Il Parco Degli Ulivi Messina

... are from Nicaragua. The cooks are Indonesian as are the stewards, also Haitian. The bar staff are Phillipinos. Our headwaiter last night was Jamaican, the previous night, Indian.
I had a pedicure yesterday. It was the 'Fire and Ice'. Massage, hot stones, and cooling gel were part of it. What a joy! After, I went into the ladies spa areas. They have tropical rain showers where the water comes from the ceiling just like rain, then the whirlpool tub ...

... 8217;m Done Like Dinner.
Maybe I have a lack of truly being able to live in the moment, I never thought about that before. I am always moving towards the next phase, the next process. When I was leaving, I wasn’t allowing myself to enjoy the process, I was stressing about my apartment, and my new job and my friends dog. Even while on my trip (this is a natural thing I hope) but I was constantly concerned with where I ...

... images section on their homepage. I'm stoked!

But here's the thing I think is coolest. (See photo to the left.) I assumed most of these countries were highlighted because I've been meeting fellow travelers, but then I realized there are some countries here where I haven't met people from. Which means random people in random parts of the ...

... my own way back. So then when the buses that I could have taken began passing me, I thought, nah this is pretty good. I'm enjoying myself, I'll just grab the next bus at the next stop. I bet I walked 3 miles with that attitude. Which normally I would expect cheers and praise. BUT. I'm in Sicily. In Italy. I'm a girl. With a cake-load of new makeup. And alllll by myself. Walking down the teeny side (sometimes no side) of a curvy, country highway/road. I wish I was fund raising for every ...

... Yes Man, playing on deck 15 around the Calypso Pool. The movie starring Jim Carey appeared to be quite funny, something we'd likely rent upon our return home.

The afternoon had us resting on our balcony, enjoying a bottle of vino, watching the Mediterranean pass by us at 20 knots per hour.

We made reservations at Michelangelo's Dining Room where, Rick dressed in a tux and Elsie ...

... probably have shortened stays at a couple of them. I loved the look of this port but we were only there for one hour and weren't allowed off the ship. You will have to look on the map to find out where we have just been. Weather is absolutely fabulous, sea is calm and the drinks are still flowing. Keep the emails and messages coming, we love them. Bye for now.

After a relaxing day at sea we arrived in the port of Messina, Sicily at 1pm. We sailed past the famous statue that was the last image Tim's grandparents saw as they immigrated to America. This town was double hit during WW ll. Both sides bombed it to make the port unusable by the other.

Our guide, Giacomo, met us and we drove to ...

... switch seats every night and I love talking to everyone. After dinner there was a game-show in the theater that was basically the newlywed game. They had three couples--newlyweds, a couple that had been married 19 years, and then a couple that had been married over 50 years. The questions and answers were so funny! We had such a great time there.

After sailing all night and the morning, we docked at 1 PM in the port of Messina, Sicily Italy. Sicily is an island, and was damaged almost 100% in an Earthquake in 1908. We enjoyed the view from our balcony, and stayed on the ship relaxing and playing cards. Tyler and Kyla did venture into town to buy Kyla a hair ...

I've received numerous cards and letters requesting a description and photos of good ship Quest (alright, only one from my friend since kindergarten - thanks Pam). But I've thought about giving you all a run down of our home away from home before and this just gets me into action. Starting at the pointy end, we have a head (bathroom) with a toilet, sink and hose for a shower. Right now all we have is cold pressurized water, so the showers tend to be short (a ...