It hardly seems like we have been off the ship for 8 months, but here we go again. It's like we never left.
The journey begins after a busy December full of company and lots of surprises. We decided to rent our desert condo out for the four months we are on the ship. That meant removing all of our personal stuff from the condo. After 11 years, I can tell you that we have accumulated A LOT OF STUFF! We rented a storage unit and made many trips with a small car full of stuff. Thankfully, we had our girls to help moving the stuff.
It was a great way to start the cruise --- no airplane flight --- just a short 2-hour drive to the port of Los Angeles. We rented a MINIVAN in which we set a new record for the amount of CARGO we will take on the ship with us. In all fairness, we had two small boxes of bridge supplies our booking agent had us take onboard. The other 10 items were ours. Again, in all fairness, two boxes were also bridge related. So we only had eight other items. In all fairness, two were small carry on bags. So you see, we really didn't take THAT much stuff (start eye rolling now).
We got to the port of Los Angeles, but couldn't find our ship, the Seabourn Sojourn. Seems as though Mr. Anal-Retentive ASSUMED the ship would be there. After consulting with the security office, they told us the ship was at the port of Long Beach! Fortunately, it was just a short distance away.
We boarded and ran into so many people that we knew from last year, we thought the ship should be renamed the Seabourn Reunion. We are now in suite 411, on the starboard side of the ship. We have moved in and are near ready to collapse from fatigue. However, we journeyed out for dinner to dine with good friends, Lillian and Adrian. Then it was early to bed to get ready for our first day back at work tomorrow.
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