Picto Diary - 29 to 31 March - Arcos de la Frontera
Above: The Veranda Restaurant. Regent Grandeur. 29 March 2025.
Breakfast.
Above: Paradore,, Arcos de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain.
White village near Cadiz.
Arcos de la Frontera - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Andalucia:
1. Buls
2. Sherry
3. Horses
4. Flamenco
Above: Arcos de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain. 30 March 2025.
Addendum:
Re: “...[T]he plight of two struggling, but intrepid, geezers”—in spite of your predicament, you made me chuckle.
Having in recent years suffered numerous procedures, surgeries, & injuries—including a rib broken into two—I’m quite sympathetic to your ribly condition. My chiropractor was absolutely right about our reality—when the urge to defecate arise, one must simply sit & wait for something to drop.
And please don’t make us laugh.
Most importantly, Allison & I are glad your gal is back up-&-at-'em—best wishes to you both!
Jimmy,
Park City, UT
Steve.. just read about Margaret's condition and hope she has fully recovered and able to enjoy the rest of your trip. This must have been scary! Am on my way to Park City and hope to catch up with you both after you get back home. I will be there until the 17th. Please give my best wishes to Margaret, and stay well and I hope to see you soon..
Espresso,
Washington, D.C
Happy to hear that Margaret is on the mend, also wonderful that the ship had the correct facilities to make her more comfortable and get better. Praying that both of you enjoy the remainder of the trip.
Mr. Z3,
La Quinta, CA
What an adventure! I'm glad that you are all recovering.
WSL,
Park Ciiy, UT
Sorry to hear this and grateful for a quick recovery.
I have wanted to travel but Lib worries about running into a problem.
Our best to both especially Margaret.
The Archbishop,
Naples, FL
Hi, Steve. Suzanne and I were very very sorry to hear of Margaret's illness on board. Please extend our remote big hugs to her as she recovers!!
Bon voyage back home.
Norman and Suzanne,
Avon, CT
Oh my goodness! Thank you for this report and we are so relieved that you are both alive and somewhat recovered at this point - after a big scare. As Ken and I can say - aging is not for cowards!
To have this happen on a trip made it even more frightening! Ken and I wish you the best health possible in the land of the living!
XO,
Kate and Ken,
Salt Lake City, UT
Thank goodness the ship had good medical facilities. Glad you are both recovering quickly and keeping up your sense of humor.
Nathans,
Orlando, FL
Steve,
Sorry to hear this, Lisa and I are glad you are both on the mend. Please give TIMDT a hug for us.
Golf,
Park City, UT
Steve,
Just got to your pictodiary for today. Please wish Margaret our best for a quick and complete recovery.
Daggett,
Park City, UT
Steve, I am glad Margaret got past the flu. It has been nasty. Loving your photos of the trip!
Rocky,
Miami, FL
Wish you both speedy recovery.
Mano,
San Jose, CA
Great pics Steve. Best wishes for a full recovery.
Tony
Park City, UT
Steve,
Sorry to hear about TIMDT’s condition. I will enter prayers of gratitude for her full recovery at the parish’s Offering Book, kept at entry to the church. Mariko suffers from similar lung issues with a nebulizer close at hand. She “came down” with lung issues due to long term use of Humira for rheumatoid arthritis. She stopped the injections and her strength came back.
I had not read of your ski fall. As agile as you are, the industry must develop air bags for skiers over 70. What an invention!
It would deploy on contact.
Small warning on label: “On deployment, you may turn into snowball and roll down the mountain.”
My dad told me of a minister and his family who were assigned by him to Bogota. The wife suffered from “altitude sickness,” although it was not diagnosed as such at the time. After years of suffering, he reassigned them to Cartajena on the coast. She recovered. When in the US on furlough for regular medical exam, the doctor surmised that her lung capacity was designed for a smaller person and high-altitude assignments were not appropriate.
I love boat trips. We would take the ships of the Great White Fleet of the United Fruit Company from Panama to San Francisco or Long Beach. My mother had a fear of flying so dad would take their banana boats, with stops in Golfito. Passengers were limited to 12 or so non-crew members. We would all eat at the captain’s table. And yes, walking the decks to fight calories overload was our pastime. No movies, just shuffleboard, dominoes or canasta.
We would get up at 4 am. Go to the dock on the Pacific Coast, near Ft. Amador, taking a launch that transports the pilots after the ships have transited the canal, as the ship exited the canal toward the open seas. For a 7-year-old, this was an adventure. When I was 13 going off to boarding school, we saw this movie the night before our departure for CA. Titanic (1953) 
7.0 | Drama, History, RomanceI think my father wanted me to focus – I did. I was on the lookout for icebergs the first three days and gave up as we approached Baja. 😉
Best wishes for the recovery of both of you,
Dick