Celebrating our 29th anniversary on a Sea Day!

Seems a  bit odd to be so far from home on such a special day. But then, anniversaries really only relate to the people celebrating them, and Alan and I are together on this trip.  We have received some lovely Anniversay greetings via Facebook so we know we are remembered even though we are thousands of miles away!  

Sunset on the Lookout above the bridge

On our last sea day, I realised I had taken no photos at all, but then, I was really  sick anyway and didn’t do much.  In fact, the highlight of the first sea day was the nice 2 hour nap I had in the middle of the afternoon!  So today, I intend to do better.  

Here is how we usually start the day, editing pictures, it seems never ending for both of us. But worth all the time for the memories captured.

Alan is happy to sit at our balcony, but I prefer lying out at the pool, so we spent the morning doing our own thing.

Mine ended up including  a lovely Strawberry Daquiri and watching the ice sculpture demonstration.

 Following our regular system, if we are not together at 12 noon, we meet at our cabin, and this is what happened.

At lunch, we sat with a couple we met the first night and also the piano player from the Red Bar.  It was really interesting hearing his stories about travelling the world with Cunard and P&O!  

It was another formal dinner tonight, with a black and white theme.  Alan looked so smart in his suit and black bow tie!  I know he would prefer going to the buffet, and I really appreciate that he does this for me. And he looks so good doing this!  

This is the first night since we arrived that I have not been working on becoming ill or actually being ill, so we finally got to enjoy a bit of night life on the ship!  First a Tom Jones Tribute at the Havana Bar, then a singer at the Tamarind Bar, next the Stagedoor show by the Ventura Headliners, ending up with friends at the Metropolis Bar on the 18th deck.

And the last song played by the band was a Faith Hill song dedicated to Alan and me for our 29th anniversary!  

Quote from the piano player when asked how interesting it is to watch the transformation of passengers following their arrival from the UK.  He said it was like one of the old Bisto commercials and the passengers end up “Browned, Seasoned and Thickened.”

Too true!