in English is spelt “la Coruna” in Spanish and “A Coruna” in the region of Galicia
First stop yesterday in Spain and, according to weather forecasts, we were very lucky as it was a gorgeous sunny day. The port is very close to the town centre so we had a wander into the town and all along the sea front. At breakfast we had been joined by a KIAC who parked his mobility scooter next to our table. However he was quite entertaining and told us about a previous cruise he’d been on where people had been arrested for drug smuggling. We asked if there was much to do in La Coruna and his advice was “find a bar and stop a few beers going off” When he left us he was taking a banana back for his wife’s breakfast and hoping she “the boss” would have made him a cup of tea. He left us saying he was reporting back to ‘higher management’
We decided we should take the advice we’d been given and had a couple of beers in the sunshine then found a fabulous tapas bar.
Got chatting to a couple of ladies from our trip. Again, seasoned cruisers but not grumpy ones. They mentioned having been on a cruise which included Cuba. They didn’t get off as they didn’t want their passports stamping in case it caused problems getting into USA in the future. This added to my concern as I have a Cuban stamp in my passport and was already aware in the past that would be a problem. Andrew will be ok as he has renewed his passport but will they let me in?! Let’s hope so..
We managed not to miss the boat and sailed away at teatime.
Next stop Bermuda in six days! Time to explore Ventura and tentatively see if we want to join any organised fun!
So far we have eaten every meal in the free for all buffet which has been good but we have the first formal evening tonight. Our captain is going to do a welcome talk so we’re going to get dressed up, go to that and try out one of the more formal dining rooms.
Don’t want to dwell on the moody KIACs but here are a couple of overheard comments yesterday:
“I’ve just had to walk about two miles for breakfast”
“The plates have got smaller; once you’ve put your bread roll on there’s no room for anything else”
“It’s all gone downhill; there used to be trays”