Friday, April 20th, 2018 AT
SEA -- WE'LL BE ON THE HIGH SEAS FOR FOUR DAYS
Today the clocks moved forward another hour at 2 am.
I did twenty minutes on the elliptical machine again today
but no miles on the deck. Its cooler
outside and the waves are choppy. Makes
walking a bit more difficult.
Dinner was casual again tonight and Jim purchased a bottle
of Merlot at the table. We drank half
tonight and will enjoy the rest with dinner tomorrow. They put your room number on the bottle and
bring it to your table each night. At
a BnB many years ago in Florence, we had the same service. Nice to know you don’t have to drink the
whole bottle at one sitting.
We were the same group of eight for the first time; our four
plus Al, Nancy, Steve and Myra. Enjoyed
crab cakes for my main course tonight.
Desserts are great and all the servings are small so you can enjoy them
without guilt! Mary has started a
trend at the table by ordering cold soup in a glass. I was the only woman who didn’t order one
last night. But, she admits the absolute
best was the coconut one that tasted like a Pina colada on the first night. Mary purchased a white stole today in the
ship’s store and Shirley also went to the store and got one for herself. And, Shirley purchased her individual photo
taken on the first gala night. It’s a
great photo and a good memory. Everyone
seems to really be enjoying the journey.
The girls are even talking about future journeys.
I met a very nice woman named Karen outside of my computer
class; she stopped me to tell me how much she enjoyed watching Jim and I dance
in the evening. Ended up exchanging
information and she may someday make a great travel partner for Mary. I gave Mary her card with the information so
they can have lunch together and get to know one another. Mary needs a travel companion that loves the
early morning and not the late evenings!
After dinner Mary and I attended the evening show, a Las
Vegas Singer who did Impressions of many of the famous singers from 1960s to
2000. Excellent and a standing ovation
at the end. We looked for Shirley in the
Casino and Mary was willing to go to the second show at 10:30 with her but when
we finally found her, she was in their room and getting ready for bed.
On the way, we’d stopped at the Ocean Bar to look for her
and talked with Al and Nancy for a few minutes.
I grabbed Al and got a short dance before heading to the room where I
discovered that I was missing one of my two bracelets that I’d put on for the
evening. I rushed back to the dance
floor and then headed for the showroom when I discovered it was up near my
elbow under my shirt! Back to the
dance floor to let Nancy know I’d found it before heading off to bed. It’s going to be another short night as the
clock moves ahead at 2 am. Total 6,886
steps for the day.
Saturday, April 21st, 2018 DAY AT SEA
We slept late and missed breakfast by less than ten
minutes. Jim took his blood test for
sugar for the second time and is once again at 110….per Mary who knows all
about it…. This is okay! We read the
morning newspaper; a small Digest of yesterday’s news that is available in many
different languages each morning. Jim
found some orange juice and coffee is always available…. That was breakfast
today. Before we knew it was 11 am and
lunch began to open slowly.
I went out on the deck….the starboard side was so windy I
could not open the door because of the strength of the wind; I went to the
other side and got out; windy but not too back with a jacket on. I was one of many getting their walk. Everyone walks the same direction and that
helps the flow. Got in a mile and then
sat with Jim while he read his book and I worked on my computer until the power
ran out. So I’m finishing this in my
room. Will change into my gym clothes
and go do my elliptical walk. Jim and
Mary are enjoying the second lecture on the solar system and Shirley is
enjoying life somewhere on the ship. Tonight
is our second Gala night which means dress up as opposed to casual.
I turned on the TV on the elliptical machine and found the
funeral service for Barbara Pierce Bush who passed away this week. It was on several channels and I watch while
I did my twenty minutes on the machine.
Made the time fly and when I finished, I walked back to our room and
soon Jim joined me as we watched the entire service. Beautifully planned by Barbara as she
anticipated her death. Her
granddaughters each gave a portion of a reading about Barbara’s life. Her namesake granddaughter, one of GW’s twin
girls gave the second reading. Jeb gave
the family eulogy and said his mother was telling him not to let the tears
flow. The pastor mentioned the fact that
the church was full and it would have been a great day to take up a collection
and again…Barbara’s voice said “don’t you dare”! A lot of light moments as they remembered
the good things about the Silver Fox. As
a young woman, she turned gray overnight when her daughter Robin died of
leukemia at the age of three.
Soon it was time to dress for the second Gala Evening. We all arrived in time to visit while we
waited to be seated at our regular table.
Al and Nancy were no shows and we “assumed” they’d gone to the 5 pm
Mass. Their bottle of wine arrived but
not them. We finally decided to remove
their bottle and have our dinner without them, but they were missed. Steve and Myra joined our group again this
evening. Another fabulous dinner menu
to select from. I chose the halibut and
Jim found something that once again had some duck in the mix.
After dinner we walked about the ship; stopped at the dance floor but didn’t dance. Never found Al or Nancy and tucked into bed by 9 pm which we thought was 10 pm. My total was 9,548 steps (4.31 miles) along with 20 minutes on the elliptical machine. How do I get so many steps….I rarely take an elevator. I walk the stairs and with a room on the 2nd floor and food on the 8t ; I have lots of opportunity to add steps all day long. Tonight was my turn to do laundry and leave it hanging in the shower all night.
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