The Endless Journey to San Juan
We were supposed to leave Sydney at 10.50am on Friday, but our flight was delayed so we ended up flying out at 12.45pm. 14hrs to LA is a very long time!!! I didn’t sleep a wink. When we finally arrived in LA at 8.15am (Friday) the last thing I felt like doing was getting straight onto two 3 hrs flights to Dallas and then San Juan. As it turned out I didn’t have to as as result of our flight being delayed in Sydney we missed our next flight in LA. So, at 8.15am they tell us the next flight they could get us on was midnight! They put us up at the La Quinta (Spanish for Hotel and everything else apparently) for the day and despite the fact we are all exhausted we made the most of the unexpected day we acquired in LA. After lunch we headed to Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. You may recognise the guy in the red suit from an episode of the Great Outdoors with Jennifer Hawkins. The others in that photo is Nathaniel (our Dance Captain), his girlfriend Tara (dancer), Brett (dancer), Dave (Singer) and Jill (dancer). After hours of shopping….not that I bought anything, except a 10 min massage (which was the highlight of my day)… we then headed back to the hotel for 3 hours sleep before dinner and our midnight flight.
Our flight to San Juan was direct and took 6 hrs & 45 mins. America Airlines have the most uncomfortable seats in the world…. Okay that maybe a slight a exaggeration…. But again I did not sleep a wink! By the time we arrived in San Juan I had only had 3 hours sleep in 45 hours!! I slept like a baby that night.
The ship is quite beautiful in it’s own way. I still haven’t explored it properly. Sleep has been the top of my list of priorities. I took a sea sick tablet before we sailed out on Saturday night and it really made me drowsy. I’m all good now and have not been sea sick at all… THANK GOD!!!!
Sunday was a sea day so we only got to have our costume fittings for ‘County Roads’ that day. We have some adorable Italian seamstresses on board altering our costumes. ‘Country Roads’ is the first show we will perform on board which will be this Friday night. Last night we watched the old cast perform ‘Curtin Up’ and tomorrow night will watch them perform ‘Shake Rattle & Roll’.
Today (Monday) we were in Aruba. At the moment port days are full on rehearsal days for us, as the International Show Lounge where we will be performing is free those days while the punters go ashore. We went hard from 9am to 7.30pm today. I’m beginning to really look forward to performing. It will be good once we are over the handing over period and settled into a routine… it’s then the real fun begins as we only have to worry about performing and are free to explore our ports of call and enjoy our free time.
I’m missing everyone at home. Most of all Chris & Megsie. Yes, there were lots of tears at the airport. 9 and a half weeks til he’s onboard though… I can’t wait!!!!
Will write again soon.
We were supposed to leave Sydney at 10.50am on Friday, but our flight was delayed so we ended up flying out at 12.45pm. 14hrs to LA is a very long time!!! I didn’t sleep a wink. When we finally arrived in LA at 8.15am (Friday) the last thing I felt like doing was getting straight onto two 3 hrs flights to Dallas and then San Juan. As it turned out I didn’t have to as as result of our flight being delayed in Sydney we missed our next flight in LA. So, at 8.15am they tell us the next flight they could get us on was midnight! They put us up at the La Quinta (Spanish for Hotel and everything else apparently) for the day and despite the fact we are all exhausted we made the most of the unexpected day we acquired in LA. After lunch we headed to Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. You may recognise the guy in the red suit from an episode of the Great Outdoors with Jennifer Hawkins. The others in that photo is Nathaniel (our Dance Captain), his girlfriend Tara (dancer), Brett (dancer), Dave (Singer) and Jill (dancer). After hours of shopping….not that I bought anything, except a 10 min massage (which was the highlight of my day)… we then headed back to the hotel for 3 hours sleep before dinner and our midnight flight.
Our flight to San Juan was direct and took 6 hrs & 45 mins. America Airlines have the most uncomfortable seats in the world…. Okay that maybe a slight a exaggeration…. But again I did not sleep a wink! By the time we arrived in San Juan I had only had 3 hours sleep in 45 hours!! I slept like a baby that night.
The ship is quite beautiful in it’s own way. I still haven’t explored it properly. Sleep has been the top of my list of priorities. I took a sea sick tablet before we sailed out on Saturday night and it really made me drowsy. I’m all good now and have not been sea sick at all… THANK GOD!!!!
Sunday was a sea day so we only got to have our costume fittings for ‘County Roads’ that day. We have some adorable Italian seamstresses on board altering our costumes. ‘Country Roads’ is the first show we will perform on board which will be this Friday night. Last night we watched the old cast perform ‘Curtin Up’ and tomorrow night will watch them perform ‘Shake Rattle & Roll’.
Today (Monday) we were in Aruba. At the moment port days are full on rehearsal days for us, as the International Show Lounge where we will be performing is free those days while the punters go ashore. We went hard from 9am to 7.30pm today. I’m beginning to really look forward to performing. It will be good once we are over the handing over period and settled into a routine… it’s then the real fun begins as we only have to worry about performing and are free to explore our ports of call and enjoy our free time.
I’m missing everyone at home. Most of all Chris & Megsie. Yes, there were lots of tears at the airport. 9 and a half weeks til he’s onboard though… I can’t wait!!!!
Will write again soon.
