Day 3 Cruise to Panama and the Caribbean
Slept well – very quiet, which is great.
Sandra was up early for a few turns around the deck and was kind enough to bring us coffee back to the cabin. We decide decided on the buffet for breakfast which turned out to be a “full English”; bacon, sausage, black pudding, eggs, beans…
After breakfast I headed for a lecture about the construction of modern cruise ships and Sandra headed for the library and bookshop. The lecture was quite good and I’m looking forward to 4 more from the resident nautical historian, Dr. Quatermaine – not the guy who discovered King Soloman’s Mines. Sandra bought a book written by our ships captain which is all about the nautical explanations behind many phases in common use today; things like “pinch of Salt” or “the whole nine yards”.
We lunched at the Golden Lion pub where we both ordered the fish and chips (with mushy peas) and Sandra ordered a Ploughman’s Lunch for our imaginary friend! I washed my lunch down with two excellent pints of Boddington’s Pale Ale from the old country. The food was fine and the Ploughman’s was a great addition.
We have picked up tickets for the 2:30PM show at the Planetarium and we are currently trying to decide between a nap and the show – this cruising is hard work! Tonight is the first “formal” night and we are looking forward to getting all dressed up.
The weather is changing; it’s already getting warmer (~73F) as we head south – though we’ve had force 5 winds today. Around noon we were abeam with Bermuda to the East – wow I’m already picking up nautical terms, maybe it’s not too late for a life at sea.
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