Nassau To Puerto Rico Ese

I apologize ahead of time for the lack of commas, periods, and punctuation in general and sorry bout the rambling that’s the way my life is.

Feb 1, 2007

Took the flight to the Bahamas from Boston, after three days of way too much packing and traveling and no sleeping what so ever. Ran into a friend in the airport in Boston, who was on my Summer 2005 voyage who goes to Bentley and was coming down because his sister or someone was sailing now. Took a Cab with Lauranette or something like that who was overly extremely friends told me her life story, tried to convince me we should stop and eat long, or have a drink together, and informed me that it was ladies night and she could take me out and show me a good time. She even gave me her card. Apparently you can make over $1000 USD driving cabs here a day, says lauranette. Then checked in to the Nassau Palms Resort, my room is poolside, then cruised down to the beach where a live reggae band was playing chilled and then was asked if I wanted to buy “the green” from about five different people, apparently you either drive cabs or sell green here. And my room is decked out with random coke items, like a coke stereo clock, fridge, and mural with a sun drinking a coke and a coke bottle chillin in the sand, I guess they did a little background check on me!

Feb 2, 2007

Slept 15 hrs not a big deal, then chilled at the beach for a few hours then took a nap, until Wender banged down the door, more beach then we ventured threw the ghetto of town over to the water ferry to Atlantis and gambled the night away with all the high rollers I think I won $12 then lost all of that the next day.

Feb 3, 2007

The big day with the Bahama Mama. Beached it and witnessed some inappropriate attaire. Lunch was at the hotel and our server was the slowest moving person on earth speeds as fast as a sloth. Ventured over to Paradise island again cruised the shops got a massage from Sandy who is from China and bumped into you more than once so I am guessing not accidental during my massage where she wanted to know why she was using all her might and it wasn’t hurting me apparently im supah rugged. Then we ordered pizza took a little walk threw the marina made some friends with a yacht hung out on the yacht the Four C’s for a couple hours attempted to go to Dragon with this new crew, Eugene the owner of the boat passed out, but before passing out confessed that wender was the most beauty lady he had ever seen and was his best friend or something like that. And Gene was a huge 60s rock fan fitting hes at least 60. and jr, price, and benny, were pretty entertaining. Then our cab home had about 15 lcd screens and lights that flashed everytime something exciting happened in the concert playing on screen. So it was quit the day in the Bahamas.

Feb 4, 2007

Chilled at the beach before trekking to prince george warf, where I apparently cut a line that was over an hour long with out even knowing I swear. And proceeded to board the ship, saw some old friends, crew members like Norris, and an old professor, and dr. milt, etc. Gave wender the grand tour, cabins in the back of the bus this time, and on the third floor, meaning earlier wake up calls to get to class and breakfast, and there are 712 students or something redic like that, we had 300 in summer ’05. Roomates chill from Wisconsin, big snorkeler I didn’t know that was a sport, seems chill, hopefully 2039482309482304823 times better than zorro, and he wont throw the alarm clock at my face or wear a mask and ear plugs to sleep. Ran into a kid nate whose sailing with me who was in my managerial accounting group fall of my middler year, the randomness begins.

“First I would just like to thank the DMV for giving me the credentials to accept this award” DC just a random thought

Feb 5, 2007

Probably ranks at the top of my list for boringest days ever, I didn’t remember so many boaring long meetings last time, I was probably napping threw them, foods gotten better or atleast it seems that way now well see in 2 months, our global professor is lacking all aspects of exciting. All in all super boring day.

Feb 6, 2007

Global with the extremely boring Dr. Dan thankfully he brought in a few guest speakers to spice up the dullness. First day of real classes well all A classes B classes start after Puerto Rico, we get their soon. Current location 221 Nautical miles from San Juan. And the boringest day ever continued with its lack of excitement.

Feb 7, 2007

Got up for the welcome address from the Governor and the Secretary of state which was pretty interesting the Governor is the second youngest governor ever and is from the commonwealth party or something like that. Then went threw customs and headed to the Forts built in 1573 or something like that cruised threw the first one and apparently cannon balls can be shot 6 miles here in Puerto Rico I would really like to see that. Tthen some old local Puerto Rican guy told us where to go eat for lunch had some chicken PR style. Then cruised threw the oldest cemetery in the Americas or something like that. Then headed up to El Morro cruised threw that fort then went threw some of the streets in Old San Juan and went threw a photography school, and then into an art gallery and did the tour backwards, stopped by some shop selling butter flies sort of interesting, then since it was evening headed back the ship and ended up in the ghetto where a guy dealing drugs asked us if we were headed to the ship and then gave us directions while dealing drugs, and then passed a car where needles and crazy things were all over the seats and then a dog tried to eat me at least 7 times before we passed some domestic violence issues and then went back to the ship and got ready for the welcome reception and Carribean University where the did all kinds of stuff like dancing on stilts and all other kinds of native dances I guess one was like cutting sugar cane it was kind of interesting. And they served us some local food which was pretty good it could have used a little more flavoring or something but it was good not really sure what they were made of but whatev.

Feb. 8, 2007

Was going to go watch the sunrise from the fort then canceled that wayyyyy to early, slept in then took a ferry over to catano where the Bacardi factory is and got a free private tour their which was really interesting its actually Cuban rum not Puerto Rican, the history of the Cuban government freezing theirs assets etc, and how the drinks were gien their names, and that they import the molasses to make the rum, had chicken empanadas for lunch twice, had some taxi driver try to screw us over, then took the ferry back to old san juan, tried to find this market, but ended up cruising along the water below el morro and the city walls, cruised threw some art galleries got some jelado and really not much crazy happened today the walk back to the ship seems to get further and further every time though. Finished the night off with some chillin at the pool bar, then headed back into old san juan and went to fortalueze something like that I know the forta part is right where they had all kinds of live music, some guy tried to smash my phone with his hands to cause he thought that I was trying to steal his girl and get her number, and I had to explain to him that I was text messaging, but the language barrier that he didn’t expect was a little difficult, cause everyone expects Spanish to come out of my mouth and it does until they start asking real questions then they realize I am definetly not latino. The lady the other day goes wait if your not latino what are you and I said English german and she laughed at me and then had about 9084e02 million more equestions. No plans for our last day in PR tomorrow. Just playing it by ear.

Feb 9, 2007

Had lunch on the ship today then headed into old san juan with chamando and nokin to conquer some thrift stores and “Franks Treasures” like a shielas junkteaks, and some art galleries museos and random stores. Did a little filming with chamando of some sad attempts at surfing, they were surfing right off the ghetto which was kind of interesting, cause apparently if you go in this part of town you get killed, says some people not the part of town I went into the other day, then was entertained by some kids sliding on cement in a fountain not sure how they didn’t get injured. Just grabbed a little snack for lunch in Franks treasures found a bunch of coke things I could have purched but transporting them back to the ship would have been difficult if only the PR was closer to Maui. Had plans on going to the internet café today but didn’t remember until I was back at the ship, mike my roommate went to go film in the ghetto today some river or something and made it back alive some taxi driver took him, glad I got to talk to a bunch of you while still in the US sorta. It is a seven day trek to Salvador, which is going to be insane with carnaval and all of its happenings and then we are in Salvador for a week before we ship off to Capetown which is a nine day stretch which will involve Neptune day etc.