DAY SIX: HOUSEKEEPING AT SEA -- Another day spent entirely at sea as we cruised down Mexico’s west coast (the “Mexican Riviera”), but first of all lets deal with the medical report. When Ann saw the ship’s doctor the other day he told her to come back if it didn’t get any better. It didn’t so she did. His suspicion now is that a nerve
root is probably getting squeezed between some bone pieces higher up on her spine
than her previous herniations, causing pain to radiate down her arm. To deal with it he gave her a steroid shot which seems to have had the desired effect. It’s a temporary remedy, of course, but that’s just what’s needed until we get back home.

One of the problems we’ve had with our stateroom and nearby cabins since Day One is the absence, or very minimal presence, of air conditioning. Everyone on the ship has been very sympathetic, but no A/C. One of the stewards gave us a fan which was a nice gesture but little real help, and as the ship moved farther and farther south what was at first a nuisance has become an uncomfortable problem.

So today the very accomodating people of Holland American found us a recently vacated stateroom, helped us move into it, and things are vastly improved. It’s cool! And as a plus it’s much larger, being a handicapped access room, so we’re in really good shape with our lodgings now.

Those two activities, getting the shot and moving the cabin, pretty much occupied
our day, but we also found plenty of time to sit on the deck and watch the waves and the sun as we sail on towards Huatulco. Since it's Saturday I thought I’d catch some college football on the room’s TV set, but the only sports are, as son Jerry might affirm, real football, a.k.a. soccer. ESPN Deportes had broadcast the World Series, with Spanish graphics and announcers, but no US football. Perhaps we’ll have better luck with NFL football tomorrow.