Ponta Delgada, Azores

After a couple days at sea, finally arrived in the Azores. The previous day at sea had excellent weather, and minimal wave height. We had been warned a low pressure depression was building in the mid-Atlantic region, and that the route would need to be adjusted to avoid the +8mpredicted swells the day after our Azores visit 🌊 😱

Unfortunately, a weather front had settled in around the islands, preventing the ship from making the scheduled docking 😭. Wind gusts were over 40knts, so the harbour pilot was not going to proceed until it settled down. While we waited we decided to spend our time on the observation deck. A&D played a few rounds of cribbage, which A deftly beat D...

Unfortunately, the sustained poor weather conditions prevented the ship from docking, and at 11am, the Captain made the call to move on to the next port of call. 😢 Apparently in general it's a 50/50 chance of getting into this port due to the wind&seas. Alas, two sea-days behind us and here's to the next six days at sea! 🥳🤡 The food is amazing, crew fantastic, lots of things to keep busy with... it will be great!

To placate the masses the ship soon set up some free drink tables for an hour in the afternoon. For those of us with beverage packages, who cannot use our 15 per day, this offering was cute. Folks paying per glass loved the opportunity to indulge. J soon got roped into a conversation with a thoroughly imbibed American trio... 😅 🍸🍻 He was saved by A with an invitation to go for a walk 🏃💨

The day's schedule was quickly updated with more activities since all of us who had been expecting to be on shore excursions weren't going anywhere.Les mer