10 May 2024, Friday

10 May 2024, Friday

Prioritized Daily Task

Port of Costa Maya, Mexico 7:30 am - 2:30 pm

Family Prayer

6:30 BREAKFAST

7:30 AM Chacchoben Mayan Ruins and Bacalar Lagoon with Mexican Lunch

3:30 pm - sail by the island of Cuba

5:45 Imagination Cuisine-Wonderland, Deck 12, Aft

7:30 Show: the Effectors- Royal Theater, Deck 4 forward

Family Prayer-Devotional

We docked this morning at the port of Costa Maya, Mexico.  It's dock was the most developed for tourists we have been to.  Debbie and I had prayer this morning, showered, and shaved.  We gave Izza our breakfast order last night and our genie had breakfast brought ot our room at 6:30 am.  We had prayer and blessed the food.  Melodie came up for breakfast and we left about 7 am to meet our genie.  There was some breakdown in communications and we missed our excursion to Bacalar Lagoon.  They did arrange for us to see the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins.  The children were disappointed but we were able to spend more time at the ruins.  Our guide was very knowledgeable and showed us the plant the locals use for novocaine.  The sun is situated at the top center of the temple during the Spring Equinox which is between between March 20 and 21 and during the fall equinox between September 22 and 23.  During the solstice the sunrises to the left of the temple in the summer and to the right in the winter.  We got back to  Costa Maya and the ship at about noon.  Izzy came by the room and talked.  We went to the Escape Room and played the puzzle game to open the chest.  We almost found the key to the last chest but ran out of time.  We had 45 minutes to complete the puzzle.  At 5:30 pm we went to the Imagination Cusine Mad Hatter Cuisine restaurant.  After dinner, the girls went to the ice show. When everyone got back to our cabin we had snacks the genie sent, devotional or spiritual thoughts, and family prayer before going to bed.                                                                    

Notes from devotional on our cruise, I had responsibility for 10th May: In all of eternity, no one will ever know you or care about you as much as Heavenly Father does. 

The way you think about who you are affects every decision you will ever make.  

                                                                                                                       The Savior admonished His disciples to build, lift, encourage, persuade, and inspire---no matter how difficult the situation.



                               Breakfast in our suite at 6:30 am, the restaurant doesn't open until 7:00 am

                                                                                      

                            Children on our deck                               

      
                                                   Debbie dancing with the Chacchoben native
                                                     
                                                        Debbie beside 300-year-old palm tree
Grandpa, Grandma Debbie, Melodie, Madeling, Bella, Maggie, and Owen

Spring equinox: Between March 20 and 21. Fall equinox: Between September 22 and 23  (twice each year when the sun crosses the celestial equator when day and night are of approximately equal length)
                                                                           May 10th
                     Children on the Chacchoben sign at the entrance to the ruins


                                                  Bella, Maggie, Grandpa, Owen, Madeline

                                                                                 
                                                                Down the Rabbit Hole
                                         One of the Rabbit Chairs at the bottom of the rabbit hole

The Mad Hatter visiting our table


                                                           Owen and Maggie "What Is This"

 The Ice Show
Snacks in our room, devotional or spiritual thought, and family prayer

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