May 13, 2015 – BARCELONA
Today we start the 2nd leg of our “odyssey” which will
transit from Barcelona to Dubai. We were
somewhat provoked that we had to rise early to check out and check in again.
This seemed to be an inordinate amount of inconvenience on an estimated group
of less than 1,000 people. Only 400 of
the guests leaving from New Jersey are doing the entire gig but others are
getting off at other destinations.
There
will be a luncheon today for those aboard who are “consecutive cruisers” and
presumably, we will have an opportunity to voice our complaints at that
time. The first leg has been good but as
could be expected, not without room for improvement. All in all we have enjoyed the trip thus far
and we enjoy our comrades Bill and Diane Herbert.
Thus far, I have been a little limited in my ability to
participate in shore adventures. A
combination of a toe that is resistant to healing and some back discomfort from
a fall before we left has limited my enthusiasm for large scale activity. Every day I improve and I fully expect to be
up to speed by the time we get to our next port. Yesterday I even felt well
enough to indulge in a little personal “feeling sorry for myself” but alas, I
could blame no one but myself. Ken had gone ashore so as my mother
would have told me to do, I just had to “grin and bear it”. (Should that be bear or bare – computer says
bear and it is smarter than me.) I am fully aware of how lucky I was that
my fall left me only bruised and that I did not break anything. That would have really ruined by day!
Enough for today. We
are off to lunch with fellow “consecutive cruisers” and a day of lounging in
port while new cruisers arrive one by one – or – two by two as the case may be.
Onward and hopefully not upward!
Onward and hopefully not upward!
