Sunday, February 01, 2015

Thursday 29th Jan- Start packing today

We have now received all the instruction on how and what to do to get off the ship in Friday and Saturday. We actually have one night in harbour before we get off but still have to get immigration clearance on Friday.
So today we start the job of packing the suitcases in a good order.
At breakfast we met a couple who were about to pick up a small RV in SFO and drive to the East Coast of the USA and back and planning their route on a daily basis, a bit like us really. So we compared places and routes and it’s the first adventurous couple we seem to have met on board as most seem to want the full time safety of the ship in all the dangerous places around the world?
The first suitcase was finished quite easily as it contained all the stuff we won’t need any more like all the dresses and Black Tie and monkey suit. We had a light lunch in the Lido where the pool is but the roof is closed now due to the weather getting colder.
Finished packing the second case by mid-afternoon as the sun poured in through the window and the other two cases can only be finished tomorrow. Tonight we shall have a casual light dinner in the buffet and watch perhaps the last film we have which is film about George Harrison, it’s more of a documentary really so should be interesting although I have a canny feeling that we may have seen it on TV at some time in the past.  

The pilot from San Francisco port will board about 05.30 ‘ish and we are due to go under the Golden Gate bridge around 06.30  so will be an early start as we have to collect our ticket to get off from 07.30 unless they give us the special treatment again which would be good news.Oops have just learnt we have to queue up so yes an early start.