After leaving Cherbourg the previous evening its a 36 hour cruise to the next Port of Call which is Bristol. So after the usual breakfast in the Colonnade we wen spent some time in the Seabourn Square which is the hub of the ship and where also they have some really lovely comfy relaxing chairs. Whilst there we bumped in to the couple from Burton on Trent who we had been chatting to the previous evening and compared notes on the food and the ship in general and we were all very happy with our last minute decision to join this cruise around the UK.
As lunchtime approached we went for a pre-lunch drink at the SKY bar and chatted initially to the barman and then a couple for Connecticut turned up and over the next hour we discussed travel, politics, Coronation and many other subjects and it was quite a really interesting hour.
For lunch we went to the Patio grill and sat outside as the weather had suddenly changed for grey and miserable and we now solid blue sky and sitting in the sun it was really nice and warm, so no coats required. They had ribs with salad, one choice, but of course they had some sauce on making it impossible for Noel to eat and then senior staff member having understood my eating challenges said he would get on of the chefs to cook me some plain ribs which I had with a salad, so thoughtful.
In the afternoon Jennifer and I listened or read until around 1730 when Jennifer had her first massage of the trip and she returned in time for us to get dressed for a formal night and off to the main restaurant for dinner. For a change we decided to join a table for six and we had really interesting people on the table. I sat next to a Pathologist from Steamboat Springs in Colorado, which we had visited many years ago on our US travels. This gentleman also owns a apartment in London and is a frequent visitor and has travelled and cruised a lot so one can only assume that pathology in the USA is a profitable business.
Following dinner we went to the see the show of four Northern Irish lads known as the The Shamrock Tenors, a four man singing group were quite good and after the show back to the room for bed. Tonight they change the clocks back to UK time which means an extra hour in bed.
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