We are getting into a routine with the sea days. Since we and the passengers all know what we are doing it becomes much easier, and Peter is well into his stride re the classes.
So today was easy (for me anyway), I have free time whilst Peter is teaching to do stuff like write a blog, speak to the Explore Ashore team etc. Covid testing continues for every passenger for a couple more days, but it is all carried out very quickly and efficiently and hardly disturbs the day at all.
One of the highlights today was that I think we might have seen a whale. Something very large, not a dolphin, came out of the water and went back down alongside the ship. It's a shame it was so quick, I would love to know what it was.
After classes we went up onto the top deck just for a bit of fresh air, leg stretch and to see what's what. It was very quiet. We discovered you can walk around the Sun Deck 6 times for a mile, so we wandered a bit, looking out to sea, enjoying the very hot sun. We also found a hawk moth which of course made me happy, I'll work out what it is later.
Dinner in The Grill as usual, this time talking to Annette and Bob. Bob is the maritime history lecturer. Another nice couple who plan to travel as much as possible and see as much as possible whilst they can. They seem to have done a fair bit already this year. The Captain announced negative test results across the board, so it seems that everyone is doing their bit not to catch Covid. It's a minimum five days isolation if you get a positive test and no-one wants that.
And finally after a little persuasion, Peter agreed that maybe we should explore the nightlife a little after dinner, and we made our way up to the Brittania lounge to listen to a bit of music. I should mention that Peter had drunk a little more wine than usual. It didn't take much to get him on the dance floor and he wiggled about with enthusiasm and even a bit of rhythm! So much fun, I loved it.
And it was all topped off with seeing Dulcie, a freind of Peter's from his early days cruising on the Saga ships. They were both so pleased to see each other, it was lovely.
Another sea day tomorrow, and more of the same.
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