Day 10 Invergordon

The weather didn’t want to play ball much today, as we docked in to Invergordon it was thick fog and impossible to see anything from the balcony. Fortunately, we didn’t have to get out of bed to find this information out as the captain was blasting his horn every minute for most of the night, a maritime law requirement when in fog. Although it can be heard from the cabin, it didn’t keep either of us awake as it’s quite low sounding from where we are. Scares the shit out of you if you’re on deck but we don’t sleep there 😂

The mandatory breakfast with cake in the cafe upstairs saw us realise you couldn’t see the town either from the ship. We disembarked mid morning and had a wander around the town. The local RNLI had put on a fair for us arriving which was lovely and also quite informative, these guys risk their own lives every time they answer a call. It was quickly apparent how friendly everyone was and it was a lovely atmosphere despite hardly being able to see who you were talking to (slight exaggeration but not much the fog was very thick).

We moved on to the high street and wandered up and down, not big, not modern but friendly and welcoming. Sharon bought a few rookie things and bits and bobs - don’t ask what, I don’t really know !!Stoped for coffee and cake (just because it had been an hour or so since the last intake) and got chatting to a few different people in the cafe. At the bottom of the high street was the train station. We sort of thought we’d just jump on a train to Inverness after walking around the town without too much real research, turns out there’s only two a day and we’d missed the first one !! So, that was that. Iweve been h many times do it was no real upset, The train station itself was very interesting though, many murals on the wall which told the story of rail travel over the years.

This afternoon we got back on the ship and decided to go out on the deck in to the hot tub. Still quite foggy but cleared enough to be able to see the town from the ship. Only one hot tub would do, the others are cooler and the jets don’t work. Sadly the ship does need a lot of repair and the attention to detail isn’t there, lots of things broken that don’t get fixed. She is old and she is tired but that isn’t detracting from our fun. She is due in dry dock next month for a refurb for a couple of months.

We went to the restaurant for dinner tonight, faultless as ever and a nice change. The evening was all about the 80s. Quiz’s, bands, DJs all around the ship. It was a great atmosphere and the live band in the Atrium were fantastic. The keyboard player stood out for me, he was brilliant and made it look so easy. Ladies got some free jewellery and everyone was bopping about.

It’s still thick fog, the horn is still being sounded every minute and we’re just having a drink at the back of the ship. Can just about see from one side to the other, but only just.

Another great day, despite the fog !! Czytaj więcej