Sorry to have left you all hanging after Reykjavik, but there really wasn't much to see after that point...In fact, it was nothing more than dark, cloudy skies and rough, grey, windy, wavy seas for SEVEN whole days! After finally leaving Reykjavik after that beautiful sunset - the high winds kept us on the pier for an extra 5 hours - we ran smack into the remnants of Hurricane Lesley and spent the next 5 days literally bobbing around in the North Atlantic. We got a bit of a break when we reached Newfoundland, but by then we were so far behind schedule that our port stop in Halifax had already been cancelled. Too bad - the nicest day we had on the second half of the trip was the one we should have spent there. As we sailed by the Halifax area at 5:00 p.m., there wasn't a cloud in the sky and it was a gorgeous 20 degrees C! Ah, well, the cruise staff and guest lecturers managed to put together enough presentations that our day programs were full and interesting.
So much for the last cruise - now we're setting up for the next one again. This time we're travelling into the western Caribbean on Holland America's Niew Amsterdam along with Mom and her friend Renate. It should be a great time - everyone's been looking forward to it since the summer.
Of course, we can't go on vacation without the required 'cat shot'. At least this time Franklin is starting to co-operate...
...even though he doesn't look overly pleased.
We will be spending a couple of days in Ft. Lauderdale before boarding the ship. The cruise is for 1 week and will take us to the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Honduras. Shore excursions have already been booked, and we're sure everybody's packed and ready, so, here we go!!
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