• Day 9 – Day at Sea

    Today we have no exciting or breathtaking pictures. It was
    the first relaxing Deb-kind-of-day which we greatly needed and enjoyed. We began
    by ordering room service for breakfast, ate on our patio, and then went to our
    own alcove on the 15th deck where we relaxed, read, and worked on
    the blog for the entire day (until 4:30 PM).  Our only interruption was a bocce ball
    competition with the ship’s officers in which I lost for us in the first round.
    (Jeff was not happy to be eliminated in the first round).  We enjoyed fruit and cheese and skipped lunch.
    Yes, I know we are blessed and indeed very thankful!
     
    Our alcove
    Our food.
    We ate dinner with our new Aussie friends, two couples from
    Australia who have been our tablemates since the first night of the
    cruise.  We are learning new phrases and
    vocabulary by eating with them each night, so if we come home and “ring you on
    the tele” you’ll know why.  We have met
    several Aussies on the trip – all have been most friendly, happy

    people who are
    fun to be around.

    Good night (speaking English while at sea).