Back from Bermuda

We arrived back yesterday and were in the house by noon.  We quickly unloaded the car and headed to the Cove for the afternoon.  That was wonderful because we ran into lots of people we knew, had lunch at Cheeks, and while Mark worked in the library I relaxed in the pool and played Mah Jongg.  What an easy transition from cruising to home!

Today we are staying home all day and watching TV and generally catching up on things in the house.

The cruise was great.  The weather was much better than I anticipated, especially on the sea days.  Those were perfect.  It rained a little on the day of our big bus tour but not enough to disrupt anything.  It rained like cats and dogs the morning of our beach day, so we cancelled it.  Then the weather cleared up, but our excursion was already gone.  They gave our money back, so that was fine.  We enjoyed a day on the ship and used the hot tub and read our books.  The last day in Bermuda we took the shuttle train to the museum and stores at the Dockyard.  There is a lot to see and do right in the Dockyard.  The Bermuda National Museum is there, so we spent over two hours exploring that.  We also saw there was Snorkel Beach right by the museum.  We could have gone over there the day before after the rain cleared, but we didn't know about it then.  Oh, well....

I ate bland food and drank no alcohol or coffee the entire time.  I finished the antibiotic Thursday afternoon, and I'm feeling good.  This morning I weighed myself and I'm only 1.5 pounds up.  For an eight day cruise for me, that's pretty good.  Today I plan to behave very well and will probably drop that by tomorrow.  Even though there was nothing fried, spicy, gassy, raw, or alcoholic, it is possible to eat a lot of calories in self-serve soft ice cream, plain fish, baked potatoes, rice, and white bread!

Here's a few pictures from the cruise.  I'll start today's blog with pictures from the first few sea days.

Cabin 1214, a porthole room on deck one.  Carnival cabins are very big and spacious.

Mark's whiskey for Sail Away.

Atrium Lobby looking down from deck five to three.  We liked the "under the sea" feeling the art and decor inspired.

First day he had to buy Advil because he pulled his knee the night before.

I started and finished this book on the cruise.

First formal night in my new dress.

Second sea day the boat made an unexpected sharp right turn and headed  back west.

The engines then cut off entirely.  No wake.  Turns out a passenger had spotted something and reported it.  The captain investigated and found an abandoned boat.  There was no wake when he was pulling alongside and sending crew over to look.  So we left, but the captain had to do a lot of paperwork!  Thank you, Bermuda Triangle.

The second night's production number, Living in America, was one of the best we have ever seen.

We spent some time up on the Serenity Deck one morning, reading.  It was gray and windy and a little cool.

In the casino area.