Wow, what a breakfast we were served, three courses to be exact. What a wonderful start to the day. I have my short hair cut, which is quite curly now due to the humidity! This am we walked to CVS and bought a few things in bigger sizes to take on board. We decided to
smuggle a bottle of wine on board for the wine tasting then we discovered one cannot buy alcohol of any sort before NOON in Texas. In addition one can only buy wine or beer on Sunday, no hard liquor. Pretty good idea really. After the walk there we were really hot so Linda (B&B owner) gave us a ride to the pier. She was so gracious and took us on a drive all along the seawall. It was interesting but sad t o see the devastation that still remains after hurricane Ike. It appears that many of the places will not be rebuilt and Linda said that FEMA has not come through in promised relief for rebuilding in some areas.
We timed our arrival at the port to avoid the first rush of passengers but that was not to be. Apparently the ship arrived three hours late, so everything was delayed. What long lines but we are grateful we are here and not still waiting in Dallas at the airport. We met a couple at IAH yesterday that missed their cruise~now that would be bad! Just a two hour wait and we were on board around 4:00 pm. When we got to our room our bags were there so we unpacked. Our cabin is so nice and spacious! A three cushion sofa and our bed is larger than queen size but probably not as large as a king. It is nice and very comfortable. Our extra bag of formal wear and supplies had not arrived but by the time we were done with dinner it as here.
Dinner was very nice, table for six, just four of us tonight. Service was impeccable, We immediately hit it off with our table mates Clem and Jackie from Dallas, TX. A lovely Christian Catholic couple celebrating their 40th anniversary today! What a privilege to dine with then and learn all about their family. Please pray for their son Gregory who is undergoing chemo for leukemia. He just graduated from college and was diagnosed. The prognoses is good but he still has further treatments to endure. Clem is a retired pilot and Jackie was a stewardess. Our wine with dinner was Beaujolais Villages, Laboure-Rio (French).
Shortly after dinner and our walk we sailed away! Yes, we were to leave hours before this but it really didn't matter since we were on board and enjoying the ship already. We may have found our favorite walking path already: Deck 4, covered but a terrific view about 3/4 of the way around, then up stairs, around the front of the ship, down the stairs and back on deck 4. A complete loop with several shuffle board stops along the way if we decide to do that.
Next stop~Bermuda!
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