Exclusive footage from our daring at-sea rescue is below.
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Jun 13
Westminster Abbey and more
We also saw Westminster Abbey today. Made it just in time for a tour and a beautiful evensong service. I did not take pictures inside — this is the first time I’ve ever abided by that rule — but I did make a recording. You can hear it in the video below:
Had my first ever fish and chips today. Don’t know what took so long. I like fish. I like fries …
We went to this place, which came well recommended. And it was very good.
Finally, here’s what sunset in London looks like:
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Jun 13
Our last sea day
We’re on our way back to the States. Here’s the view from our veranda, look at all that deep blue:
There was a giant brunch buffet this morning to mark the end of the cruise. It was an embarrassing amount of food:
They had two chocolate fountains.
And ice sculptures everywhere.
The entertainment tonight was comedian Buzz Sutherland. He’s just been enjoying the cruise with his family and does his standup tonight. Sweet gig. And a great show. Check him out on YouTube.
There is a martini bar on board, notable for being an ice-covered bar. And, apparently, the bartenders are trick drink makers. I walked by just as a guy poured these seven drinks simultaneously out of a clutch of shakers.
I don’t know what the ship record is for this, but that guy was pretty proud of himself:
Finally, here’s the promised video of pianist Jordan Peterson. He’s playing tunes covering about a 50 year range, and he’s worth hearing:
Tomorrow we have to get off the ship.
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Jun 13
Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda – day three
Our last day in Bermuda for this trip. We returned to Horseshoe Bay, where the sands are beautiful, the winds are peaceful and the ocean is still stirring with powerful energy. We found a quiet place to snorkel. There is a video of that later in this post.
Thinking of passing this place off as one of my summer homes. What do you think?
Our cab driver today. Nice fellow. He explained how the Bermudians come to the U.S. to do all of their shopping.
Here’s the video of our snorkeling, on our new GoPro camera. The Yankee, as always, shot the best parts:
Empty chairs in one of the cruise ship’s lounges. You should be here!
The aerialists were back on stage tonight. I ran into her in the elevator somewhere. She is a bit taller than you’d think. They are impressive, if you’re into this sort of thing. I think her main job is to not eat food on a cruise ship.
As we left Bermuda for the U.S. today I’ll have a special post coming up dedicated to the ocean. It’ll be … blue.
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Jun 13
Devil’s Island, Bermuda – day one
Woke up in Bermuda this morning. We ran a quick 5K on the cruise ship’s track. Nice to do it without wind and all of those people standing around. This was the view from there of King’s Wharf:
Did you scroll around inside that image? It is interactive. Shot that on my iPhone, using an app called Photosynth. Works pretty well. I believe that is the best one of the few I’ve made so far.
In the afternoon we went here, Devil’s Island, for an easy snorkeling excursion. Click to embiggen:
We recently acquired a GoPro camera from my thoughtful in-laws. My father-in-law thought we could make nice videos in all of our athletic adventures. Which means now you’ll have to hear me pant on my bike, I guess.
We tried it for the first time while we were in the water today. The Yankee shot all the good parts. The rest were probably mine:
Oh, by the way, here’s our cruise ship, the Celebrity Summit:
The Yankee, talking with new friends. The wife is in a doctoral program and had just finished a class in entrepreneurial media, so we had that to bond over. Her husband had lived in Auburn, so we had that. Turns out he also went to high school with some of our other friends we’d made on the ship. In New Jersey. Even the big world is a small world:
This is Jordan Peterson, who is playing piano on the cruise. He’s an actor and musician.
And he’s good. I’ll have to grab a video of him soon.
Tomorrow: more beautiful Bermuda.
