Today was about as a chill a day as I’ve had this entire trip. For the first time, the sun was shining on my balcony before I even got out of bed.
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| Oh, what a beautiful morning |
After breakfast there was a meeting for the 200+ guests who are staying on for the next voyage. It was basically the same information we heard last week so it was hard to leave the sunshine.
And wouldn’t you know it when I came back to the cabin the sun was gone from my side of the ship. It was all shade for the rest of the day, and with the cool air and breeze it became too chilly to sit out there. Such a big bummer, especially knowing I’m going back into an interior cabin tomorrow.
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| Pretty but brrr |
I spent the day packing up the cabin, talking on the phone with home, and taking a proper nap. None of this sitting up falling asleep, but a proper shoes-off, covered up with a warm blanket kind of nap.
Who could have predicted I would be even warmer during my pre dinner drinks.
Thanks to a
Red face from the sun
Red face from the alcohol
Red face from embarrassment
It was when all the officers started clapping that the embarrassment occurred. The clapping was followed by this huge cake presented to me. Wasn’t it just yesterday when I said the 1000th day was without fanfare or recognition?
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Just when you think you can’t be pleasantly surprised
something like this happens. |
After the initial shock and embarrassment wore off I looked red-faced in one too many pictures and ate much too much cake. I shared cake with as many guests as possible, cut an extra big piece to take back to my cabin steward, and had them send the rest of the leftovers down to the crew mess. What an unexpected way to spend part of my evening. Too stuffed to do anything else I had a small quick dinner of a baked chicken breast and potatoes and called it a night.
Up tomorrow, turnaround day in San Francisco.
