Evening back on the ship
The sun had set by the time we were back on the coast road. We could see the Coral Princess at the pier away in the distance. The last few miles were at a crawl because of all the traffic going into Puntarenas. At the gates the coach had a security check and everyone had to show their cruise cards.
There was only one gangplank deployed after we left the coach. The cold flannels and water for returning passengers were gone, our penalty for being the last to return to the ship.
Once we were back in our cabin the Captain announced that due to the forecast bad weather our port call at San Juan Del Sur in Nicaragua was cancelled. The swell and high winds would have made using tenders too dangerous. Instead we would now sail for the day and after our extended sea days our next port of call would be Puerto Vallarta in Mexico.
This meant that our trip was now cancelled and the monies would be credited back to our on board account.
The ship finally left Puntarenas at 6.15 pm.
At dinner in the Bordeaux we were joined by two American couples and the British ex-pat couple who now lived in Texas. Their jungle excursion had not been much fun because of all the large spiders encountered along the paths. I was intrigued to listen to the experiences of one of the Californians, who worked for JCB in the USA, about his visits to Uttoxeter and the charitable efforts of the Banfords who owned JCB.
We treated ourselves to a bottle of wine but our chosen Fetzer was now all gone from this dining room. Instead we had to make do with a Mondavi red.
I had scallops, then Chateaubriand steak followed by a souffle. My meat was so burnt that I had to send it back and then wait for a medium rare version to arrive.