A day at Sea

March 20
Today was one of our days at sea. Corinne and I got up early for our jog around the track. The morning was already hot and sticky and after doing five laps which made it a mile we retreated to the fitness centre where we could do some sit-ups and other body toning and stretching. I still needed a little more running time so after I did five more laps to make a total of 2 miles. Cooling-off is always a challenge after running in the heat that we went down and had a quick shower and prepared for breakfast. After breakfast we walked along the promenade deck and saw flying fish. They almost look like little birds flying along, skimming the water. There were schools of them and they would just jump out of the water, skim along for a couple hundred feet then dive back in.

 This was our day to lay out and enjoy the warm Caribbean sun. I took my book and tried to read but it was so hard to concentrate with so many other things going on so I just laid and watched people and enjoyed soaking up the warmth of the sun. After an hour and a half I could feel the warmth of the sun and knew it was time to find some shade. Not long after a little shower started with the sun shining a fine mist of water was coming down and everyone headed for cover. Corinne and I decided we had enough sun and liquid sun and headed for our rooms. It was okay it was lunch time. After lunch Corinne went to find where to sign up for the volleyball tournament. She was put on the team with four guys and they were called Adventure. The first round if your team lost you were done, but their team was terrific and won quite handily. They also won their second round which put them into the finals. It was fun watching Corinne play and she did well playing with guys, in fact she loved to be the organizer of their team. She was really in her element. The final game was a tight one, they got behind but were able to go ahead and win.

We had all had enough sun so we looked for a quiet place to play cards and found the games room where we could sit in relative cool and enjoy a couple of card games and watch the coming and goings in the pool area. The day flew by and it was soon suppertime. After another amazing meal we parted ways. Corinne and Scott were ready for an early night to rest up for Aruba. Rex and I went to check out the Karioke but it was pathetic so we went in to see the evening show which was a female comedian/singer. Her humour was fun and though she was no Whitney it was an hour of smiles.

Another terrific day has gone but can’t wait for Aruba!