33 hours later . . .

. . . and i crashed down on my double bed in LaQuinta Inn, here in Orlando !

This trip took much more out of me than i thought it would !
It is also NOT the first time that i come to the US, so what is soo diff this time ?
For one, i did not go via Europe.
I had a 19hour & 9 1/2 hour flights back to back, with just 1 hout inbetween, but we could not leave the plane on Dakkar. We stoped to refuel (i think) and to "pick-up" 17 extra pax.

The Immigration in Washington DC was a lot quicker that i thought it would have been ! I was in and out (both primary AND secondary - for all seaman - inpections) in under 2hours ! My other friends alway told me how long that secondary one can be, but saying that, there was only one bloke before me, so i take it, it helped to be second in line !!!

It is now 2:25pm (FL time) and i am about to take a looooong shower, afer i forced myself to drink some of this bad hotel-room coffee - this stuff ir real bad.
On arrival at the hotel (w. the hotel shuttle) i saw a TGIF & Denny's within walking distance, so i will go there later this evening and get something to eat. Probably Denny's as i am not a TGIF fan - taste like ermmm, nothing !

Have to get up tomorrow, at about 7 for breakfast, and be packed and ready for the shuttle to take me to the port at 9am. They say it is about an hour's drive !

OK, so the next time i will be posting from the ship - i assume !

Later
JP