Monday
First off, I added a couple of pictures and some commentary to the end of yesterday’s post. You can scroll down and read (if you want).
Monday is a day at sea en route to Norfolk, Virginia, our next stop. There won’t be anything exciting to report other than drinks, food, and maybe some ship pictures.
I didn’t like the book I was reading – Fake History – so i reshelved it and am now reading: Slow Trains Around Spain. I love reading travel books. By the way, the first of the ten great lies from Fake History was how Churchill, in addition to being a wartime hero, was also a bigoted jerk. The story was good, but I hated the author’s style.
Lunch in the World Cafe. Here’s a look at some of the stations in the Cafe. There is (unpictured) also a sushi station and a Grill station for steaks and lobster. I had carvings of dark meat off a big turkey. And (amazingly) just Coke Zero to drink. Yesterday we watched them putting a huge whole pig in the oven at breakfast. By lunch the pig’s head was staring out at as where the turkey was today.
We read for awhile in one of the lounges. Some people just slept. This is NOT us.
Cocktails in the Living Room. Dinner in Manfredi’s
That’s not the exact menu we had, but it’s close. Pasta e Fagioli for me followed by that Bistecca Florentina on the menu and gelato for dessert. Elaine had the calamari and a delicious pork chop. The wine from Burgandy was wonderful.
Then it was to the Explorer’s Lounge for after dinner drinks, music, and camaraderie. And, finally, bed. We’re glad it was a sea day because it rained, heavily at times, all day. There were tornado warnings in SC and NC, but we saw no sign of any as we passed by. The forecast for Norfolk tomorrow looks good. It was 81º there today but only 63º predicted tomorrow under sunny skies.
Love watching you two explore! I can tell Elaine is living her best life as she looks so freaking amazing! Love you both!
Miss ya! Love ya! Happy Derby. Win some money.
The food stations look great. So many choices. Your dinners in Manfredi’s sound delicious and everyone looks happy. Why would anyone decide to sleep in a public lounge? Looking forward to seeing pics of Norfolk.
Hate sea days, but that Italian menu had several dishes with my name all over them! Everything looked yummy! Not the lunch time coke zero (or any kind of soda, for the past 60 or so years!), that was amazing, Joe! Hope Elaine knew better! I’d go with water first, but thinking a nice glass of Pinot Noir with the fresh dark turkey meat, along with cranberry sauce, sweet gherkins, and some salty kettle cooked potato chips sounds pretty inviting! And maybe bacon for breakfast and a delicious freshly carved ham sandwich from big porky tomorrow, assuming the butt, etc follows the head!😋
The bacon on board is delicious! Have it every morning.
Fabulous menu items – need to take same trip!!
If I were offered that food each day I would be taking naps too but only after a few walks around the ship. Great pic of you Elaine with your friends at dinner. Glad you two are enjoying it so far.