Our World Adventure 2018 - by land and sea

So, five days later – we had two very stormy days before Hawaii – the first was mostly choppy while the second was really rocking and rolling. The outside walking deck was closed for safety and tablemates from one level up (Deck 5) reported having a layer of salt on everything on their balcony. Day 3 & 4 – Sea days – One day did not have a line dance class, but on the rocking and rolling day, we were all in the Queen’s Room, ready to dance. So far, each day has different instructors from the ship’s dance team. I do wonder what these very talented professional dancers think of us, but they are doing a great job of teaching novice dancers. Some of us have a little experience on the ships, some, obviously dance more frequently, but we’re all ready to learn and laugh together. We haven’t repeated a class but maybe in the next week, we’ll just dance without having to learn each one. Great exercise. Yesterday, Day 5, was Hawaii. I was a beautiful day after a week of rain and thu...

We are finally on-board the Queen Elizabeth after wondering for awhile if we would get over what should have been a mild illness. San Francisco had wonderful weather for its two-day port stop – mild 70 degree days. Apparently, prior to San Francisco, the cruise has been quite rough. They missed the port in Bermuda and had a half-day in Punta Delgada. This was definitely a disappointment but comes with cruising. That was the only stop between Southampton and New York. As usual, the embarking process is a bit stressful, but once on-board it tends to even out. We had a nice dinner (after tying on our life-jackets 😊 ). We went under the Golden Gate Bridge right at dinner time, so many folks were late to dinner. Nice dinner – we all (six of us) had the beef tenderloin, which was very nice. I requested the Crème Brulee from the “Spa” menu, which might explain the small size of the dessert – actually, that was fine – none of the other desserts “called” to me, which is unusual. Our tab...

The Queen Elizabeth should arrive in San Francisco tomorrow morning,  though we won't board until Monday. The train trip on the California Zephyr from Denver to Martinez,  California, was very nice. The two daytime segments across the mountains were beautiful. We've been across the Utah salt flats and Nevada's vast desert several times,  so sleeping across that part was just fine.  We enjoyed visiting with folks from around the world,  not unlike being on the ship. Some are taking it just as transport while others,  like us,  are off on adventures.