Monday September 5 - our first full day at sea and it's gray and dreary.
Now what - find breakfast - the buffet on the Lido deck is zoo (that's my recurrent comment. I prefer
sit down meals, not roaming about. I do not need volume . I seek quality of
food). After breakfast, we walk the circuit - three laps equals a mile. Now I
feel the ship movement and begin my dramamine and ear drop regimen. That works
for my motion issues, and I'm good to go.
There are a lot of activities on board ship and we take advantage of as much as possible - 10 am - hello, winners of Name That Tune in the
Crow's Nest. 11 am cooking show in the
Culinary Center - crab cakes, shrimp pasta, and creme brulee. High noon - lunch. 1 pm - a Lumberjack Show - sounds corny but
was quite interesting. This man, Rob Sheer, won championships and still
competes with his son. He wore the ubiquitous red checked shirt, carried a big
axe, and was extremely fit for late 50s.
2 pm - time for a snooze. Hey, we're
on vacation. Don't judge.
4 pm - another deck walk and a whale watch alert. Sure enough, we saw
whales blow holes and breech. Very cool. It was funny as we all ran from side
to side of the ship - everyone not wanting to miss a thing. Lots of misty
clouds - tendrils encircled the hills ashore.
Night fun included a comedian's show. Jeff
Burghart was amusing and did some clever impressions. Then the piano bar was so-so - the man could play, but not sing. Yawn - time for bed around 10 pm. We have to
turn our clocks back for Tuesday and be ready for a shore adventure.
Stay tuned
It may be boring to you but you have given many a wonderful insight of a wonderful day. Thanks Joanne.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
oh , it gets better! Stay tuned
DeleteI don't think it was a boring day at all! Lots of fun things it seems like was aboard that boat!
ReplyDeletebetty
compared to what's coming it was the "boring" day. We have fun any day
DeleteSure lots to do so hard for boredom to come due
ReplyDelete"boring" is a relative term
DeleteI think I get what you are saying, although there were some nice activities and things to see, the lapses in between on board with everything looking so grey.
ReplyDeleteBarbara from Life & Faith in Caneyhead
yes, in comparison to what's to come, it was "boring". At the time, we stayed busy and had fun.
DeleteThat doesn't sound boring to me!
ReplyDeleteLooking back it was a preamble to cooler stuff
DeleteHi Joanne - well you have to travel to get there - and at least they offered some entertainment ... and you enjoyed what you could - while looking out! Cheers - I'll look forward to more - Hilary
ReplyDeleteExactly. This was the buildup and we had fun
DeleteFor a "boring" day, it sounds like you had plenty to do. How cool to see the whales!
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