Day 106 – Saturday 26th
April 2014 – At Sea
Early in the
gym this morning and looking out of the forward looking windows, it was very
interesting watching the ship making her way through the narrow channel at the
mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba which is only two miles wide between Egypt and Saudi
Arabia.
Further to
the south could be seen Sharm El Sheikh where we were to be stopping, but due
to the political situation in Egypt, this has been given a body swerve, which I
am very glad about.
Dance lesson
is the jive and I always enjoy having a go at this one, brings back the
memories.
In the
afternoon, we had a short talk on the Suez Canal which I found very
interesting, though a lot were disappointed by the lack of detail.
With the
weather hot and sea calm, still enjoying the late afternoon sunshine on the
loungers and even later, managed to get some practice in on the banjo.
The
pre-dinner drinks and dinner were all excellent, especially when there is bread
and butter pudding on the menu.
Finished off
the night in the ballroom with the Nexus band playing, they are a bit like me,
try hard but are not improving.
Italy tomorrow, lucky you!
ReplyDeleteThe Queen Elizabeth will now have Southampton firmly in her sight and you're almost home, with new stories to tell and a head full of memories. I have enjoyed, enormously, finishing this cruise vicariously and intend to dine out on it for sometime - until September, that is, when my wanderlust kicks in and I'll be cruising.
Once again: Thank you and good luck at the Melton Constable 'weigh in'.