Shopping day. We were looking for something special. Just for you. We didn't find it.

But we took a detour from the outdoor covered shopping mall called an arcade in this small city on a small island to look at a trendy street clothes shop for you. Nothing would fit you. As we walked out, Bonnie spotted a sign for a taco stand next door. We were hungry and the day before she'd eaten Indian food at an alley-side hole-in-the-wall, so let's try it again.

We ordered tostadas in beef, chicken and shrimp. They were recommended by a young man from Illinois, who is sort of a spy. Nick works for Naval Intelligence at the nearby U.S. base. His wife, Natsumi, know how to toast a tostada. They were scrumptious. We met their daughter Riko and heard their plans to move to Colorado Springs this spring.

Natsumi also makes some nice crafty earrings. So Bonnie bought one pair and I bought two. They're going to look nice on you.

We exchanged hugs and best wishes and Bonnie and I walked toward the arcade. Natsumi ran after us. She wanted to give each of us another hug. Then another. Traveling really makes you feel good.

Later that night much of the ship was at a captain's party. Bonnie was on a business call. I heard a ruckus from the dock. On the balcony, I saw a couple of large speakers being set up, which reminded of the band outside Nautica that morning playing Sousa marches as fellow cruisers descended the gangway. How tacky I thought.

When loud music blared, I curse that I had the bad luck of facing dockside. But there before the few dozen of us lucky to be on our dockside balconies were three adorable Japanese women in fluffy short dresses and white high heels with squeaky voices yammering into microphones. When they broke into their singing-dancing version of Crocodile Rock. I grabbed the iPhone and videoed as best I could. I was laughing so hard some of the footage is shaky. I can't wait to post it for you.

We had many dockside celebrations at the docks for arrival and departure. In most cases, Nautica is the first cruise ship in these ports in three years. So many of our ports rely on tourism and it's been non-existent for them. It's nice that our traveling makes them feel good, too.