Since we are sailing on the South Pacific currently we are
encounter some more high winds. Movement
isn’t too bad but when I wake I notice it and we toss and turn and then decide
to just get up and grab a bite to eat up in Horizon Court.
I grab a biscuit, some muselix, a waffle (which was cold)
and some fruit. Still having an issue
with the food being very salty for our taste and there is not a lot I can do
about it so I am trying to deal with it.
We head down to the International Café for my latte and we
read for a bit and people watch and catch up with everyone. With such a long voyage everyone is getting
to know each other and it is feeling extra special on board now.
I forgot to mention that last night we watched a great movie
in the cabin Philomena with Judy Dench that we both really liked. Great movie selections on board, very current
and many Oscar nominated ones too.
Today there are quite a few movies playing including Dallas
Buyers Club, The Lone Ranger, 12 Years a Slave, The Book Thief and Captain
Phillips.
I decide to head back to the cabin for some pampering. I give my hair a deep conditioning treatment,
and a facial too and relax. Ahhhh
lovely.
Bernie is craving a burger from the dining room so we are
planning on having lunch in there.
Our friends’ renewal of vows that was scheduled for tomorrow
has had to be rescheduled due to the Captain needing to be on the bridge that
day because of an anticipated bad weather…. Stay tuned.
Things happening about the ship today include: bible study, line dance class, basketball
shootout, tango dance class, ping pong (which I might add is very popular and
they are organizing their own tournaments), Lecture on Queen Elizabeth 2,
French Speakers’ get together, carpet bowling, Zumba (sadly still at 12:15),
musicians get together, soccer penalty kicks, art auction, lecture on
seahorses, teachers get together, trivia, afternoon tea, and finally the Amelia
Glacier viewing later afternoon.
Lunch was very good, Bernie loved his burger and I had the
Mediterranean Panini, we were lucky enough to get Mark to serve us, oh and
Bernie wants to add he got Pasticcio ice cream, three scoops!
With Bernie having a nap I wander around and chat with
friends then bundle up in my fleece, and wind breaker and my hat and head up on
the Lido and Sun deck to check out the beauty while travelling to Amelia
Glacier.
The Horizon Court is packed but the outdoor venues are
quiet, for now. Julio the port lecturer comes
out to give his commentary (sadly they didn’t broadcast it into the cabins
too), but you could hear it all on the open decks. The views here along the channel are
stunning, makes me really think of British Columbia.
As we approach the glacier there is quite a bit of ice in
the water, certainly a lot more than the last time we were here. The ice in the water will determine how close
we can get to the glacier.
We approach and Amelia Glacier is on our port side, the wind
and rain has stopped, it is perfect out.
The view is beautiful, and so amazing to realize we are in the Chilean
Fjords looking at a glacier!
We see Lisa Ball up on deck and I have to tell her I was
amazed that she read the letter on air.
She said she really like the letter and was happy for a fun/nice comment. We really do like Lisa as a CD, she is out there
but not overly. You can see her running
her team but making sure everything runs smoothly. She is fun and always smiling! And so approachable and kind and welcoming to
suggestions, even the crazy ones.
The Captain said he will be turning around so we head down
to our cabin with Barb and Craig for drinks to toast the lovely sights.
We get an amazing view from our balcony and the ice in the
glass clinks away as we raise our glasses to another amazing day. We even see a sea otter in the water as it
bobs up and down. Lots of sea birds, and
apparently a school of dolphins were at our bow but we missed them.
The Captain comes on to talk about our day and what we have
in store, since we are heading back out into the Pacific he warns us there are
some high winds expected later tonight until mid morning when we will enter
into sheltered channels making our way up to Puerto Montt. He tells us to secure items in the cabin just
in case.
Barb and Craig are joining us for dinner tonight at 7:45 and
as I come down to the International Café many of the staff come up to say hi
and tell me they saw Bernie over there… oh they take such good care of me/us.
Mark and Lorelei are busier tonight, they have the two
tables of two and a table of six, the table of 8 is still empty. But they are busy initially.
We bring a bottle of bubbly that we enjoy and I start with
the beef satay dish which is one of our favorites, in fact Bernie ordered a
second to share with Craig. I then had
an appetizer size fettuccini which I could eat half of to save room, then I
enjoyed the Rock Cod served with rice for my entrée. Dessert of course was the key lime pie that
is very good too. Bernie commented since
there was no more pistachio ice cream he too would have the key lime pie. When Mark returns with our dessert he gives
Bernie a small bag of pistachios and says it isn’t ice cream but I hope you
enjoy these! And he hands me a small
chair made from the cork of the champagne and says “for the Princess”.
Boy we are so happy with these two servers.
In fact many things have turned around this voyage. Seems like the crew are running much more
smoothly, the passengers seem to have settled down too. Although there are still the occasional
constant complainers (nothing will make them happy) but most are pleasant and
there seems to be a true friendship developing amongst us all we are on for
such a long time.
After dinner we enter into Explorers but the show with
Vincenzo Martinelli is still going on so we wait for a bit and hope to get a
seat when it ends for Dan’s trivia at 10:15.
Sadly this was not the case the place is packed and we manage to grab a
seat but only the couch. Bernie and
Michael scan for a seat and are standing there.
I am tired and really not as into this as Bernie is and decide just to
head back to the cabin.
Bernie returned an hour and a half later and said he enjoyed
it but really needed me there. I was
much more comfortable in the cabin where I watched the morning show and read.
The ship is rocking a bit because of the wind but it isn’t
too too bad.
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