Thursday, March 13, 2014

Day 2 -Wednesday March 12, 2014


I was surprised at how late I slept in. I had my alarm wake me at 06:00. That’s late for me. When I’m on the cruise I like to get up early and walk around while most other people are sleeping. It’s a good time to take pictures. I went to the internet lounge to set up the on-line account so that I can use the wireless. There’s a hot spot in the Promenade Café where I get coffee so I’ll be working in there from now on in the mornings. While I was on line I ordered a new shift linkage for the bike. It should be waiting for me when I get home.

The weather today is a bit sporty. The winds are howling around 55mph, giving the seas a little kick and slowing the ship a bit. Barbara and I wanted to go up and check out the jogging / walking track but that deck is closed because of the high winds. It’s supposed to get a bit sportier before it lets up. ­­­

There wasn’t a whole lot to do today. We went to breakfast around 09:30 which lasted for a while. It’s nice not having anywhere to go sometimes. We walked around, checked out some things in the shops and poked our heads into the health club. Lunch was at Johnny Rockets where we were entertained by our waiter. He spoke poor English but did some pretty good but simple magic tricks. After that we wandered around a bit more then took a nap. I hopped down to the casino for a bit and threw away a few more dollars. I really should stay away from the slots and play blackjack instead. Before dinner we walked around a bit more to wake up and stretch our legs. Having the upper outside deck closed really makes you feel caged. When we returned to the room we started getting ready for dinner. Its formal night so we had to make sure things were just so.

Dinner was great. We have a really good table. Six of us have been on this cruise together before, at the same table and the other couple that has joined us is younger but really good people.
Since it was formal night we had someone take pictures of the table. Even that turned out to be fun. Again, we were just about the last table to leave the dining room, a sure sign that we were having a good time. We moved from the dining room to the Maharaja Lounge for Karaoke. The ETA road captains were going to do some singing, which turned out to be pretty good. We didn’t hang around there long as it was getting really late so it was good night.

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