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thanks! more food pics up next--after my run/walk and errands. (it seems that now that i'm working from home, i've become the official errand-doer. i am not a fan.)
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Oh my, that is some of the most beautiful water I have ever seen!!! Bermuda is officially on the list now.
The waves there look like the ones here in NC, so they didn't look too big to me, LOL. I was shocked when my sis and I went to the Sheraton on Nassau last year (day pass, we were on a cruise) and the water on thier beach was flat as a pancake. I could actually wade out a ways and sit there; it was great!!!!!
sorry this trip report is taking so long! however, a guest blog post that i wrote (for a solo travel site) just went live today. for those of you who are interested, here's the link...
I am just in love with that towel elephant!!! My kids would just adore it.
That beach looked amazing. Bermuda is on my list for someday.
I hear you about Ocean City. I really prefer going to the beaches down South, were the sand is more packed and family friendly. When my DD was picking up cigarette butts out of the sand in OC, that was when I decided enough was enough.
I hear you about Ocean City. I really prefer going to the beaches down South, were the sand is more packed and family friendly. When my DD was picking up cigarette butts out of the sand in OC, that was when I decided enough was enough.
at least they were ONLY cigarette butts! we found needles--like hypodermic needles--washed up on the shore in wildwood once (i was very young--so mid-80's)
i've never been to a beach south of maryland (well, with the exception of the bahamas.) i may need to remedy that this summer!
After freshening up in my cabin, I made my way to Magenta for dinner. There was only one problem—it seemed I was invisible. They were taking reservations, and I was standing AT the hostess station—like I was actually touching it. And yet families kept coming up and putting in their names and taking their buzzers and walking away…as though I wasn’t even there! This was frustrating…so I gave up and walked down to the Grand Pacific. Ah well—Magenta didn’t look that impressive anyway. I’m much more a fan of the ‘typical’ cruse dining room style of Grand Pacific.
Because it was lobster night, it took a bit of time to be seated. This was my first (and only) Main Dining Room solo meal, and I have to say that if you’re going to dine alone somewhere, it might as well be in the Main Dining Room of a cruise ship on lobster night! The place was so packed—and everyone was talking and laughing and smiling—that not only did I have a lot to look at, but I’m 100% positive that no one noticed little old me sitting there by herself. For those of you wondering what dining alone on a cruise ship looks like, you’re in luck! I took these photos just for you! (I’m just so thoughtful like that!)
You’ll note that the first photo may look familiar. Why? Because surely you’ve been in a restaurant before when your dining partner had to use the restroom or take a call—well, dining alone is just like that—but for longer! I did bring my kindle with me, which was good as service was a bit slow (again, it was lobster night and packed!)
But, eventually, my food arrived. First off, the appetizer—a polenta cake with motzerella, tomatoes, and pesto. It was pretty good…
Next, the main course—the lobster tail plus some red snapper and zucchini. This photo is awful, but the meal was pretty good. Definitely not the best lobster I’ve ever had—but hey, it was included! And the snapper was quite good, too.
For dessert—more panna cotta! Again, I’ll post all of the panna cotta photos I took at once later. It’s actually kind of creepy how many panna cotta photos I have, so I hope you will all be amused!
Because dinner took so long, I was running late for my next activity—watching Battle of the Sexes in Spinnaker with my new friend (and fellow solo cruiser) Anne. Fortunately she had already found seat, so I joined her. Battle of the Sexes was VERY funny—and, at times, definitely a bit…ahem…adult.
I spent the rest of the evening in Spinnaker because, well, that’s where everything I wanted to do was located! Up next—Band-eoke, which is just like karaoke but with a live band. Now, there’s something you should know about me—I’ve always wanted to sing with a live band. I used to date this loser…er, I mean guy…that had a band. And while his band mates would occasionally play the guitar for me and I’d sing along, and while I played drums with them on several occasions, my loser…er, exboyfriend…hated it when I sang. I mean, I’m not a terrible singer (I’m not awesome, either) but that always bothered me. So, when one is on a cruise all by herself and the opportunity arises to sing with a band—one takes it! So, with apologies to my Cruise Critic friend Laura, I sang Piano Man (Laura hates Billy Joel!) It was very fun, and I’m glad I did it!
When everyone was through singing (there were some talented people on board…and some not so talented…) it was time for Liars Club, which may have been my favorite entertainment of the entire cruise. It’s also the only entertainment that I snapped a photo of…
Liars Club was like watching a game of Balderdash played by three of the on board performers (the comedian, the hypnotist, and one guy from Second City…hey, that sounds like the beginning of a ‘walked into a bar’ joke!) They were given a word and had to give the definition—and then we all had to vote to determine who was telling the truth. I can’t remember a time when I’ve laughed that hard!
I didn’t return to my cabin that night until almost midnight—and then I sat around and typed up my ‘notes o’ the day’…and then set my alarm for 7 am!
Up next…my final day in Bermuda. The plan—find some way to snorkel!
What, may I ask, is a moon gate? Is it like a Star Gate? Will it take me to meet Ronon Dex in Atlantis??
And, oh my god, your photos are so beautiful! I can’t believe these are real places that you’ve been!! I can’t believe the trip is almost over already!
What, may I ask, is a moon gate? Is it like a Star Gate? Will it take me to meet Ronon Dex in Atlantis??
And, oh my god, your photos are so beautiful! I can’t believe these are real places that you’ve been!! I can’t believe the trip is almost over already!
sadly for me, a moon gate is a structure brought to bermuda from somewhere in the east (china? japan? i wasn't taking notes so i don't remember!) that acts as a sort of blessing for married couples (kind of like a chuppah?) you are supposed to walk under it together and be blessed with long life and happiness...or something. i avoided all of them for fear that i'd be blessed being happy BY MYSELF (which i already am--but i also really love my husband!)
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