Friday afternoon.
Last night we had a wonderful dinner at the most elegant restaurant on the ship, Todd English. We eat dinner every night with our new found friends from Norwich, England, Nigel and Jeannette. We’re assigned to the same dinner table and they are really nice, interesting and fun.
Afterwards, I played a little blackjack in the casino, but before retiring, I went up to the top of the ship – Deck 12. It was a ½ moon, calm night, though a little chilly. I was alone, at the top of Queen Mary. I could only think about my father, and what his journey to war aboard Qm must have been like, knowing that a world at war was awaiting him, wondering if he’d even come back, being on board with 11,000 servicemen, etc. I am indeed fortunate, thanks to him and his generation.
Today, we have shifted to a 75 degree heading, and at mid-afternoon, we are about ½ way – 1500 nms on our stern, 1500 nms on our bow. The winds velocity and the sea conditions are worsening. Meanwhile the air temp has dropped to 60 degrees – it’s really chilly in the wind outside on deck. Welcome to the North Atlantic. We are 530nm east of Newfoundland, 700 nms from England, 700 nms north of the Azores – in the proverbial middle of nowhere. We exited the Grand Banks last night and are in deep water now - 2 ½ miles.
The well-known Canyon Ranch organization operates all of the spa facilities onboard, which are numerous. Sandy is in heaven and today had a “stone massage” – whatever that is. All I know is that it can be relatively expensive.
Friday night we attended a wonderful performance in the Royal Court Theatre by a fantastic pianist and orchestra, then ate dinner in the Britannia Restaurant. During all of this, the sea conditions took a real turn for the worse – seas 10-12 ft and 30 kt winds. For the first real time, one could feel the rocking of the boat – not uncomfortable, but it’s definitely there. We went to a Roaring 20s dance in the Queen’s Room after dinner. Try ballroom dancing while the ballroom is swaying around.
Hope all is well with you. We’ll stay in touch on the blog. Leave a comment, or send us an email.
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I'm getting a bit queezy just thinking about those rolling seas.
Doug, I've started the Sid Cox Sermons in earnest and the transcribing program is going to work out great. I am blessed with such a job as you've placed in my lap. I find myself smiling as I type.
Well, my dears, until later then.
Karen
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