Writers Retreat to Mexico – Day one
2nd February, 2010 - Posted by Lyn Armstrong - 8 Comments
Sorry I have taken so long to blog about the cruise, but the party Gods have decided to punish me for having so much fun and gave me the flu on my return. But I am on the mend and ready to dish out all the fab gossip that happened on the Florida Romance Writers retreat to Mexico.
I took blogging notes while on the cruise, just in case I would forget anything. And now I am glad I did.
To get the true feel of the cruise, I will blog over the next four days as if we are on the “Carnival Destiny” in real time.
Please forgive any typos/errors, I’m still woozy from the flu and ship. For some reason my office won’t stop rocking. LOL.
Day One:
Arriving on board the ship came with a flurry of excitiment. I had swooped by the Ft. Lauderdale airport to pick up Adam Wilson, Editor for Mira, Harlequin and drove to the Miami port. It was exciting to see the large ship, Carnival Destiny waiting just for us.
Yes, in my mind, the ship was waiting just for us to arrive and not the 3,000 other passengers. ;0)
After finding our cabins and a quick rest to regroup we waved goodbye to Miami.
After a tour of the ship, we met in a large room to get to know each other by playing a game. We had to tell three things about ourselves. Two things were meant to be true and the other, was a lie. Everyone had to guess the lie.
My three things were:
1) I was taught to ride a motorbike when I was six years old.
2) I was married on the beach in Australia in a short wedding gown.
3) I spent a lovely afternoon with the actor, Billy Zane.
So folks, can you take a guess which is the lie?
We then went to dinner and socialized. After that everyone split off into groups, some went to karoke, some shopping, others were blown away by the hurricane-strength winds on deck, while the others called it an early night.
However, my roomie and I went dancing and watch young guys dirty dance with a few elderly ladies. Needless to say, those ladies had huge smiles on their faces.
Well, it is 12.30am and I’ve got an early morning ahead of me. I’ll be having breakfast out on our balcony.
As my hubby says, “It’s hard being Lyn.” LOL.
Tune in tomorrow to see if we encountered any Caribbean pirates.
Posted on: February 2, 2010
Filed under: Miscellaneous
8 Comments
Suz
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:38 am
Love the spousal comment. Hey, it’s not everyone who can write and party and take notes and then blog about it!
Debbie
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:32 am
Hey, who are you calling elderly?
(Just kidding, it wasn’t me dirty dancing with young lads.)
Mary Ricksen
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:32 am
I was waiting for someone to do a blow by of the trip. Thanks Lyn, looking forward to more!
Lyn Armstrong
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:57 pm
LOL…thanks Suz. I’ll tell hubby you said so.
Lyn
xoxo
Vonnie
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Well, I don’t know who the hell Billy Zane is – so I’ll say that’s your lie because I can totally see you getting married on the beach in a short dress and whisking your groom away on a motorcycle in a short dress (you, not hubby-hehe). Am I right? Am I right??
Lyn Armstrong
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:48 am
LOL. Vonnie, Billy Zane is an actor whose been in heaps of movies like Titanic, Phantom, and he is also in a new TV series right now which the name escapes me.
Actually, the lie was me being married on the beach in a short skirt. I was married under a huge oak tree outside a grand plantation house. And I had a long wedding gown on. LOL.
Tricky eh?
I did spend an afternoon with Billy Zane. You’ll have to get me drunk to tell you the story though. LOL.
Lyn
xoxo
Vonnie
February 8th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
You got it, Lyn. drinks and dinner then you do my tarot reading and give me the rest of the BZ story, lol – can’t wait.
Lyn Armstrong
February 9th, 2010 at 9:08 am
LOL. You got it, girlfriend. ;0)
Lyn
xoxo
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