Little Darling, it seems like years since it's been here but now th ice is slowly melting. Or at least it was yesterday just in time for our day at sea. Other than London, we had been having consistently chilly and somewhat rainy weather. We were expecting more cold yesterday for our day at sea, but the sun started shining by late morning and sunning on the deck it was the perfect temperature. It's amazing how a little sunshine can make life better! We spent the day at the pool and even guiltily skipped Dennis' lecture, all except for stalwart Luther who listened to the talk. That was Dennis' last live lecture. The next three will be taped for broadcast on the ship's TVs.
It was the second formal night, and everyone looked dashing in their finery.
Today's stop was Belfast, back to chilly but at least dry weather. Dennis' cab driver said that we were lucky to be getting such fine weather. Reminded me of summer in San Francisco. Brrr. We took the shuttle into downtown and looked ast the city hall. Then it was off to the Botnaic Gardens and the Belfast Museum there. The kids did a number of watercolor drawings, and we saw some paintings, flower print dresses, natural history and Belfast history. Then we toured the gardens, visiting the Victorian plan conservatory and the playground. After a bit of searching for a cab it was back to the city center where Luther and the kids beat a retreat to the ship for lunch and the pool. Even the chilly winds won't keep them out of that pool and hot tub! Julie and Rebecca checked out the shopping district, expecially liking a local craft center that had work from artisans of the area.
Dennis toured the museum on his own before finding a Starbucks where he could pull together his lecture on Liverpool that was taped this afternoon. Not much of a fun day for him, but the work must go on!
Tonight is Italian night. Love that limoncello! Julie and Rebecca will crack open a bottle of wine shortly and pull out a game of something while we await the showering kids and Dennis' desk hours to end. Someone has to do it. Tomorrow we visit Glasgow.
Turns out we wre misinformed, and it wasn't Ialian night. But we enjoyed our dinner nonetheless and look forward to limoncello night in a coupke of nights. For tonight, it's an earlyish to bed night. Every cruise needs one!
Until next time...
It was the second formal night, and everyone looked dashing in their finery.
Today's stop was Belfast, back to chilly but at least dry weather. Dennis' cab driver said that we were lucky to be getting such fine weather. Reminded me of summer in San Francisco. Brrr. We took the shuttle into downtown and looked ast the city hall. Then it was off to the Botnaic Gardens and the Belfast Museum there. The kids did a number of watercolor drawings, and we saw some paintings, flower print dresses, natural history and Belfast history. Then we toured the gardens, visiting the Victorian plan conservatory and the playground. After a bit of searching for a cab it was back to the city center where Luther and the kids beat a retreat to the ship for lunch and the pool. Even the chilly winds won't keep them out of that pool and hot tub! Julie and Rebecca checked out the shopping district, expecially liking a local craft center that had work from artisans of the area.
Dennis toured the museum on his own before finding a Starbucks where he could pull together his lecture on Liverpool that was taped this afternoon. Not much of a fun day for him, but the work must go on!
Tonight is Italian night. Love that limoncello! Julie and Rebecca will crack open a bottle of wine shortly and pull out a game of something while we await the showering kids and Dennis' desk hours to end. Someone has to do it. Tomorrow we visit Glasgow.
Turns out we wre misinformed, and it wasn't Ialian night. But we enjoyed our dinner nonetheless and look forward to limoncello night in a coupke of nights. For tonight, it's an earlyish to bed night. Every cruise needs one!
Until next time...
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Thanks Rebecca! Loving every post!
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