Flying by the Seat of Our Plans

'Twas the reason for the season!  Katie and Richard had a lovely wedding.  It was short, but they made it very special by integrating different cultural and religious traditions into their chapel wedding, punctuated by the breaking of a glass.  Katie also surprised our family by having us all come up to give our blessing, which was very sweet.  The forecasted rain held of long enough for group photos after the ceremony, which was a relief to all.  No phones or cameras allowed for the wedding, so this is all I have for wedding pictures: Then we headed off to the cruise port.  Mikie dropped me off with our stuff and he returned the rental car.  We got all checked in, at lunch on the boat, and walked around while Mikie was slack-jawed by the grandeur of the ship.  During the muster drill, we got to watch the Space X booster being unloaded from its landing barge. We played some ping-pong as we sailed on for Mikie's first trip out to sea!...

Laura and I saw permit, mutton snapper, and other great game fish on our last trip to CocoCay (non-bastardized name: Little Stirrup Cay).  So I really wanted to fish there this time.  I did some research and found out that fishing there is legal according to the Bahamas, but is prohibited by Royal Caribbean, which owns the entire island.  I also found some stories of folks just walking to more desolate parts of the island and getting away with it.  Even those who were caught just had their gear seized temporarily and returned to them aboard the ship.  That was a risk I was willing to take.  So, I read the tips and was prepared to head to the SW side of the island to fish. Wrench!  Royal Caribbean has closed off about 2/3 of the island to any patrons as they further transform the island from natural tropical paradise into a theme park for the masses.  There is a curtained fence cutting across the island, blocking access to the nature trail and ...