Clocks

Been a little remiss in my blogging the last few days, so time to catch up. Couple of sunny days, couple of cloudy days, lots of water, no other ships. For those who read the blog last October, you know that along about now, the sixth sea day in a row, we have had our fill of the daily activities and are ready for a port. That does not come until day after tomorrow, as we still have today and Tuesday at sea.

We’re happy to report that the passengers offloaded onto the pilot boats off the coast of Bermuda are reported to be doing well. Tom has spent each morning doing his walking or elliptical and then taking a hot steam and jacuzzi. Cheryl has been attending port lectures. And we both have been doing a lot of reading and we have both been just sitting on the back patio watching the water. But we do both think this is likely our last cruise with a lot of sea days. Either it is the rest of the clientele that goes a little stir crazy, or it is us. But whichever, we notice a little craziness that seeps in around about the fourth day...as in the lady up in the Skywalkers who yelled at me for moving a chair in order to get out from the table. Actually told me the exit was on the other side and I should not be moving the empty chair across from her...!??

Beause of the time change and our direction of travel, we set the clocks forward each day for FIVE days in a row. Since the passengers apparently grumble about ‘losing all that sleep’ when one does that at 2 am, on this ship we do it at 11 am. Yes, as in an announcement comes on the speaker something like this: “the time is 11am, the clocks are being set forward one hour, the time is now 12 noon.” Since we are a contained group, it seems to work pretty well. No events are scheduled between 11 and 12 and the passengers are happy because it means less time between breakfast and lunch.

On Wednesday we arrive in Madeira, and I hope to have something a little more interesting to twll you by then.