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ing the Blues,” Triplett said, “There’s no taxi drivers to take us sightseeing, to the
greater music than the blues, because it’s local markets for shopping, and lunch in
in my ancestry. I grew into it. There’s a small non-touristy restaurants.
feeling I get from my soul that it can’t be We didn’t sightsee in Puerto Vallarta.
sad to let the good times roll.” Instead, we were driven to a secluded spot
The good times kept rolling and Amy where we swam in the Pacific, ate freshly
and I became fast friends, sharing meals shucked oysters, and drank margaritas sit‐
and performances. We were often joined ting barefoot in the sand. After lunch, Amy
by her roommate, Laura Carbone, a blues- and Laura wanted to shop, so I went back
loving doctor whose passion is photogra‐ to the port. At the next dock, four medics
phy and who was filming the musicians were wheeling a woman strapped onto a
non-stop. With two new friends, it was stretcher towards an ambulance. She wore
much more fun. an oxygen mask and looked terrified. My
Port days were a welcome much- heart sank. My last E.R. visit had been just
needed break after so much great back-to- a few weeks ago, but this wasn’t happening
back music, and there were three: Cabo to me. The minute I got back on the ship, I
San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta. I raced to the Greaseland All-Stars and lost
hate group siteseeing and probably would myself in the pulse-pounding music. Then, I
have stayed onboard if I’d had to join a went to the poolside stage and sat in the
huge city bus tour. Instead, Amy, Laura warm water listening to yet another fabu‐
and I made our own itineraries. We hired lous band.
Cruisers make their
moves to the blues.
Opposite: Dylan Triplett
leading the band
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