The First Step of the Journey

The journey of a thousand miles, or of twenty-five thousand, begins with one step. As Sam Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings said, “ If I take one more step, I will be farther from home than I have ever been.” We flew from Charlotte to Miami and then took a bus to board the ship. Once on board we started trying to get our stateroom squared away. There was a welcoming celebration led by Captain Atle Knutson and Heather Clancy, our cruise director, around the swimming pool. At 5 PM Glenda and I went to Explorer’s Lounge to meet all the other people that we had come to know on Cruise Critic. After dinner at the restaurant, we headed back to our state room to finish putting things away. Tonight we set sail for Cuba. We don’t know what to expect, but we know that adventure is out there.Read more