. Thank the good Lord almighty that they only do this after 10am, so we dont disrupt the guests sleepy time. Anyway, so we do the drill, and get that out of the way. Then my co-worker Adam and I had to do some housekeeping to our club stage because it was a chorded nightmare. There were power and microphone cables...EVERYWHERE. Its like a Male Seahorse gave birth to power and microphone cables and the birthing took place on the stage. Get that visual. So that took all of an hour. Then we decided....Time for some Puerto Rican foooood. Mas Bueno. We got off the ship, and I would say we walked about 3 miles and this town looked like that scene from Bad Boys II when they get to Cuba. JUST like that. It was cool. So we just walked past all the touristy places to find some REAL Puerto Rican cuisine. We found this amazing restaurant that had the coolest interior. (Pics to come soon) It was Kate, Nicola, Adam, Myself, and Richard. BEST. MOJITO'S. EVER. Had some Quesadillas con queso y papas fritas, y biztec empanizado y platinos fritos tambien. BUENO BUENO BUENO!!! Dan and Adam joined us at the end of the meal and we had another drink. So it took like 2 hours to get all the food and eat and everything, so we left and started just checking out all the shops and walking through all the side streets, just getting lost in San Juan. At this point Kate and Nic, and me separated so we could continue to check out shops, while the rest of them went to some fort. We finally are getting close to the time we need to be getting back to ship when we come across a shop that sells butterflys. Like embalmed butterflys. weird. But they were displayed in such a way, you felt like you were listening to ANY track from Garden State when you looked at them. I digress, at this point I want to punch Liz Shumate's baby because I want to get going, but the girls cant stop looking at these displays and want to buy stuff. So I keep checking the time and we have like 10 minutes before we need to leave. As I am outside taking photos Kate runs out the door yelling. ITS FIVE O CLOCK NOW THE SHIP IS GOING TO LEAVE US!!!! I hear this and immediately internally vomit forth al that was good and pure about my skills with time. REFER TO BEGINNING STATEMENT OF THIS POST.
We start hauling ass the 1 and a half miles backt o the ship dodging the craziest traffic I have ever been in. We were running through the streets and I was creaming Eye of the Tiger in my head the whole time. As we get closer and closer there are US customs officials and Puerto Ricans officials motioning for us to hurry up. WE WERE RUNNING. We know. Thanks. We round the corner out of the terminal and half the staff and guests are waiting on the outer decks and NO JOKE applaud our running return. This sentiment was not felt by the Chief Security Officer, the Chief Purser, The Captain or the staff captain. We were told the second we walked on that we had to meet with the staff captain for him to decide our fate just two hours later. I also learned that the Purser was ready to give our passports to the local port agent cause the ship was about to leave us. It was quite scary. Basically I will not be using my time ANYMORE when we get off the ship.
It was an eventful last few hours. I had some oatmeal for diner and I am about to go and get a show rehearsal started. Then we have a country themed show in the club tonight. I just want to sleep. That is all for now Pics will some soon.
Love you all
Chaeillac
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