This is Arlene. Gil left out so much. We arrived in Paradise with the rain. Our room at the Radisson needed some help because we think they never changed the bedding from the people before us. Finally they came to fix the problem. We then decided to get a late drink and as we were sitting there Russ and Debbie walked in with their friends Fred and Brenda and her family. A good time was had chatting and of course our five minutes of chatting turned into 30+ minutes.
The next morning we had planned on sleeping late, but it seems we were still on NY time. I did something I haven't done since I was 4 years old! I woke up without an alarm clock at 6:30. This from the person who didn't know that 6:30 AM existed. So we decided to hop on the 8 AM shuttle into town to go check out le Marche. On the way into town, the driver asked all of us in the van if we were cruising. We said yes as did the couple behind us. She then asked us if we were going on the PG and when we answered in the affirmative, she asked if we were possibly with the Brown and Keene group. Turns out it was Parislady (Ruth) and we had a great time getting to know one another and doing some shopping together.
That night was the Brown and Keene party and we headed to the Mariner to meet up with everyone. We had a great time and it was wonderful to finally put a face to all the names. After dinner, we headed up to the lounge. A group of us went outside to view the PG and figure out which rooms were ours. This lead to a discussion as to whether those of us in a butler suite preferred a male or female. Later we decided that it didn't matter as long as we were buttled.
Finally to top off the evening we were given a tour of Ngaire and Kens room. 2 br, 2 1/2 bth, bar area, 2 decks. Heck it was better than my first apt.
Next day we hung around the Radisson until it was time to board the PG. After finding our room, we headed to La Palette to enjoy drinks with Ngaire and Ken and all the others from LCT. Ruth and I are fighting over our very adorable buttle.
Today Gil and I went on the tour with Mark. He really is so interesting and informative. Only problem is we were planning on a tour with some walking and even some walking uphill. What we didn't expect was a steep uneven trail with mud and rocks. The view up top was wonderful. The problem for me was I am still healing from my ankle. But it turns out the massage I had this morning did help my ankle and other than my feet being sore from walking, I'm fine. Off to drinks and then dinner. Maybe karaoke later.
