DAY 141---PORT AT MOTRIL FOR GRANADA, SPAIN

        We arrived here a little late this morning.  Motril is the port city for Granada.  It is 65 degrees and cloudy here for our arrival.  By afternoon it was mostly sunny and 75.  Great day but looks like rain showers building further inland.

Historical/Background Info:

        This is another new port for us.  Motril is a port town on the Mediterranean coast.  It is the second largest town in the Granada province with a population of 60,500.  Greenhouse agriculture is important here.

        I assume this port of call is for tours to the city of Granada (population of 232,000) which is about 60 miles to the north in Spain’s Andalusia region.  Granada is the capital of the Granada province and lies at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains.  One of the most visited of Spain’s tourist sites is here, the Alhambra, a medieval citadel and palace.  The Granada area produces wheat, sugar cane, tabacco, olives, oranges, lemons, figs, almonds, and pomegranates.  Vineyards and wines are also a significant contributor to the city’s economy.

LAST EVENING

Terry Bishop is an incredible talent with his song writing, guitar playing, and production shows.

                                Terry taught a ukulele classes and they are part of tonight's show.

     The star of the show!  Marcia's poem was incredible and she is so talented to have composed it

                         Andrew, asst cruise director , and Ross, residence pianist, doing a number.

          Amaresh, Corporate Procurement Manager, joined us for dinner in Prime 7.  Ameresh began his career 27 years ago when he started as an assistant waiter.  He left the ships several years ago and moved to the corporate side of cruising.

                                               Our meats were not as good as usual tonight.

             Decadent 14 layer cake also not as good tonight.  Getting too picky so time to go home.

TODAY

        It is Sunday so I headed down to Compass Rose at 8am for my large order of caviar and eggs benedict.  I then stopped by to ask the Luggage Forward representative a few questions.  He had just come on board and wanted to take a shower so I had to wait a half hour while he freshened up.  Got my questions answered.

                                     This shot taken yesterday evening as the sun was setting.

                       The port at Motril is a commerical port with pier space for cruise ships.

        After my hour fast walk on deck 6 promenade I showered and took this shuttle to downtown.  Of course everything was closed as it is Sunday.

        The bus driver said he was not staying long before returning to the port so I jumped out and took these photos.  Above are interesting looking trees.  Not much to see or do as everything was closed on Sunday.  Most all the ship's tours headed up to Granada.

                    I wanted to get closer for a better shot of this cathedral but not enough time.

        I was back to the ship a half hour later.  Rebecca had started packing 1 or the 2 remaining pieces of luggage.  We headed up to La Verenda at noon for lunch.  I had chicken wings for the last time.  They were the best yet.

        After lunch we finished packing that bag she had started.  So now only one bag left to pack and we will wait until tomorrow for it.  She wants to workout again tomorrow morning so can't pack those shoes until after that.  They have to go in the bottom of the bag.

        So it's 2pm now and she is streaming last Friday's soaps.  I'm finishing the blog post and thinking about what I want to pack in my carry-on bag.

        There is to be an interdenominational church service at 5pm but is it a repeat service so we have decided not to attend.  The ship is sailing again at 5pm for Alicante, Spain, which is just 228 nm away.

        At 6pm is the last Krew Kappers show of this world cruise.  We will be attending for sure.  This crew has treated us so very nicely the past 141 days.  

        This is tonight's CR menu.  We will be dining here as I have requested fried calamari for our appetizer.  

        Tonight's headliner entertainers is the return of The 4 Stations for their second show.  We enjoyed their first show so will be attending.