Thursday, April 26th, 2018 At Sea
Mass was at 8 am. Had
to rush as I woke up at 7:40 am and it was still dark! We lost another hour at 2 am. Our English newspaper had headlines today
about the fact that the Jury found Bill Cosby guilty in the sexual assault
case. We always look forward to reading the Times
Digest of about 8 pages that is delivered in multi languages every morning with
the latest up to date news of the world, the weather and the economic
market! It helps waylay the trauma of
being without the live internet. Our
cell phones are constantly reminding us that we have not updated for DAYS!
This morning we learned that Father Mike will not be
continuing on our cruise. He has been a
daily fixture in our cruise and well loved by all. Our only complaint is that on days in port
the eight o’clock mass is replaced by one at 5 pm; we are scheduled to be at
dinner at 5:15 pm so have not been able to attend. We could do the 11 pm mass for the crew but
we’re sound asleep by that time. We
think that God will forgive us since we do many more than one Sunday mass each
week while on this cruise.
This morning I signed up for the 9K Walk for Cancer. A fund raiser done each cruise; Minimum
donation is $20.00 to participate; $5.00 of the fee pays for the white tee-shirt
and a rubber bracelet; the rest goes to the charity. There was a group photo and a grand start
where those that completed did nine laps around deck three. This is where everyone walks and 3.5 laps
equals one mile. I’m never sure just how
accurate that is as I get various amounts on Map my Walk but that may be
because of the lack of Wi-Fi Service.
Mary joined but only walked a few and then continued to cheer us on with
the crew! I found a fast walking
Canadian woman, named Lorraine; and we walked together which was great in
making the time past faster! She is an
avid bicycle rider and in great shape.
Traveling with her mother and sister on this cruise.
We finished in time to go to lunch at 11 am and then off to
listen to the talk on the Heavenly Stars which was very interesting. During lunch someone shouted out that there
was a whale spotted on the other side of the ship and everyone raced to the
other side of the dining room! Didn’t
see anything! But the ship listed to the
port I’m sure!
We watched the movie “The Commuter” in the room…a murder
mystery. Dinner tonight was a Gala
Attire meal and we all dressed up a bit.
Fun to see the men in suits and a few in tuxes and/or white dinner
jackets. A few beaded dresses on the
ladies. And, jewelry came out of the
room safes to add to the sparkle of the evening.
Shirley was late and we got worried so I went to her room
and found her at the door ready to come up. She was not happy to see me but I explained the waiters were holding up
the food waiting for her to arrive.
She’d had trouble putting new medicine and bandages on her arm and
that’s why she was late. But she settled
down at the table and even gave me a glass of wine from her bottle that she’d
purchased at the table.
After dinner Mary went to bed early and the rest of us all
went to the Ocean Bar for music. Jim and
I did one dance and he also danced with Shirley. A fun evening for all of us. We were all on our way to our cabins by 9
pm.
Today I did 9,743 steps
4.37 miles.
Friday, April 27th, 2018 King’s Birthday and also a day in Brest,
France
To celebrate the King’s birthday we all wore Orange
clothing, a few hats and one couple wore a sash of orange.
We woke to the captain’s announcement that we’d arrived in the port of Brest, France and people could start leaving the ship.
It was 8 am. We have technically completed the crossing of the Atlantic. Now we are entering the North Seas. Mary and Shirley met
us for breakfast in the Lido; the weather was cold and rainy…55 degrees. The rain was icy and the wind was sharp!
The village was delightful but the
weather made it hard to enjoy. Jim and I
went out first to check things out. We
found that the free shuttle actually makes a complete loop about every twenty
minutes and there are two of them. The Wi-Fi
works well on the bus we found. We sent
lots of posts on Facebook, checked emails and sent messages. It’s nearly nine hours difference from here
to California so it’s hard to catch people awake.
We got off at the first stop at the Castle/Fort and walked
through the town. Very cold but
interesting big city on the port. We
found a large grocery store, Carefour, and purchased our favorite chocolate
bars that we love to find in Europe.
They are plain wrapped heresy bars for five for 1.8 euros. We continued to walk toward the shuttle
route and when we saw our bus and waived …. The driver stopped and picked us up.
Back on the ship we enjoyed lunch and then took Mary and
Shirley out for a loop on the shuttle bus without getting off so they could see
the city. That also gave them an
opportunity to use the Wi-Fi to text and received emails.
Today for the King’s birthday we attended the extra special
Tea at 3 pm. Very nice, in the formal dining room and all very proper! Just enough to fill but leave room enough for dinner. At 5 pm we were at dinner with casual dress and as we departed the port we had massive waves that rocked the ship through the evening.
Tonight we attended the main theater show where a flutist
performed andshe was excellent. A nice
mix of classic and traditional music with a Spanish flavor. We were in our rooms shortly after 9 pm.
Today’s news was about Kim Jong-un of North Korea and Moon
Jae-in of South Korea working seriously on a peace treaty to finally end the
Korean War.
I did 6,956 steps today
3.07 miles. We also texted
Wendy today for her to contact the Tour Company and confirm they were mailing
her our tickets for the June tour pilgrimage that Mary and I are taking together to Medjugorje for ten days.
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