Two Dads are Better than None

The adventures of two very adorable gay men trying to become fathers in a crazy ass world




Preface: We planned this cruise back in March 2009 when the economy was in the dumps. They were offering great prices on balcony suites for 2 week cruises through the Mediterranean, and since everyone was convinced they would take no vacations, the prices really dropped and we took the bait. Little did we know that they would give us an upgrade to a penthouse for a minimal charge two weeks before. This is our 5th cruise and by far the BEST we have every experienced. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed doing it. I hate to sound like an ass, but I doubt that is possible. :-)

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Sunday August 23 2009 – DFW to London, All aboard the Norwegian Jade



We arrived in London Saturday morning and took the train to our hotel. It was not easy hauling the luggage through the tube, but we did it. We stayed in Kensington and after arriving I found some free wifi
across the street. We had some delicious Indian food and checked out a local boy bar. We were not interested in staying out too late since Sunday was the big day..the start of our cruise! Sunday morning we woke up at 6:30AM and grabbed some coffee near the station from a Starbuck’s. Oddly enough, there were no English coffee shops open this early on a Sunday. I worked out in the hotel gym and then we took a car to Waterloo station to get on the train to Southampton. We were a little worried about missing the train, but I got some wine from Harrod’s and we were all set for out 2 hour train trip to South Hampton. When we arrived at the port we were REALLY excited and got escorted to our fabulous penthouse at the front of the ship. We had champagne and the butler explained the services we get. The room was amazing and we love looking out the front of the ship and could see the world coming at us. Today is my 39th birthday and truly a wonderful birthday, the best ever! My wonderful husband and I are in robes looking out at the fog as we head south. He has ordered a prime rib dinner for my birthday and I am having a cigar while we get ready. I feel like I am in heaven!!! We are having dinner in Cagneys and tomorrow we spend the day at sea heading towards Vigo Spain.

8/24 – Day 1 - At sea

It was a bit cold and windy as we headed towards Spain, but I woke up and had a nice workout. I then signed up for some fitness thing during the day at sea and we went to breakfast. We must have forgotten the notice about time change because we showed up for the VIP breakfast and were too late. One of the benefits of cruising at this level is the private breakfast rather than the huge buffet. The food is basically the same but it has a few made to order items (I had eggs benedicts almost every day!), but we get to sit down in a private room overlooking the ship’s pool and order our food. The water was a bit rough and Greg felt a bit sea sick that first day. Still, we ended up going to the meet and greet and after Greg went back to the room and I wandered the ship and started planning our meals and wrote down movies I wanted to have the butler deliver during our stay. We took naps and woke up and laid out on the deck
over the pool. Days at sea are nice and relaxing because you do not get off the ship and we were about to become very busy, so we enjoyed the day, Actually we ordered room service for lunch and then picked up a book from the library. We came back to the penthouse around 5 and relaxed and dressed for dinner and a cocktail party beforehand. I had lobster for dinner and then drinks in one of the lounges over the pool. Around 11PM I grabbed some food for a late snack and went to bed. Great day at sea! Tomorrow is our first port, Vigo. We are planning to take in the sights and enjoy.



8/25 – Day 2 - Vigo Spain

Woke up at 7 for a beautiful sunrise as we came into Vigo. We took pictures as we came into the port and as the sun came up we realized just how awesome this was. We had coffee on the balcony and I went and worked out for a bit before we headed off to breakfast. We have a great coffee maker in the room so we don’t have to wait for room service in the morning. We are situated in the front of the ship below the bridge and have a living area that looks out in front. Above us is the bridge. I can look up and see the crew. I tell Greg that if I catch them sleeping I will certainly be knocking on the window. It is nice to sit on the balcony and look out or read and see all these great ports as we come into them. I have also noticed late at night and early in the morning just how clear the sky is. The stars and even a planet or two look simply beautiful from out here in the middle of the Mediterranean. We finally got to eat at Cagney’s for breakfast. After a good sweat on the treadmill and a shower, we went there and had breakfast made for us. The main breakfast buffet is nice I think, but it is very busy and there are a lot of people, so it is nice to sit down and get served. I had some eggs benedicts as usual and made our dinner reservations with the concierge before heading into Vigo. She told us how to skip the long lines at dinner by using a separate entrance and her name. Brilliant! They think of everything. We had decided that we would walk around Vigo all day. Many of the excursions on this itinerary are expensive, and since we have not seen any of these cities before, we have decided to do a lot on our own. Vigo is a huge port city surrounded by mountains and tons of cute little houses all over the mountainsides. We sail through customs and
are given maps. We decided to walk around the town and admire the beautiful old Spanish architecture. We went into a Catholic church during morning mass and admired how quiet it was and the tall old ceilings. The streets were quite steep, so we got a bit of a morning workout as the shop keepers put their wares out for us to peruse. After walking a bit we found the main shopping street called Principe and decide to head up to the park and castle that overlooks the port. As we walked around I admired how attractive the Spanish people were and just how surreal it felt to actually be in Spain. One of the reasons for this trip was because neither one of us had been to Southern Europe. We had traveled a lot, but these countries were only places we had seen in pictures and read about in books. The Spanish seemed like very passionate people with a strong sense of family, history and culture. Being from Texas, we tend to think of Mexicans as a close offshoot to the Spanish, but I am surprised at how different the cultures are. As I am typing this now it gets a bit cold on the penthouse balcony so I decide to sit in the living area and watch all the lights. One nice thing is that I can pull the shears around the bed and give Greg some darkness to sleep in. Small touches like this make it a really great room.

Anyway, back in Vigo we got to entrance of the park and low and behold I can get a free wifi signal on my iphone. I have not checked email or face book in a couple of days and I am pleased to get lots of birthday wishes from dear friends and I get to see pictures of my Niece’s first day of kindergarten. We have a smoke and upload some pictures, one of which we took there of me overlooking the port. Technology can truly be a fun way of sharing. We walk up lots of steps to the top of the castle and I am amazed at how fragrant and wonderful the vegetation in the park is. The castle was not a residential one, but one built for protection many many years ago. We walk around and get some great shots from the top looking down onto the port and the cruise ship. It is getting close to lunch and the nice thing about doing this on our
own is going at our own pace. We decide to head down into town to find a café for lunch. We check out a few shops and admire more buildings. We found a “cafeteria” for lunch called the Luces de Bohemia with tables for us to sit outside and watch all the Spaniards go through their daily lives. The waiter speaks very little English which we find refreshing so we attempt what little Spanish we know. Greg has the Carne empanadas and I have the pollo bocadilla (chicken sandwich) with 2 glasses of vino blanco. They gave us some nice little tapas to eat as well but later we discovered they charge us for these. This is not like On the Border where you get free chips and salsa we learn. We get no wifi, but enjoy seeing all
the people kiss hello, give their beunos dias and walk by. I notice the postal carriers wear all orange there which I find funny. We had read some reviews that mentioned Vigo had nothing to offer the tourist and we laugh because nothing could be further from the truth. After a 25 euro lunch ($36 was a little steep for what we had, but what can you do?) we are not sure whether to tip and leave 2 Euros just in case we are supposed to. We buy a few things on the Principe shopping street, mostly at H&M since we don’t have many of those stores in the US. On the way back to the harbor we share a café con leche and then head
back to the port. I wanted to buy a bottle of wine and Greg wanted to get some magnets. I also wanted some new headphones to use for working out since my old ones seem to slip out a lot. We get back on the ship around 4pm and head to our penthouse. We sit on the balcony and listen to music as we watch the sailboats go by and have a couple of cocktails. The sun is shining and we decide we can actually get a little suntan maybe. After we set sail, we admire the islands in the port and decide to take naps before our 8pm dinner reservation. Greg wakes me up about 15 minutes before we should be there, so I jumped in the shower and we both had a glass of wine before dinner. We ate in the Grand Pacific dining room and Greg has steak and I have pork. The food so far has all been outstanding and the service is great as well. We score a table for 2 next to the window where we can watch the sunset. Greg orders a nice sauvignon blanc and I have a boring chardonnay. Desert is chocolate mousse and cappuccino as usual. As always, the chocolate desserts are amazing. We go out on deck 6 and walk around the ship to admire the view. Greg was annoyed because his jeans were not allowed in the dining room but other patrons are allowed in wearing what can hardly qualify as appropriate dinner attire. We take in the view as the sun goes down and by now it is after 10. We stick our heads into the theater and watch 2 minutes of a marionette show, hardly entertainment in my opinion since I am not a huge fan of the shows on
a cruise. I think the shows are for the same people who complain about there being nothing to do in Vigo; the tourists who must be entertained. I head back to the room to relax. Another perk we get is access to a full DVD library so I order Good Luck Chuck and watch a comedy on the flat screen TV.

8/26 – Day 3 - Lisbon Portugal

As I finish typing this I can see Greg standing outside watching Lisbon or “Lesbian” as we jokingly call it get brighter. It is still mostly dark outside and we are about to go under a bridge, so I want to take photos and get ready for an amazing day in Lesbian. After enjoying the sunrise from the balcony yesterday I went to work out and came back to get ready. We were slow getting off the ship because of all the pictures we took of Lisbon as we came in. After a delicious omelet in Cagney’s we decided to explore Lisbon and opted to take a taxi into downtown for 12 Euros. Lisbon was very different than other
cities, more edgy, rough and slightly sketchy. Once out of the taxi in the main square we had 2 people walk up and pull bags of weed and hash out of their pockets and offer it to us. We respectfully say no thanks and I warned Greg to keep his murse (man-purse) close to him and watch for pick pockets. We decided to see the castle and walked up a bunch of steps through some winding streets after we bought our hop-on hop off bus tickets. These got us a discount for the castle and we walked up and took some great shots of the city down below. We walked around inside the old stone walls. The streets were paved with cobblestone and it was quite rustic and charming in that area. We walked down the hill and Greg went into an old church. We went to the main square to catch the sightseeing bus. It was getting
warm now and we got on the top deck but the front was covered. Greg can tell you all the main stops we passed and the audio tour explained the history and culture of Lisbon. There were some great buildings
and Greg snapped a lot of photos. We ended up back near the port and taking shots of a beautiful monastery but opted not to go in. We found a little place to eat and by now it was after 3pm. We had a delicious Portuguese seafood lunch with beer and wine and decided to get some branco wine (not blanco, but branco in Portugese) to take back and Greg also got a magnet. We were a bit stressed getting back on the ship and were quite sweaty when we boarded. I decided to jump in the pool and it was cold and very refreshing, but also salty.

Back in the penthouse I had cocktails and laid out while listening to music as we went back under the bridge. After a nap we went to their Mexican restaurant for dinner and found it quite good. I had lobster
tacos and Greg had a burrito. We chatted with the waiter about Mumbai of course had dessert and coffee. We walked around the ship afterwards and saw a teenage dance party by the pools. We laughed about showing the kids a move or two but decided against it since the wine had made us a bit tipsy. Back in the room I was tired and watched a movie while Greg read in the living room.

8/27 – Day 4 - Cadiz Spain
We are watching the sun come up in Cadiz as I type this and are looking forward to a day in Cadiz!. We pulled in early in the morning and found it to be a great city to navigate in one day. We pulled in and instantly fell in love with its charm. After a workout and a breakfast in the room, we got off the ship and again decided to explore on our own. We have enjoyed exploring things ourselves rather than rely on group excursions. It is cheaper and we find it more relaxing. We walked around this lovely Spanish city with its narrow roads and cute buildings on either side. The streets were barely wide enough for one car. We saw a roman amphitheater and Greg checked out a Cathedral. We also managed to find some free wifi and instantly went about sending updates. We also managed to find a decent little camera for about 50 Euros and then decided on eating lunch near the flower market. Greg got to have paella and I had some fish. I also picked up a cheap belt. After lunch we decided that we wanted to check out the little beach on the other side. It was a ten minute walk and we stopped and bought a bottle of white wine to have on the beach. We did not bring towels or umbrellas and the sun was getting hot. We were lucky enough to find some to rent for 5 Euros a person. The person watching on the beach was fun. There were plenty of topless women and the Spanish men were easy on the eyes as well. The beach was not great and there were some old castles on either end, but they did not look like much, so we opted for a few hours of beach and sun, clad in our skimpy bathing suits. After a nap, I got in the water and got a slight surprise from a jellyfish. It did not hurt that much and luckily went away soon. We were allowed to return late to the ship, so we slowly made our return but not before popping into an old Spanish convenience store for a bottle of wine to sneak back on the ship. After we returned, I sat on the penthouse balcony as it faced the city. I sipped cocktails and thought it was one of our better ports so far. Until now I have liked
Vigo and Cadiz the best. Friday we will see Gibraltar.

After wine and cheese on the balcony we decided that a short nap (our ritual it seems) was in order. We had dinner plans for Jasmine that night and wanted to see the show Shout. Dinner was great. We each had sake and an assortment of dumplings. Again, the food was amazing. After dinner we had the cappuccino and espresso while Greg had a flight a flan (three different types). It was quite good as was my chocolate cake with green tea ice cream. We caught the 2nd half of the show and really found it
surprisingly good. Afterwards, we picked up some small things in the gift shop and went to the casino for a bit. We played for maybe an hour and in the end only ended losing about $50. Greg is holding on to the 50 in chips he managed to keep and will use them later.

8/28 - Day 5 - The Rock of Gibraltar

Right now we are in the port of Gibraltar and it is very dark outside and I can see many ships in the port. I can see Africa on the right and Europe on the left. There is a thick fog all over and we are hoping
for a beautiful day!! We woke up with a view of dark clouds over the rock of Gibraltar. I snapped some photos and even managed to see several dolphins swimming near the front of the ship. After my workout we made plans to go to the top of the rock and take in the view. Gibraltar was by far the busiest port we had seen. There must have been more than 30 ships around us. Looking up, the cliffs were high and steep and fog rolled in and covered everything. We did the usual breakfast in the VIP
dining room and made a reservation for Shabu shabu at 8pm, one of my favorite Japanese delicacies. After a 2 euro shuttle into town, we walked around this oddly British city and strolled down the main street. This is a great city for deals on alcohol and cigarettes, all cheap and duty free. We walked to the cable car and stood in line for about an hour. The view of the bay and the barbary monkeys are what tourists know this port for. We went up to the top and the view was amazing. While climbing the steps off the cable car, Greg looked up to see a monkey perched right there on the corner. He yelled out “Oh Shit” and almost pissed his pants, I promise. I would have given anything to get a picture of that! We took a few pictures but did not want to get too close since they are known to be very aggressive especially if they think you have food. The views were amazing. From one side we could see the mountains of Morocco in
Africa, which was quite cool to at least see Africa with my own eyes. We picked up some souvenirs and headed back down for lunch. We ate fish and chips at a place called The Angry Friar and were served by
some very British wenches who served up pints to the tourists. We checked email and decided to head back to the ship. We picked up some vodka, smokes and chocolate and were surprised by how cheap it was, or maybe we were just confused since it is hard to keep track of all the exchange rates. They accepted sterling pounds and Euros the people who lived there were quite diverse, truly a mixture of languages. We got the goods back on the ship without a hitch (thanks to the rumrunners) and decided to jump in the pool after making cocktails. We sat on the top deck and admired the view of the rock while Greg read and I ate ice cream. We went back to the penthouse and hung out on the balcony listening to music, having drinks and taking it all in. After our nap, we overslept a bit and woke up after 8pm. No worries though, we simply called the concierge and moved the reservation to 9. Back in the Jasmine, we had them bring us the pot for shabu shabu. I had not had any good shabu shabuu since Osaka Japan 10 years earlier. It was amazing and I went to town boiling all the meat and veggies up. Greg had the ginger flan and I had tapioca for dessert. Back to the casino for a bit of entertainment, Greg won a bit and held onto his chips for the next night. I lost some playing blackjack. We were tire and so headed to the “penthouse” as Greg has instructed me to call it. I fell asleep during a movie as usual. All in all, we had a great day.


8/29 – Day 6 - Granada (Malaga) Spain

We woke up at 6am. I am sitting outside having coffee and typing this as the sun comes up over the mountains of Malaga. Today we are doing a full day excursion and have asked Henry our butler to bring us breakfast. Off to shower and shave! As we come into Malaga it is still dark and got a few nice shots. We got up early for our excursion since we were leaving for the Alhambra at 9am. We had breakfast in the room and loaded onto the bus once off the ship. We saw some sights in Malaga and drove through the Spanish countryside. I fell asleep since it was about 90 minutes to get there.The Alhambra was amazing. Lots of details and the structures were quite impressive. The guide explained the history and we took lots of pics. We went into town afterwards and had lunch and strolled around the streets. It was hot but very nice to check out a non-port city since we were about 2 hours inland. We arrived back at the ship and had cocktails again on the balcony( our ritual). Then we showered and ate at Le Bistro, the French place. It was amazing. Afterwards a couple of spins on the roulette table and we were beat.
The next day is a day at sea and we are looking forward to some down time.


8/30 - Day 7 - Day at Sea – Sunday I think, I don’t care really.

We slept in late and I ate breakfast at the buffet. Days at sea are relaxing after the busy week of sightseeing. We got up and ate a great lunch at Cagney’s. Greg had sliders and I had a turkey burger with a pineapple slice on it. We strolled around the ship some more and even decided to sign up for
another cruise. We get $100 credit and $250 towards our next cruise, so we signed up and have to take one again within 4 years (yeah, I know we are suckers, but we are having a GREAT time). I am sure it will be sooner than 4 years. I attended a seminar in the fitness area yesterday on increasing your metabolism while Greg got another book from the library. Later on we attended a cocktail party with the folks from
the cruisecritic.com message board. We even gave a few of them a tour of the penthouse and they all loved it. We had dinner at the Italian place with a bunch of the people were from our excursions yesterday as well. They were all lovely people and we had great conversation. The ship seems to be a pretty good mix of British, German, Spanish, Americans, Canadians and Italians. There are so many languages though, it is hard to keep track. The food was really good and of course I had dessert. We
went back to the room and hit the bed. The next day would be Italy,Olbia to be exact. We met a nice Puerto Rican couple from New York and decided to go with them to the beach in Olbia. That would be our relaxing beach day we decided.

8/31- Day 8 - Olbia Italy, an island called Sardinia off of Italy.

We woke up and I got up early as usual and took pictures as we sailed into the port. Olbia was a beautiful little port and the mountains jetted out all around this place. We decided to go to the beach with a nice couple we met at dinner last night. They spoke Spanish and I was surprised at how well the Italian taxi driver could communicate with them. The beach was great (albeit a tad crowded and lots of people (mostly Africans) would come up and try to sell you crap) and there were plenty of topless women and naked kids. The Italians see nothing wrong with little girls (less than 8) swimming topless and little boys under 5 seemed to have the cultural OK to play on the sand in their birthday suits. Whatever, not my culture, so who am I to judge. Hey we sported our speedos and no one cared one bit. Back in the US, I am not sure if we would have worn those. Around 2 we headed back towards the ship and bought some Italian liquor (Grappa it was called, quite strong and obtained from a special kinds of grapes). It tasted more like scotch than wine to me. We went to the Teppanyaki place for dinner that night. Greg knows I am not a huge fan of teppanyaki because everyone thinks it is Japanese food but it really is not. It was like Benihana’s, but it was good. I am just over watching a guy with knives catch shrimp in his hat and make volcanoes out of onions. All in all, our first day in Italy was a success. Now back to get some shut eye as the ship rocks us to sleep.


9/1 – Day 9 - Naples

After coffee, sunrise pics, a run and then breakfast we went into Naples to take the train to Pompeii. Naples was slightly dirty and the trains were kind of dirty and old I thought. Pompeii was fun but lots
of walking around in the hot sun for hours. Greg loved it and walked around like a little archeologist and soaked it all in. I walked around with my umbrella trying to stay cool and sweating. It was interesting but HUGE. There was a lot to see and it was crazy to imagine that this whole city had been buried by ash and simply forgotten about for many years,. We decided to see Sorrento since it was only an hour by train and take the hydrofoil back into Naples. The train was delayed leaving by 30 minutes and it was HOT. We went to Sorrento and had a great lunch, best pizza I have ever had and Greg totally agreed and he LOVES pizza more than me. We bought magnets, took more pics and took the hydrofoil back to the ship. Sorrento was a lovely city and I think what we imagine when we think of picturesque Italian cities. Once on the ship we jumped in to pool to cool off and took naps back in the room. For dinner we ate some amazing sushi and I gambled a bit while Greg slept. The next port in Rome and I am smoking a cigar thinking about how much fun I am having. These days are fast paced, and it is a shame we cannot enjoy each longer, but I will gladly take a penthouse view with steaks and wine for dinner as my preferred way to see the Mediterranean.

9/2 – Day 10 - Rome (actually the port was Civitavecchia and we took a LONG train into Rome)

We arrived in Civitavecchia and had coffee on the balcony. The port had 4 other cruise ships in it and we were at the end of the pier. I worked out and came back to the room and gave than had a quick breakfast at Cagney’s. We opted to take the train to Rome and see a few sites, but we would have to hustle. The train was long and a bit hot. We did a hop on hop off bus and took shots of the coliseum
and got off near the Vatican. It was really neat inside, so after that we ate pizza and had beer and wine outdoors and tried to relax some. These last 2 ports had been quite hot, and I think the heat was catching up with us. We jumped back on the train and did some shopping by the port. The walk back to the ship was hot, so we jumped in the pool. As usual, we had cocktails on the balcony as we left. Most nights we chatted with neighbors (who happened to be from Texas too) and that night we ended up having a little party on our balcony. Lots of alcohol was consumed, so we decided to have steak and lobster in the room because we were tired and a bit drunk. I fell asleep watching TV and thinking about Livorno. Rome was a busy day and my only regret was that we were not so far from all of it. 4 hours on a train can really cut into your sightseeing.

9/3 – Day 11 - Livorno Italy (Florence, Pisa & Lucca)

We are pulling into Livorno’s port and I have not given any thought as to what I want to do that day. We have planned for this trip for months but honestly you can only plan so many ports and we are definitely “seat of our pants” kind of guys. I wake Greg up and plan the day (or explain or lack of plans and ask what he wants to do). We had no plans so the concierge suggested we rent a car and see Lucca and Pisa, so we did it and it was quite the adventure. We took a shuttle through a very busy commercial port and asked the tourist guide where to rent one. It was a bit hard to find and they had one car left; a fiat. I
have not driven one since I was 16 and I was floored to get the chance to drive a fiat through the Tuscan countryside. Greg was nervous about driving in Italy, but it was fine. They gave us good directions so we took the highway through the hills of Tuscany. It was truly lovely and a once in a lifetime experience. We arrived in Lucca and found it to be a great little village surrounded by a wall. We found it very cute
and quite picturesque. This was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. We bought some souvenirs and ate some delicious pizza margarita with bruschetta. We walked around and took more photos and I got some gelato, the real stuff that was creamy and loaded with fat. Back to the car and a short
drive to Pisa, we took some obligatory shots of the leaning tower and then a nice drive back to the port. After drinks on the balcony we met the neighbors for martinis in the bar and then they were kind enough
to treat us to dinner at Cagneys. Great food and great conversation, we finished around 10:30 or so and went back to the penthouse to contemplate that our dream cruise was slowly winding down.

9/4 – Day 12 - Cannes France

I awoke to the sound of the anchor being put down and snapped some pics of the French Riviera. We tendered in this port which meant we had to get on boats in groups and go to the shore. This was our shortest port since we were only there until 2pm, so we decided to walked around and window
shop. Cannes is a very lovely and high dollar resort. We are now relaxing on the
balcony about to float to Barcelona. It has been a wonderful vacation, one of the best and we are sad to see it end. Barcelona is our last stop. We get off and have one day in Barcelona before we have to head back home. Greg threatens to barricade himself in the room and I do not want it to end either. Can you blame me? We have been eating like kings, having our asses kissed and seeing the most amazing cities in the world. We decide to order room service since we have to pack and think about getting off. We buy the neighbors some beer and a bottle of wine to say thanks for dinner. We are sunburned, we are tired, We are sad. L


9/5 – Day 13 - Barcelona Spain
We got off the ship after one last breakfast in Cagney’s and said goodbye to the wonderful staff and paid our gratuities. We said bye to the friends we made and took a taxi into the city. The driver found our hotel and we relaxed a bit before doing some shopping. We walked around Barcelona and I found it very clean and a truly modern city. I am not sure what I was expecting, but you could tell that for the most part these people were proud of their city. Greg wanted a bag, so we looked a few places for that and then had some tapas to eat. We decided to take the subway to Sagrada Familia, a massive, privately-funded Roman Catholic church that has been under construction since 1882 and is not expected to be complete until at least 2026. We stopped for more tapas and took in the local culture. After a nap in the hotel, we decided to go out and see some of gay Barcelona. The city is definitely a late night place, but fairly easy to navigate, clean and safe. They poured huge drinks at the bars but charged accordingly I thought. We almost fell off our barstool when we opened one of the local gay rags and there was a huge article in Spanish called Dallas Texas. Greg and I read it and could actually understand it quite well. It was so funny that we were reading all about traveling to Dallas from a gay bar in Barcelona. Perhaps that was a hint. We took a taxi and had to wake up very early to get to the airport. We had completed the most amazing trip ever and were definitely looking forward to sleeping on a plane and getting back home. As we flew from Barcelona to London and from London back to Dallas, we slept with thoughts of our fabulous trip and the feeling that our desires to travel had been satiated for a while. Of course once we got back, Greg reminded me that we have to plan for our next cruise. We only have 4 years to plan and I am afraid I may have set the bar too high. :-)

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