Saturday - nearly there

It ended up being a mainly cloudy day, but was still able to spend time outside enjoying the sea air. I also went to Terry Waite's second lecture.  We talked more about his time in captivity and some of the different challenges he faced.  Now he spends much of his time lecturing and writing.  He just finished a novel that he was signing on board.

It was the final formal night last night.  I met up with the usual crowd at the commodore club bar before dinner. Funny how you get to know a group of people during a voyage like this.  But most likely, will never see them again. Many people go to this bar because or the piano player I mentioned earlier.  He's a young man named Carlo Nuschi and is a seriously talented musician and singer.  He goes from Sinatra to billy Joel to Gershwin.  After dinner i went to the show but didn't stay as I realized I would much rather go listen to Carlo.

It's Saturday morning and as we get close to our destination, the weather is providing a preview of what we can expect .  Cooler and rain.

We have just moved clocks forward for the last time.  In the noon update, the commodore took the time to announce the new royal baby and say he had sent a note of congratulations to the royal family.  I was in the lobby and there were sounds of delight around this news.  I guess it is good news these days with all the bad news we are hearing and seeing on TV.

It is packing day.  Hoping it isn't too somber around the ship tonight. I bumped into one lady from our table who said she wouldn't be coming to dinner be as she thought it was too late for the last night.  Personally I think it's better to stretch out the day as much as possible.

Here is the busy coffee shop.  A great place to get a good cup of coffee and watch the seas.