Coral Princess News

Aloha Everyone,

There are numerous websites offering free information on Coral Princess including the latest news and updates about the itinerary.

One of the more interesting sites supposedly written and posted by third party giving you unbiased views. 

Our departure date to go on the back-to-back cruises through the Panama Canal is only a couple of days away. AI is not only tracking how often we visited the Coral Princess site but also information on our subsequent cruise to Puerto Rico. 

It seems there were outbreaks of some sort of viral infections. J.J. cautioned me that we might have to wear masks and required to wash our hands before going to the dining room.

Aloha -- Cathi

Catching Up with Our Friends

Aloha Everyone,

Wonderful phone visit with my dear friend JF in Hawaii. We talked about multiple topics including our upcoming health checkups.

I am gratified to hear that JF loves my travel blogs especially because of the current state of world affairs, it might be a while before we can visit some of these places again. 

Food is another blog posts JF enjoys although since we’ve been back in California, our meals have been mostly takeout box meals of Japanese or Chinese cuisine.

Aloha -- Cathi

Empress Szechuan Seafood Restaurant

Aloha Everyone,

The restaurant opens at 11:30 am. By the time we arrived, cars were already occupying the spacious parking lot.  Chinese restaurants typically focus on serving good food but no frills. My sister parked her car adjacent to where J.J. parked. When we walked inside, we got one of the last booths.

J.J. is connoisseur of Chinese dim sum. Menu isn’t necessary. He checked items off the order list including custard and buci filled with dark brown beans paste.

Aloha -- Cathi

Appointment at Wells Fargo Bank

Aloha Everyone,

For our 9:30 am appointment at WFB, we were 20 minutes early. The bank officer was delayed with her previous meeting. J.J. utilized the time to get small bills for porters and luggage handlers.

Our meeting lasted about two hours. By the time we stepped out of the bank, it was already lunchtime. We stopped by at Mitsuwa to purchase our takeout food for the next 6 meals.

Aloha -- Cathi

Visiting Our Family in La Jolla

Aloha Everyone,

It was absolutely wonderful seeing our family. We all appreciated delicious and healthy tofu, veggies with ground turkey curry. Lots of fresh salads, fruits and dark chocolate.

Three hours passed quickly. Exchange of hugs and more souvenir photos. Feeling happy and blessed, the unexpected traffic congestion caused by an accident and Sunday afternoon traffic jams on the freeway didn’t bother us.

Aloha -- Cathi