Days at Sea: Somewhere in the mid-Atlantic
Friday: We have been on an easterly course from Fort
Lauderdale for the past five days and we are somewhere in the middle of the
Atlantic Ocean. On these voyages I am
always struck by the color of the ocean, a deep dark blue, the bluest blue that
you can imagine. It only changes when
the ship slices through and creates an aqua surface. There are no birds, no fish and no whales. I've been looking. We have passed a couple of ships during the day. Other than that, it seems like we are the
only ship in the ocean.
Our day begins early, seven
am when the steward arrives with coffee and yogurt. We learned about room service many cruises
back and take advantage of the perk. We
normally watch the news in the morning.
We enjoy going to the DaVinci
dining room on the 6th floor for breakfast and sharing a table with 6 other
passengers. It's fun to meet them and
find out about their lives and where they live.
We've met folks from Australia, Canada, England, Scotland and of course
Texas and other parts of the USA. By the time breakfast is over we've made six
new friends that we see from time to time on the ship.
Mary Alice and I started
playing "Trivial Pursuit" from Houston. We are in what's called "Progressive
Trivia". This means we are part of a six person team and as a team we
compete with other teams on all sea days. .The scores are cumulated daily and
the winner will be the team with the
highest score at the end of the cruise.
Mary Alice ordered a
wheelchair for the cruise and it was waiting for us in the room. Although she walks whenever possible, she has
no stamina for long distances. I'm her "driver" and the other
passengers are fantastic about holding elevator doors, helping us out, making
way, etc. So far its worked out great.
For lunch it's back at to
the DaVinci dining room. We enjoy the
sit-down meal (as opposed to the crowded buffets). During the afternoon we
usually watch a movie, read, or have a nice long nap. I'm on my second book
already. This may not sound all that
exciting, but to us, it's life on a cruise ship! We love it!
Our first port of call is
Funchal, Portugal, next Thursday. More
on that later.
Nice to heard from you and you are safe . Nice couple photo .
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