The ocean has settled a little but we still have 15 foot waves and it is rocky. After my short note yesterday, it was at 10pm, I went to bed and read and fell asleep.
It is now 7:30am and I will have Mass at 8:30 so I thought I’d try to use the computer room while lots of people are still in bed. I used my Ipad last night but the signal is not as steady so that’s why the short message.
As I said, yesterday was Anzac Day,(that’s Australian, New Zealand Army Corps). It is like our memorial day. It remembered all those who died at Gallipoli, a big battle in the Crimea War. It is held yearly and so we met at 6:15am on the back deck of the ship. It was still dark and very rough but about 30 people came. There was a trumpheter and a veteran led the sevice. I read some traditional prayers and a serviceman from Canada, who is a passenger and is serving in Afganistan spoke. It was really very nice.
Since I was up, I went for a walk on the deck. Strong wind but the sea was just starting to get rough.
I just saved this – in case!
Then I did some emails and went and had Mass. Only about 15 people, even Pat slept in. Being in bed was the easiest thing to do.
I finished my book and returned it to the library. I had read 3 Clive Cussler books. He is one of my favorite fiction writers and I’ve read about 10 of them; but these three were new to me. I stayed in the library, reading makes you ignore the waves.
I went to the movie, It was Iron Lady, which I had seen but enjoyed and again, it makes you ignore the waves.
Pat and I had to pick up our passports, which the main desk had, and go through immigration. Someone from England joined us in Malaga and I think that will make our departure faster tomorrow.
I had sent some laundry out so that I can put aside some for my small suitcase and take that to London and the rest (clean) I can ship home from Southampton. It was hard to navigate with two suitcases and my oxygen container. Now I’ll only have the small suitcase and the container for the rest of the trip.
I forgot to mention that another movie we had was War Horse. It is very good and worth seeing. We also had two Woody Allen films that I thought were stupid but then I never did get his humor.
Last night at supper, the room was only half filled.
Well, I think that brings you up to date and I am off to Mass.
Oh, yesterday was the feast of St. Mark, so I remembered all the wonderful Marks that God has put in my life and asked God to bless them. Happy Feast Day!
More later today
I felt the need for a Dramamin (sp?) just reading your 2 posts. You are lucky you are not subject to sea sickness.
Shipping clean clothes sounds like a great plan. We live and learn….