Sunday, August 31,
2014 Somerset to Harwich, England
At 7:00am Mike and Heather picked us up at the lodge to take
us to Harwich Port, a five hour drive. We had a speedy trip stopping one time
for coffee. Mike pointed out the grand
Windsor Castle as we passed by. It was tremendous…the largest castle I have
ever seen…and of course the Queen Betty summers here. We were so lucky to be
traveling on Sunday…the traffic was minimal. Heather said that it would be a
gridlock the following day, Monday, due to commuters returning to work from the
weekend and school starting as well.
Arriving at noon, we gave bear hugs to Mike and Heather
promising to see them in September, 2015.
Heather and Mike
We gathered our bags and went right to
the check in with no wait…the Royal Carribbean stewart took our luggage from
the car and a RC greeter gave us a priority boarding pass so that we were able
to go right up to the Windjammer Dining Room for lunch. We have a delightful time while eating and
talking with new friends, Dick and Anne, who had just finished a four month
tour of Europe. It is always fun to talk with others who have the same travel
interest as we do.
We went to our room about 1:30, unpacked, and then headed
for Lifeboat 9 to the 4:00 ship drill. Here we met Debi and Lindsey and enjoyed
the next couple of hours watching the ship pull out of the Harwich harbor.
So long to Harwich, England!
At
6:00pm we all went to the Windjammer for a fine meal of prime rib, salmon,
potatoes, broccoli, and an unbelievable arrangement of desserts. We had to
remind ourselves that we needed to pace ourselves for the next 14 days of
wonderful menus.
We went to the 7:00 show called Johnny Balance who did a combination of magic, juggling, and balancing acts. He was very entertaining. After checking out the ships sports bar and jabbering away for another hour , we all headed for bed. What a day of excitement…and who knows what lies ahead!
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