At Sea

This sea day saw us crossing the last little bit of the Atlantic Ocean to mainland Africa from the island nation of Cape Verde.

It was a quiet day at sea. Overcast and cool this morning … clearing up as the day wore on. Very comfy temps. After breakfast, Mui went to art class … he returned with a lovely piece of African-themed art that my brother has already claimed. I spent the sea day doing what I always do when we are cruising … enjoying some peace and quiet on the veranda … reading and writing.

There were two safety drills today. The first one was because we are entering the HRA … the High Risk Area I posted about yesterday. It was practice for the crew in the unlikely case of a pirate attack. I checked the deck 5 promenade and the water guns are not in place yet. That actually makes sense because we’re embarking the armed security personnel tomorrow. I’ll check again after we depart Senegal.

The other safety drill was the two-week repeat muster. It was done with an announcement again. No physical participation required.

Tonight we were hosted by GM Claudio and the RTW Concierge, Millie. We had a delightful evening with Barbara and Walter from Germany; Malcolm, aka“Johnny Walker,” from Australia, and Kari from Hawaii. Claudio is from Italy and Millie is from Serbia. And then you have the two of us with roots in Turkey. A truly international table. The conversation was nonstop, and there was plenty of laughter to accompany it.

It was 9:30p by the time we left Toscana, so I skipped the show, headlining E Sarah Carter, the Irish fiddler … featuring tunes from her homeland in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. Mui did attend and said it was fantastic.

Tomorrow we are in port again. Czytaj więcej