Today at sea is a welcome break from the rather long and exciting day, yesterday, experiencing my first westbound transit of the Panama Canal.
Being the 6th Sunday of Easter, and, its being a sea day, I felt it appropriate to attend the interdemoninational church service at 10 o’clock in the Royal Court Theatre. Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge (That takes some remembering) took the service. I’m not sure I liked Jerusalem as an appropriate first hymn. Nevertheless, many of the congregation sung with the gusto of a Womens’ Institute choir. It is to Cunard’s great credit that a proper service, even with rewritten liturgy is conducted, usually by the Captain, as was the case today, or a senior officer.
This was the perfect sea day, a warm breeze, tranquil seas, JMW Turner skies, complete with deep pink and grey sunset.
A very pleasant day morphed into an enjoyable evening when our entire table opted for the specialty dining in an area of the Lido, sectioned off as a high end Indian restaurant. This themed dinner is billed as Coriander and attracts a nominal supplementary charge which is not unreasonable. Both cuisine and service were superb and attentive. By that time, I had added a further 13,479 steps to my total, equivalent to 4.7 miles. After parting company, my intention to walk further was “sabotaged” by catching the end of the resident folk duo’s gig, now moved from the Golden Lion on Deck 2 to the Garden Lounge up on Deck 9. (See below, photographed the following morning.)
Although very warm in there, it’s a good venue for this and other performances. Also, I became engaged in post-dinner conversation with friends who remember me from the QM2 voyage to the Caribbean in January.
I slept well, dreamed surreal dreams which made no sense, and woke up bewildered at around 6.30 local and ship’s time. The hour gained overnight will be lost early tomorrow morning as we steam ever northwards to Manzanilla in Mexico.
Thanks for reading, David, 09.57 hrs local time in Costa Rica
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