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We got down to the port around 10:30 and waited. We got on the boat around 1:15. Unfortunately we didn't see our luggage until about 8 hours later, but we spent the time exploring the ship, eating lunch, etc. It was pretty chilly by Florida standards, a high of about 65, and it got much chillier than that and quite windy after dark. Finally when the luggage arrived I was able to put on sparkley stuff and decorate our door. The highlight of the evening was probably Keller Williams.
The next day was spent lounging around on the deck soaking up the sun and listening to music. Lee Boys, Remarkable Elba Kramer, Everyone Orchestra. It was awfully windy again, alas. We could see Cuba from the boat most of the day also.
A funny thing happened this day. Z and I got married! Well...sorta. There was a mass "spritual" wedding with a number of couples on boards and we decided to join in. I guess we're divorced now that we're off the boat, but we had fun calling each other "hubby" and "wifey" nonetheless.
The theme of the night was Luau night and here is a picture of my getup for the evening.
After getting dressed, it was off for more music! Honkeytonk Homeslice, Bela Fleck, and mah man Karl Denson.
I am really starting to think that Karl Denson is one of my favorite musicians in the jam band scene right now. He always rocks the house, is high energy, and I can just never seem to get enough of him. And some Karl D at the pool stage was the perfect end to this night.
The next day was our first shore excursion--Jamaica!!! We went on the shopping and enchanted gardens exursion. I bought a purse and had lots of women offering to braid my hair at the market. They kept calling Z Moses and offering to sell him hash. During the enchanted gardens tour, I got the opportunity to photography lots of tropical waterfalls and meet some tropical birds that I did not realize were tame and would land on my head.
After we got back to the boat, I took a long nap and got ready to see more music. Gomez started off the festivities before dinner, then Bela Fleck later. Originally planned to go to see the Fantastic Four but went down to the jam room instead and boy was I glad I did! My man Karl Denson amongst many many others were down there making mind blowing music! Have I mentioned what a great idea the jam room was?
The next day the boat went to Grand Caymen Island and we blew off the shore excursion for sleeping and relaxing around the pool in the sunshine. Michael Franti and Spearhead was the late afternoon entertainment. The theme for the evening was pajama night hence the new icon (that picture was taken in the formal dining room btw--only on jam cruise could you get away with that!!!) We went to see Steve Kimock after dinner but soon afterwards Z became very sleepy so I walked him back to the room and told him I would wake him up later. I had planned on going back to Steve Kimock but ended up at Scott Law's set which had become half of Honkeytonk Homeslice with Scott Law (in the same venue that became the jam room later on, nonetheless.) After that, I caught the end of Steve Kimock then Remarkable Elba Kramer. After REK I woke Z back up then went to see Brain Damaged Eggmen which was basically Beatles and Pink Floyd covers. I'm not such a fan of cover music, I like to see original stuff, so I went down to the jam room to check out what was going on down there. I stumbled upon what was basically a Seattle loft party: Skerik and Chris Littlefield amongst others jamming out on stage, complete with a half naked girl in a teddy dancing in the front row. (It *was* pajama night...rolls eyes)
The next day we arrived in Costa Maya, Mexico. Our shore excursion for the day was taking a tour of some mayan ruins. It was a long ride out into the country, two hours one way, and it wasn't the most scenic, but it gave a glimpse into what life in the middle of nowhere in Mexico was like which was cool.
The ruins were worth every second we spent on the bus and was by far the highlight of the trip.
I've been including Z's digicam pictures with this entry as I haven't gotten my film developed but I cannot WAIT to see how these turned out. I got a very spiritual feeling climing the pyramid at the ruins amongst the other jam cruisers. Very cool.
On our way back to the bus, we saw howler monkeys in the trees! They didn't seem to particularly like us hanging around the trees they were up in, and started howling, then throwing feces at us. Of course we were all like, "Cool! The monkeys are throwing poop at us!" Finally they got us back on the bus for the long drive back to the port.
After we set sail again it was time for yet even more music. More Lee Boys, Karl Denson, Honkeytonk Homeslice. During Honkeytonk Homeslice my stomach and back started to hurt really bad and wouldn't stop so I called it an early night and didn't really check out the jam room (which according to Z was amazing once again). I'm wondering if I didn't have a tad of sea sickness because the boat really was rocking back and forth a lot that night.
Thursday was the last day of the cruise but sure had a shitload of music. The day started out with Fantastic Four, Kim Manning, Zilla, then Critters Buggin (in which Skerik had a hilarious rant about the terrible pizza on the boat). Blew off most of the Everyone Orchestra to go to dinner and get dressed up for Chinese New Year (the theme for the night). After the New year's parade and awards show, we went to check out Michael Frant but we were both feeling sort of drowsy, so we went back up to the pool deck for air and Gomez since the jam room didn't seem to be happening. After Gomez was Gabby La La in which a sudden, five minute thunder and rain storm rolled through, then was over with as quickly as it started. After Gabby Z and I went down to the jam room for a while, then he went to bed and I went to see the closign set of Galactic.
The next day we had to leave the boat and fly home. Sigh. Unfortunately we had to be out of our rooms by 8am but they wouldn't let us leave until the people who put a cash deposit down on their bar tabs and went over what they deposited settled their accounts which took some time. I was taking a nice nap on a couch when an improptu jam session started up. First with just Kim Manning on piano, soon there were several guitars, a drummer, a singer, and a harmonica. The poor people who work on the boat were probably like, "Don't these people ever quit?" Finally the announcement came that we all had to get off the boat to get ready for the next cruise. After going through customs and getting a ride to the airport, I found a nice couch in the airport for a nice long nap before my flight home.
The next day was spent lounging around on the deck soaking up the sun and listening to music. Lee Boys, Remarkable Elba Kramer, Everyone Orchestra. It was awfully windy again, alas. We could see Cuba from the boat most of the day also.
A funny thing happened this day. Z and I got married! Well...sorta. There was a mass "spritual" wedding with a number of couples on boards and we decided to join in. I guess we're divorced now that we're off the boat, but we had fun calling each other "hubby" and "wifey" nonetheless.
The theme of the night was Luau night and here is a picture of my getup for the evening.
After getting dressed, it was off for more music! Honkeytonk Homeslice, Bela Fleck, and mah man Karl Denson.
I am really starting to think that Karl Denson is one of my favorite musicians in the jam band scene right now. He always rocks the house, is high energy, and I can just never seem to get enough of him. And some Karl D at the pool stage was the perfect end to this night.
The next day was our first shore excursion--Jamaica!!! We went on the shopping and enchanted gardens exursion. I bought a purse and had lots of women offering to braid my hair at the market. They kept calling Z Moses and offering to sell him hash. During the enchanted gardens tour, I got the opportunity to photography lots of tropical waterfalls and meet some tropical birds that I did not realize were tame and would land on my head.
After we got back to the boat, I took a long nap and got ready to see more music. Gomez started off the festivities before dinner, then Bela Fleck later. Originally planned to go to see the Fantastic Four but went down to the jam room instead and boy was I glad I did! My man Karl Denson amongst many many others were down there making mind blowing music! Have I mentioned what a great idea the jam room was?
The next day the boat went to Grand Caymen Island and we blew off the shore excursion for sleeping and relaxing around the pool in the sunshine. Michael Franti and Spearhead was the late afternoon entertainment. The theme for the evening was pajama night hence the new icon (that picture was taken in the formal dining room btw--only on jam cruise could you get away with that!!!) We went to see Steve Kimock after dinner but soon afterwards Z became very sleepy so I walked him back to the room and told him I would wake him up later. I had planned on going back to Steve Kimock but ended up at Scott Law's set which had become half of Honkeytonk Homeslice with Scott Law (in the same venue that became the jam room later on, nonetheless.) After that, I caught the end of Steve Kimock then Remarkable Elba Kramer. After REK I woke Z back up then went to see Brain Damaged Eggmen which was basically Beatles and Pink Floyd covers. I'm not such a fan of cover music, I like to see original stuff, so I went down to the jam room to check out what was going on down there. I stumbled upon what was basically a Seattle loft party: Skerik and Chris Littlefield amongst others jamming out on stage, complete with a half naked girl in a teddy dancing in the front row. (It *was* pajama night...rolls eyes)
The next day we arrived in Costa Maya, Mexico. Our shore excursion for the day was taking a tour of some mayan ruins. It was a long ride out into the country, two hours one way, and it wasn't the most scenic, but it gave a glimpse into what life in the middle of nowhere in Mexico was like which was cool.
The ruins were worth every second we spent on the bus and was by far the highlight of the trip.
I've been including Z's digicam pictures with this entry as I haven't gotten my film developed but I cannot WAIT to see how these turned out. I got a very spiritual feeling climing the pyramid at the ruins amongst the other jam cruisers. Very cool.
On our way back to the bus, we saw howler monkeys in the trees! They didn't seem to particularly like us hanging around the trees they were up in, and started howling, then throwing feces at us. Of course we were all like, "Cool! The monkeys are throwing poop at us!" Finally they got us back on the bus for the long drive back to the port.
After we set sail again it was time for yet even more music. More Lee Boys, Karl Denson, Honkeytonk Homeslice. During Honkeytonk Homeslice my stomach and back started to hurt really bad and wouldn't stop so I called it an early night and didn't really check out the jam room (which according to Z was amazing once again). I'm wondering if I didn't have a tad of sea sickness because the boat really was rocking back and forth a lot that night.
Thursday was the last day of the cruise but sure had a shitload of music. The day started out with Fantastic Four, Kim Manning, Zilla, then Critters Buggin (in which Skerik had a hilarious rant about the terrible pizza on the boat). Blew off most of the Everyone Orchestra to go to dinner and get dressed up for Chinese New Year (the theme for the night). After the New year's parade and awards show, we went to check out Michael Frant but we were both feeling sort of drowsy, so we went back up to the pool deck for air and Gomez since the jam room didn't seem to be happening. After Gomez was Gabby La La in which a sudden, five minute thunder and rain storm rolled through, then was over with as quickly as it started. After Gabby Z and I went down to the jam room for a while, then he went to bed and I went to see the closign set of Galactic.
The next day we had to leave the boat and fly home. Sigh. Unfortunately we had to be out of our rooms by 8am but they wouldn't let us leave until the people who put a cash deposit down on their bar tabs and went over what they deposited settled their accounts which took some time. I was taking a nice nap on a couch when an improptu jam session started up. First with just Kim Manning on piano, soon there were several guitars, a drummer, a singer, and a harmonica. The poor people who work on the boat were probably like, "Don't these people ever quit?" Finally the announcement came that we all had to get off the boat to get ready for the next cruise. After going through customs and getting a ride to the airport, I found a nice couch in the airport for a nice long nap before my flight home.