To say today was a bit of an adventure would be quite the
understatement. Let me start from the beginning…
The cruise ship dropped anchor just outside the port of Monte
Carlo in the early morning. A quick tender ride into shore and we were off
exploring the city.
Monte Carlo is amazing. The streets that wind up from the
sailboats docked below set the track for the Grand Prix. And at the top of
these winding streets sits the Hotel de Paris (F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing location) and the world-famous Casino Monte-Carlo, featured in Bond movies. My sister and I decided
as soon as we were up in video poker, we would cash out. So 30 minutes later we
walked away two Euros richer.
We then headed to the aquarium, which had the
best lookout point. Here’s where our trouble started. When we looked out over the water, our ship was missing.
Thinking that our bearings were wrong, we shrugged it off. But as
we made it down to the port and saw a huge crowd of people, it became obvious: our ship stranded all its passengers.
The waters were so rough that the ship lifted anchor and bailed. A few hours later, we were on charter buses,
driving into the night to get us to an entirely different port than our itinerary read. The whole thing was a mess – especially considering our
passports and luggage were all still on the ship while we crossed Italy's border.
I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to get off a bus in my
life.
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