Wednesday 11/16 - at sea, or maybe adrift
Well, we came to around 10AM yet AGAIN. We'd pulled out of Stavanger at 4:30, and were in fairly open seas by bedtime. Rocked to sleep again, we must be recovering from a lifetime sleep deficit. It's all good -- rarely do we get such a free shot at extra sleep!
Not much food service available at that hour, so we set our sights on leaving the room around noon when most of the restaurants are open. It was well we hung around, for our doorbell chimed and there was ... ANOTHER happy birthday cake & bubbly, this one addressed to Carolyn. We had somewhat expected the second cake, but hoped it might come ... next WEEK maybe? But we will cheerfully tuck into the cake and its crown of fresh strawberries and raspberries.
We decided that lunch at The Restaurant was beyond our aspirations, and headed off to the World Cafe. This buffet-style venue curls around the entire back of the boat, offering a window wall that lets you see whatever is out there. We snagged a table on the "land side" of the boat (we're working our way northward up the west coast of Norway). There were beautiful, sharp peaks anywhere we looked, north and south. We also saw a couple of oil rigs in the distance, no doubt the sea lanes are carefully defined to avoid surprises.
True to its name, the buffet offered Indian dal, German meat loaf, Asian spring rolls, Italian eggplant cannelini, and New England clam chowder. Of course, the obligatory salad bar and dessert station. Between us we sampled quite a few of these delicacies!
A neighbor had kindly loaned me her copy of the game, "Set." We had enjoyed it as a family in Gabe's Shorewood years, and Angie and I had several good rounds. It doesn't take long, and it's much MUCH harder than a summary description leads one to believe. Give it a try some time!
We then set off for Guest Services to see if I could dislodge any information about my brief stay-over in Oslo ... results due in the near-term future.
Now (once we escape the allure of PC's with full keyboards!) we head to the gift shop in hopes that they have a technology cranny. You are probably poking me and saying "Where are your PHOTOS?" Well. Despite Linda and my sitting at my dining room table, taking a picture with the camera she kindly loaned me, connecting the camera and tablet with a physical cable, and successfully transferring the photo to the tablet ... that physical cable is not now present in my bags-o-wires. So I will be searching for one with suitably-sized ends. Second-worst case, you'll catch up once I get to Judy's, as she surely will have a solution while I'm there. Absolute worst case, you'll catch up once I'm back in the US, where surely said wire is sitting on the dining room table somehow. SIGH. (afterword: as you can see, photos finally are posted at home but none were taken for this day)
My guess is that the rest of the day is (maybe) a really light dinner, tucking into the cake and wine, and heading for bed. We don't arrive at port until well into the day tomorrow, so we should be ready. Sweet dreams!
Not much food service available at that hour, so we set our sights on leaving the room around noon when most of the restaurants are open. It was well we hung around, for our doorbell chimed and there was ... ANOTHER happy birthday cake & bubbly, this one addressed to Carolyn. We had somewhat expected the second cake, but hoped it might come ... next WEEK maybe? But we will cheerfully tuck into the cake and its crown of fresh strawberries and raspberries.
We decided that lunch at The Restaurant was beyond our aspirations, and headed off to the World Cafe. This buffet-style venue curls around the entire back of the boat, offering a window wall that lets you see whatever is out there. We snagged a table on the "land side" of the boat (we're working our way northward up the west coast of Norway). There were beautiful, sharp peaks anywhere we looked, north and south. We also saw a couple of oil rigs in the distance, no doubt the sea lanes are carefully defined to avoid surprises.
True to its name, the buffet offered Indian dal, German meat loaf, Asian spring rolls, Italian eggplant cannelini, and New England clam chowder. Of course, the obligatory salad bar and dessert station. Between us we sampled quite a few of these delicacies!
A neighbor had kindly loaned me her copy of the game, "Set." We had enjoyed it as a family in Gabe's Shorewood years, and Angie and I had several good rounds. It doesn't take long, and it's much MUCH harder than a summary description leads one to believe. Give it a try some time!
We then set off for Guest Services to see if I could dislodge any information about my brief stay-over in Oslo ... results due in the near-term future.
Now (once we escape the allure of PC's with full keyboards!) we head to the gift shop in hopes that they have a technology cranny. You are probably poking me and saying "Where are your PHOTOS?" Well. Despite Linda and my sitting at my dining room table, taking a picture with the camera she kindly loaned me, connecting the camera and tablet with a physical cable, and successfully transferring the photo to the tablet ... that physical cable is not now present in my bags-o-wires. So I will be searching for one with suitably-sized ends. Second-worst case, you'll catch up once I get to Judy's, as she surely will have a solution while I'm there. Absolute worst case, you'll catch up once I'm back in the US, where surely said wire is sitting on the dining room table somehow. SIGH. (afterword: as you can see, photos finally are posted at home but none were taken for this day)
My guess is that the rest of the day is (maybe) a really light dinner, tucking into the cake and wine, and heading for bed. We don't arrive at port until well into the day tomorrow, so we should be ready. Sweet dreams!
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