The Trip of Lost and Found

 Not very far into our trip we labeled it as "The Trip of Lost and Found."  So many things were lost, but all were found.  We felt very blessed.  Following is a list of the lost and found:

Joan's suitcase.  It was lost by the airline in travel to Copenhagen.  She was without it for a couple of days. It came just before our ship departed Copenhagen and they delivered it to the ship.  

Hal's passport.  When Hal and Patty went to get on the ship, Hal didn't have his passport.  John and Cindy were with them, so they went up to Hal and Patty's room and waited for their luggage to arrive.  They went through Hal's suitcase.  When they lifted a shirt inside the suitcase, Hal's passport fell out.  They took it down to embarkation, relieving Hal and Patty who had been waiting nearly two hours, hoping they would find it.

Roger's phone.  Everyone attended a show.  Roger had his phone with him, but shortly after the show realized he had left it in the theater.  He went back to find it, but it was gone.  They searched all around, but it was not there.  They went to Lost and Found, but it wasn't there.  He went back repeatedly, over the next few days, but no one turned it in.  Someone suggested Roger ask to see the security footage.  When he did that, they said they would check into it.  Soon thereafter, the phone was found.  We surmise that the culprit (probably an employee) was seen on the footage taking it and it was retrieved.  They told Roger that it was found down in the seat, but he knew that wasn't true as he had checked so many times.  He was so grateful to get it back.

Everyone's Health.  Everyone lost their health during this cruise.  Every single one of us got a cold and cough.  Some had it worse than others and some got over it faster than others, but we all got it.  We are still working on the "found" part as I am still coughing.

Hotel Reservations.  When we arrived in Ed, Sweden we found the hotel where John had made reservations for us.  When we went to check in, the door was locked.  There was a phone number on the door.  John tried it, but the call wouldn't go through.  We were standing there, wondering what to do when a man came by in his car.  We told him our problem.  He said that this was no longer a hotel but was now apartments.  He was living in one of them.  He said the management had changed.  Oh dear.  Cindy tried the phone number again.  It worked on her phone.  A lady said that our check in information and keys were in a white box by the door.  Sure enough.  There were five envelopes, each with a key, a room number and papers.  We each took ours and were able to find our rooms and get moved in.  Our hotel rooms were lost, but they were found.

Tom's Wallet:  As we were getting ready to leave a hotel, Tom realized his wallet was missing.  He went through his suitcase and all of his belongings.  No wallet.  He had already checked out of their room, but he went back to the front desk and requested the key back for the room he had stayed in.  He went to the room and found his wallet up under the desk.  The wallet was lost, then found.

Patty's Glasses:  I think it was at that same hotel that Patty realized her glasses were missing.  She also did a frantic search through everything.  I don't think I ever heard where she found them, but she did find them.

John's Credit Card:  Remember that dramatic "stuck in the tunnel" story?  Remember we stopped at a gas station after we got through to go to the bathroom.  John decided to get some gas there.  He tried to use his credit card, but the pump wouldn't work.  He tried several pumps, but none of them worked.  He went inside and checked with the clerk.  He was unable to get fuel.

Later, as we were settling into the hotel, he realized his credit card was missing.  After getting checked into the room, he and Cindy went back the 20 minutes or so to that gas station to see if they found it.  Sure enough, in all of the confusion trying to get the pumps to work, John had left it in one of the pumps.  A customer had brought it in.  Relief!  The wallet was found.