We ll after being disappointed that we could not go to Florida due to very high Travel Insurance cost, once you get over 80 they charge you like a wounded bear, and so we decided to go to Portugal instead. So today was all about packing up the house and driving down to Portsmouth to connect with the Brittany Ferries ‘Santona’ newish ferry ship all the way down to Santander.
We finished packing up the house, took a little longer as the previous evening Jennifer hosted a few ladies from the Broadoaks Park Book club which entailed a few glasses of Prosecco and some foody bits and pieces. Nevertheless we finished up about midday an then had easy afternoon loading the final bits in to the car and heading off at around 19.00 hrs. The journey was easy with very little traffic and we arrived quite early at around 20.15 in plenty of time for the ferry leaving at 23.30. Finally at about 2245 we started to board and the car deck weas a spotless white as the ship was less than two years and part of the refurbishment of the Brittany Ferries fleet.
We made out way to the cabin which was fine and the ship was quiet and barely noticed any movement and so was most conformable. In the morning we went to the CC Club which is a premier space set aside for people who pay more and there we obtained breakfast of scrambled eggs nd bacon and there was sausages ( onion?) who knows so took is easy although the potatoes may have contained some onion which I discovered later. We sat there for a while after breakfast and watched to world go by and then back to the cabin for a rest of book reading before lunch. The food for lunchtime was limited as far as I was concerned although Jennifer had the Pork stew and rice which she said was fine, for me it was bread and cheese but the cheese was very good so no problems.
The back to the cabin and Jennifer went up to the open deck for a while whilst I as taking care of my body after the onions and then in the evening we went back for dinner and there was a curry and rice plus a vegetarian option and for me , well it was bread and cheese.
During the afternoon we had sailed quite close to the coast and thro some islands which I believe are the Isle Molene and we were quite close the coast at times. After dinner we went back to the cabin and with both of use reading , me a book on the establishment of Hong Kong and Jennifer The Covenant of Water.
And so to bed.
