September 8 - A Day at Sea

Today was our first sea day and one that was well needed!  We slept later and had a leisurely breakfast in Sabatinis.  I finished writing my blog posts for the last two days and selected some pictures to upload.  The internet is very slow here on the ship so uploading photos takes a long time.

This afternoon we had reserved two chairs in the Sanctuary so we went up and played a couple of games of Scrabble.  It was very pleasant sitting up there because there was a nice fresh breeze blowing.  We didn’t have lunch but around 4 PM the staff of the Sanctuary came around with a cart of canapés, little sandwiches, and cookies for tea time.  It was all delicious and not as heavy as having a big lunch.

Today was our first formal night.  After getting my hair done in the spa, we got all dressed up and went out for a drink before dinner.  It was interesting to see the other passengers.  On this cruise they didn’t seem nearly as dressed up as the passengers on the eastern Mediterranean cruise I did with Katie in July.  A few people were all decked out, but for the most part, this group seems much more low key.

After a nice dinner at Sabatinis, it was time to call it a night.

Today I’m posting some random photos from the last couple of days.  A couple are for Katie and Stan because they love cats.

A lucky cat at the mozzarella farm eating the leftover fresh bufalo mozzarella - she knew precisely where to be and when

We really liked this old car and its occupant (he had something to do with the farm). The car had antique Italian license plates

Al tossing his requisite coins in the Trevi Fountain - one for love, one for luck, and one to return to Rome!

A lazy Ravello cat