On this Day 13 of our cruise on the Norwegian Encore from Seattle to Miami, I feature Guatemala and  Costa Rica.... no t Guat a mala and Costa Ric o .  Then, of course, on November 3, we remain on board and sail away to Southampton, UK. But before the topic of today, here is something from the morning  New York Times,  sharing the latest doings of Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican Party. Republican Campaign Meet the new Project 2025: The America First Policy Institute, a right-wing think tank,   is planning for a Trump win . It wants ultrasounds before all abortions, work requirements for Medicaid and federal workers who can be fired at will. Trump said   he would fire Jack Smith , the special counsel who indicted him over the Jan. 6 riot and classified documents, if he were elected again. His lawyers are also seeking to   dismiss the Jan. 6 case , arguing that Smith was illegally appointed. Trump has floated the idea of   replacing income taxes with tariffs , as was the case in the

Day 11 at sea on the Norwegian Encore was fun.  Probably our best day on this cruise,  Dinner was at their fanciest restaurant, Le Bistro,  Veuve Clichot Champaign entrance. Red and Rosé French wines. Le Bistro is one of the six special places where you need to pay extra,  However, we are provided three free ones during the first phase of the cruise to Miami, then two more from Miami to Southampton.  There are order restrictions.  One item from the appetizer/soup/salad page and one entré on the other,  None of the main dishes appealed to me so I was given permission to have a first course of appetizer/salad and the second of soup/salad.  The waiter tried to be as generous as possible to extract a good tip.  Thus, the first course for me was escargot and endive salad, which were outstanding.  Ate too much bread to soak up the butter. My second course was a combination of French Onion Soup and Steak Tartar.  I was so filled already that I had no appetite.  I don't really like raw bee