We had an exciting event in Cartagena, Spain, when our Amsterdam met the New Amsterdam. We did take a tour of the new ship and it is beautifully appointed but it is big. Our ship looks like a baby ship. The New Amsterdam holds about 2200 passengers. My favorite bartender from last year, Ogie, and his wife, Lea, were coming over to visit friends and we were able to talk for a few minutes.

Since we were in Cartagena for such a short time we were not able to see much other than the new ship but we did get a local beer.

We had another CSI party and it was fun as usual. And we had the roaring 20s formal. Peggy and her daughter, Judy, are always dressed for the occasion.

In Cadiz, Spain Joan, Joe and I took the hop on hop off bus on Palm Sunday. There were processions but unfortunately our bus couldn’t go near one because of barriers. Everything was closed so Joe and I spent an hour at the beach watching the people on the promenade. We did have lunch by the Cathedral and Joe got the accordion player to perform for us.