Day 7 At Sea

A steady day today as we make our way back down the North Sea via Skeggy to Southampton. Still in shorts although the weather has cooled off a bit so the addition of a jumper required during the day and not just in the evening.

Light breakfast this morning on the deck, I did this as I knew I’d be on the ship all day and probably wouldn’t stop eating. After breakfast we wandered down to the Atrium which was very entertaining. We ended up being there pretty much until lunchtime. Firstly there was a crew versus passengers game of giant jenga on but to spice it up they had to identify songs and if the team did it correctly, the other side had to go. Was very funny, the cruise director very confident and very good - but they lost and the passengers won !! Next the dancers came on and did a little show and finally, quite a few if the staff came out for a big thank you. It was brilliant, not really seen that before. Every single member works so hard, is always friendly and always has a smile. Brilliant morning.

Off up for a cuppa and a cake on the open deck, Sharon had ice cream from the little cream man who kept tooting his horn on his mobile stall. Sunshine and cloud and bit fresher than we’ve been used to but still ok. The weather started to cloud over a bit later on in the afternoon so we decided to try and get in the hot tub. The little humans in there that weren’t as well behaved as the one yesterday but it was ok, stayed in for a couple of hours and then the Rolling Stones concert came on, not my thing but Sharon enjoyed it. Shortly after getting on it went black, and it threw it down, just as we were passing Skeggy (photo attached - with windmills). Not an hour later the sun was back although mixed in with the cloud.

All packed now (thanks to the boss), just off up to the decks for a drink and maybe a wee cake. I’d like it noting I’m still in shorts and T-shirt, absolutely amazed myself. I’ve not used my coat or hat once this holiday. The captain must have flowed right down as it’s 8:20pm here and we’re just passing Dover. Although we’re in the Dover Straight, the ships time is one hour ahead of UK time, we put our clocks back an hour when we go to bed. Good thing really as we have to be off the ship by 7:30am and we have to get breakfast in, so it’ll be an early start.

Thanks for following us, we started this blog when we first started cruising in 2006 when communication home was a lot different and very difficult. It was a way of Sharon’s mum and Dad knowing where we were and what we were up to as they always wanted to know. After losing John we weren’t going to do it any longer but so many people asked us to and like to know where we are and what we’re doing, Sadly Hazel won’t see the blog but we do send her a postcard of pictures every day so she knows where we are. We also turn these into a book so we have a keepsake of our adventures. It’s been a blast, until the next one Au Revoir 🛳️

Sorry, last minute amendment due to another lightening storm off the Uk south coast. Sharon got a picture of the lightening behind the cloud, sheet lightening and I’ve been instructed to add the photo. It’s the last pic and the lightening is the lightning the right just in case you couldn’t tell 😂😂 !!Baca lagi