Back into the routine again, up early – take the kit from our cabin, (front of ship, Deck 7) to the Coast to Coast restaurant, (back of ship, Deck 6). Then it’s up to The Grill (back of ship, Deck 12), for breakfast, (from where Peter spotted a few dolphins through the window), before going back down to the Coast to Coast again to set up the class (back of ship, Deck 6).
At 9.30, I leave Peter to do his thing and then usually walk back to our cabin, (front of ship, Deck 7) and decide what to do for the hour. Today, I went up to the Britannia Balcony (front of ship Deck 11), to look ahead and watch out for any wildlife. I was dead chuffed to find two Turtle Doves taking a break on the ship, hitch hiking a bit of the way no doubt. At 10.30, it’s back down to the Coast to Coast (Back of ship, Deck 6) to help Peter clear up and then reset for the afternoon class.
We'll be done by about 11.30 and we usually head back to the cabin, (front of ship, Deck 7), to have a cuppa and maybe do admin stuff. Then about 12.30 it’s back up to The Grill, (back of ship, Deck 12), for lunch. After lunch we may go for a little promenade around the top decks (Decks 12 and 13). At 1.45pm, it’s back to the Coast to Coast (back of ship, Deck 6), to get the afternoon class going. I leave Peter to it at 2pm and then either go back to the cabin (front of ship, Deck 7), or up onto the top decks (Decks 12 and 13) to wander around and see if there is anything about.
At 3 pm, it’s back down to the Coast to Coast, (back of ship, Deck 6), to clean up after the 2nd class, and then we take all the equipment back to cabin, (front of ship, Deck 7) for about 4pm. We usually then just wind down for a bit and relax, spending time on the balcony, maybe napping, supping tea etc. Or we may go down to the Living Room (middle of the ship, Deck 5) for a drink and a chocolate chip cookie.
We normally go to dinner at The Grill about 7.30pm (back of ship, Deck 12), and then after dinner we might go to the show. Today though, we went back to the cabin (front of ship, Deck 7) for an episode of Friends and then The Last Ship before bed.
And why have I written in boring detail of all the back and forth on the ship. Well, I put a pedometer on and clocked up 12000 steps! This might be why I don't put any weight on when on board, despite eating like a horse.
Tomorrow is another sea day. We’ll be going through the Straits of Gibraltar about nine o’clock in the morning so the captain tells us, and the hope is that there will loads of birds flying overhead as we go through. Fingers crossed.
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