Day 5 – December 7,
2017 – Spain
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| The sunrise on the Atlantic! |
Today we are at sea … yeah, a completely unscheduled
day! Since we are headed to the Canary
Islands, we spent an hour at the lecture given on the islands. It was very interesting, since I knew next to
nothing about them. After a late
breakfast, we are simply relaxing … the weather is warm, so the veranda door is
open. I had time to just read on the
veranda while looking out and seeing nothing but blue water. Later in the
afternoon we did see either a large porpoise or a small whale, not sure which …
but we watched it bobbing in and out of the water for several minutes. Oh yes …
there was a champagne unveiling of a jewelry line down stairs. I took advantage
of the free glass of champagne but declined to buy their very pretty but VERY
expensive jewelry!!
We met Steve and Barb at the afternoon tea … oh, how nice it
is to be waited on and treated like royalty. I think I’m getting pretty
spoiled! Not only nice tea provided, but
delicious little sandwiches and pastries continuously brought to your table as
soon as your plate is empty! I think I need to get a cookbook of the food
provided on this ship! This evening we have reservations at Jacques, the French
specialty restaurant on board. Did I say
the food was delicious on the ship … well, Jacques blows all else out of the
water! Escargot (simply the best we’ve
ever had), French onion soup, scallops (Bob had salmon and some kind of
crepe-wrapped mixture), crepe suzettes and crème brulee … oh, and a wonderful
French port-type drink that tastes like a combination of port and sherry put in
the glass from a decanter by glass siphon tube.
Decadent, but so wonderful!
As the ship keeps sailing south toward the Canary Islands,
we gain an hour and go to sleep very happy sailors!
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