It was a nice day, despite everyone being a bit bitter about
losing the day in Rouen. Sun was out
for most of the day and it got interesting as we got to see many ships,
especially as we got closer to the channel.
We saw two cruise ships going west, one was very large and one
smaller. I think the larger one was
Costa and the smaller was the Olsen line.
Mainly saw tankers but as we got closer to land, smaller fishing ships
showed up. This, I’m quite sure from my frequent watching of "Mighty Ships", is from
the line that carries cars over from BMW.
Around 4 or 430 it started to get a bit cloudy so I looked
at the jogging track: empty. Quick
change, back up there and isn’t there 4 people on it, including those that I
know are going to be on there for a while: “chicken woman” and “texas couple”. Chicken woman is out there frequently in her “workout”
clothes but walks many many laps without swinging her arms. She just sticks her elbows out like she’s
doing the chicken dance. Texas couple, I
named them because she wears her parka and ear muffs while he wears his
touque. I’m wearing shorts, it’s not
that cold. I have no idea if they are
from Texas but it reminded me of the time golfing with my buddies in Myrtle Beach
and we were wearing shorts when this golf cart pulled up with a woman wearing a
parka and the world’s largest mitts. Yes,
she was from Texas. Anyway, I try to jog a bit but these people keep getting in
the way and slowing me down. Finally,
the rain starts so everyone leaves. It’s
then when I start jogging and have no reason to stop and realize the effect of that this trip has had. I’m completely
out of breath doing just a slow jog. Next week the diet and exercise need to kick
in.
I was starting to get tired of the dining experience but
tonight they had a Pomodoro Risotto that was fantastic. Again, washed down by the complimentary wine
and things were again looking up. It was
around the dessert course when I realized that for the first time in maybe 8
days, the ship wasn’t pitching, it wasn’t rolling, it was just easing its way
through calm seas. What a nice
change. The sun was setting so I quickly
excused myself to go and try to catch some photos. (Besides one of my dining companions was
asleep…I kid you not, he had his hands in both hands and was out like a light
after his main course).
I went up on to the top deck and met a man from Austria who
loved the trip. I chatted with him for a
while, what a nice man. The sunset didn’t
really materialize due to the clouds but it was so nice to have the calm seas
at last. That’s him with the cane walking away on the jogging track.
Good night from the English Channel.
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