My view today is pretty terrific:
She’s always smiling …
… when she has sand between her toes:
Yours might not have been in the sand and sun, but I hope it was a fine day.
adventures
10
Jun 14
Another sea day
Before my first cruise, when I was skeptical about the entire idea, I was pretty sure a sea day would be the worst part of it all. Before that first cruise was over I decided I liked the sea days best of all. You can rest and read and relax and there is always plenty to do.
I did some more high-tension climbing on a stationary bike this morning, about six miles worth, just warming my legs. This is the view from the gym:
I ran a 5K on the deck where a guy announced they should kill the engines and run off of me. We’d never make it to Bermuda.
Perhaps that was his point. Maybe he wanted another sea day, too.
Our view before dinner tonight:
We have not felt the ship move at all. The water has been incredibly calm. And we arrive in Bermuda tomorrow.
9
Jun 14
A sea day
We’re heading to Bermuda. We’re eating a little, but not too much. I’m determined that I’ll exercise a ton and lose a pound or two.
We went to the preview show last night in the main theater and enjoyed seeing Jordan Peterson again. We listened to him last year and now he’s even better. Here’s a bit of a Billy Joel cover:
We woke up to this today:
Rode five miles on a stationary bike — nothing serious, just a little resistance to burn the legs and then ran a 5K yesterday.
This morning I got in six miles of climbing on a stationary bike and then tried to run. After a half-mile my feet said “Nope.” I’m trying to listen to what my body says.
Hey, I’m exercising on vacation.
8
Jun 14
We’re cruising
The Manhattan skyline, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. They call it Cape Liberty now, because everyone smirks at Bayonne. As if a name change could change what you saw on the way in. Either way, the views are nice, the weather is warm, the sun is out.
We had breakfast at the in-laws’ favorite diner. We loaded the car, unloaded the car and reloaded the car correctly. We did not photograph how we stacked all of the luggage. We should have.
We drove to New Jersey, unloaded the car, gave the luggage to the union guys and then worked our way through the process of getting on board. We were early enough that this went smoothly. The clerk who processed me in remarked on how young I looked in my passport photo.
That was only eight years ago. Have I aged that much? Excuse me while I undergo several new skin treatments.
We got to our room, took the traditional OJ toast and are waiting on our luggage and to get underway.
So things will be sparse for the next week. A photo here, a video there. We’ll get back up to speed soon after.
Until then, I’ll have a relaxing time for you.
6
Jun 14
Dinner on the road, while on the road, from the road
We took a drive this evening …
And we went through this tunnel …
Which isn’t dramatic at all, but I enjoyed the pictures and wanted to share them.
At one point during our trip I counted four Dunkin Donuts within eight miles. I don’t really have a point for that either, other than to point out that Waffle House has some catching up to do. Wikipedia tells me there are about 1,700 Waffle Houses. A story from boston.com says there are 7,200 Dunkins. They have a lot of catching up to do.
Anyway, the purpose of our trip this evening was to eat dinner with our friends Paige and Kevin. Paige took our engagement photos in the middle of a nor’easter. She laughed about that tonight. She took our wedding pictures on the hottest day of the summer. I laughed about that tonight, too. Everyone laughs! And you can do that when the weather is mild enough to dine on the back deck of a Victorian house that has been turned into a restaurant. That place is formal about casual dining.
Here’s Paige and The Yankee:
Things to read … because reading always makes for casual dining.
If it is World Cup time it must be time for more stories about oppressed people who work under a multi-multi-billion dollar international entity: Pakistan workers fire ‘Brazuca’ ball to Brazil
Veterans bid farewell to D-Day beaches after emotional tributes
So this gentleman slipped out of his nursing home and traveled to France. Well, the Royal Navy, for whom he sailed, says “Life without limits,” so this makes sense: Hove veteran disappears for Normandy trip.
I’m a bit surprised this is still the case, Web TV soon to beat terrestrial reception in the US:
The percentage of US households with a television that relies exclusively on an antenna for television programming reception (6%) is about to be eclipsed for the first time ever by the percentage of households relying only on the Internet for TV programming (5%).
It seems it won’t be the case for long.
New head honcho on the Bulldogs’ hardwood … Samford Names Padgett Head Basketball Coach
